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GENERAL SUPERVISION - ANSWER -Supervision by the holder of any FDNY
certificate who is responsible for performing the duties of the certificate holder but
need not be personally present on the premises at all times.
HANDLING - ANSWER -The movement of a material in its container, the
removal of the material from its container, or any other action or process that may
affect the material, other than its storage or use.
GAS CABINET - ANSWER -A fully enclosed, noncombustible enclosure used to
provide an isolated environment for compressed gas containers in storage or use,
including any doors and access ports for exchanging containers and accessing
pressureregulating controls.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS - ANSWER -Materials that, if mixed or
combined, could explode, generate heat, gases or other byproducts, or react in a
way hazardous to life or property.
LEVEL 1 MEDICAL PIPED GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEMS (NFPA 99 of
2005) - ANSWER -Systems serving occupancies where interruption of the piped
medical gas and vacuum system would place patients in imminent danger of
morbidity or mortality.
LEVEL 2 MEDICAL PIPED GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEMS (NFPA 99 of
2005) - ANSWER -Systems serving occupancies where interruption of the piped
medical gas and vacuum system would place patients at manageable risk of
morbidity or mortality.
, LEVEL 3 COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM (NFPA 99 of 2005) - ANSWER -A
system of component parts, including, but not limited to, air compressor, motor,
receiver, controls, filters, dryers, valves, and piping, that delivers compressed air
<1100 kPa (<160 psi gauge) to power devices (hand pieces, syringe, cleaning
devices, etc.) as a power source.
LEVEL 3 PIPED GAS SYSTEMS (NFPA 99 of 2005) - ANSWER -Systems
serving occupancies where interruption of the piped medical gas would terminate
procedures but would not place patients at risk of morbidity or mortality.
LIQUEFIED CRYOGENICS - ANSWER -Gases that, in a packaging under the
charged pressure, are partially liquid at a temperature of 68F.
LOCAL ALARM SYSTEM - ANSWER -A warning system that provides
continuous visible and audible surveillance of medical gas and vacuum system
source equipment at the equipment site.
LOW-PRESSURE CONTAINER - ANSWER -A storage container designed to
withstand an internal pressure greater than 0.5 pounds per square inch gauge (psig)
(3.4 kPag) but not greater than 15 psig (103.4 kPag).
MANIFOLD - ANSWER -A device for connecting the outlets of one or more gas
cylinders to the central piping system for that specific gas.
MASTER ALARM SYSTEM - ANSWER -A warning system that monitors the
operation and condition of the source of supply, the reserve source (if any), and the
pressure in the main lines of each medical gas and vacuum piping system.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING PRESSURE (MAWP) - ANSWER -The
maximum pressure permissible at the top of a container in its operating position for
a designated temperature, as established by the container manufacturer.
MEDICAL GAS SYSTEM - ANSWER -An assembly of equipment and piping
for the distribution of nonflammable medical gases such as oxygen, nitrous oxide,
compressed air, carbon dioxide, and helium.