MEDICAL GAS PRACTICE TEST 2
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2026
Installers of a category 1 Medical gas pipe distribution system must be qualified in
accordance with ASSE 6010. What is certification requirement for installers of Category
3 Medical gas pipe distribution system? - ANSWERS6010
When is the initial pressure test conducted by the installer? - ANSWERSAfter blowdown
of the distribution piping
In those portions of systems intended to handle oxygen pressures greater than 350 PSI,
the interconnecting hose shall not contain ____
materials. - ANSWERSPolymeric
Which of these is an NFPA 99 requirement for the labeling of pipes in a medical gas
system. - ANSWERSColor coding
A wireless communication device is employed in a medical gas or vacuum warning
system. Which type of supervision is required for this device? - ANSWERSThe device
shall be supervised such that failure communication shall initiate an alarm.
Wat sort of treatment is permited before brazing the cut ends of a tube to be installed
in medical gas piping system - ANSWERSThe cut ends may be rolled smooth or
deburred
Manifolds for gas cylinders shall actuate a ____
signal and shall activate an indicator
at all _____ alarm panels to indicate when, or just before, changeover from one header
to the other. - ANSWERSLocal signal to master alarm panel
Where liquid ring compressors are used, air receivers shall be equipped with a high
water level sensor that activates a ______
alarm indicator. - ANSWERSLocal
Instrument air systems shall activate the alarm systems when the dew point at system
pressure exceeds how many degrees Fahrenheit - ANSWERS-22 degrees
In a non-anesthetizing area, on which side of the zone valve shall the pressure /
vacuum sensor be located? - ANSWERSStation Outlet / Inlet
, What is the purpose of using an oxygen analyzer in the pipeline purge prior to brazing?
- ANSWERSTo assure that all ambient air has been removed from the pipeline
Performance qualifications of Braziers shall remain in effect indefinitely unless the
Brazier does not raise with the qualifying procedure for longer than what time period. -
ANSWERS6 months
Pipe labels should be located at a maximum interval at how many feet? - ANSWERS20
ft
The installation of medical gas and vacuum systems, including brazing, shall be made
by experienced, qualified and competent installers. Installers shall be certified to the
requirements which codes/standards? - ANSWERSASME section IX
The removal of components within a source system for repair and reinstallation, or for
replacement, shall be treated as new work, or as in the purposes of testing, whenever
the work requires which of the following: - ANSWERSCutting and/or brazing of new pipe
A medical gas master or area alarm panel shall be set to actuate a ____ indicator when
the communication with an alarm initiating device is disconnected - ANSWERSAudible
and visual
A standard gauge pressure of 160 to 185 PSI applies to which of the following? -
ANSWERSInstrument air
Where medical gas systems operate at pressures other than the standard gauge
pressures, which of these is required to be listed on the station Outlet identification? -
ANSWERSName of gas and Non standard operating pressure
Those sections (or portions) of the piping system that serve a room, or group of rooms,
on the same story of a facility. This is the definition of which of the following. -
ANSWERSBranch lateral lines
A low pressure vacuum insulated vessel containing gases in liquid form. This is an
NFPA 99 definition for which of the following: - ANSWERSContainer
Compressed Gas cylinders must meet which of the following criteria in order to be
acceptable for use in an acute Healthcare facility: - ANSWERSBe appropriately
identified by attached labels or stencils in accordance with CGA-C7 criteria
According to the NFPA, an oxygen enriched atmosphere is one where the concentration
of oxygen exceeds what percentage? - ANSWERS23.5%
Which of the following is true of category 1 support gases: - ANSWERSPermitted to
power medical-surgical tools
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2026
Installers of a category 1 Medical gas pipe distribution system must be qualified in
accordance with ASSE 6010. What is certification requirement for installers of Category
3 Medical gas pipe distribution system? - ANSWERS6010
When is the initial pressure test conducted by the installer? - ANSWERSAfter blowdown
of the distribution piping
In those portions of systems intended to handle oxygen pressures greater than 350 PSI,
the interconnecting hose shall not contain ____
materials. - ANSWERSPolymeric
Which of these is an NFPA 99 requirement for the labeling of pipes in a medical gas
system. - ANSWERSColor coding
A wireless communication device is employed in a medical gas or vacuum warning
system. Which type of supervision is required for this device? - ANSWERSThe device
shall be supervised such that failure communication shall initiate an alarm.
Wat sort of treatment is permited before brazing the cut ends of a tube to be installed
in medical gas piping system - ANSWERSThe cut ends may be rolled smooth or
deburred
Manifolds for gas cylinders shall actuate a ____
signal and shall activate an indicator
at all _____ alarm panels to indicate when, or just before, changeover from one header
to the other. - ANSWERSLocal signal to master alarm panel
Where liquid ring compressors are used, air receivers shall be equipped with a high
water level sensor that activates a ______
alarm indicator. - ANSWERSLocal
Instrument air systems shall activate the alarm systems when the dew point at system
pressure exceeds how many degrees Fahrenheit - ANSWERS-22 degrees
In a non-anesthetizing area, on which side of the zone valve shall the pressure /
vacuum sensor be located? - ANSWERSStation Outlet / Inlet
, What is the purpose of using an oxygen analyzer in the pipeline purge prior to brazing?
- ANSWERSTo assure that all ambient air has been removed from the pipeline
Performance qualifications of Braziers shall remain in effect indefinitely unless the
Brazier does not raise with the qualifying procedure for longer than what time period. -
ANSWERS6 months
Pipe labels should be located at a maximum interval at how many feet? - ANSWERS20
ft
The installation of medical gas and vacuum systems, including brazing, shall be made
by experienced, qualified and competent installers. Installers shall be certified to the
requirements which codes/standards? - ANSWERSASME section IX
The removal of components within a source system for repair and reinstallation, or for
replacement, shall be treated as new work, or as in the purposes of testing, whenever
the work requires which of the following: - ANSWERSCutting and/or brazing of new pipe
A medical gas master or area alarm panel shall be set to actuate a ____ indicator when
the communication with an alarm initiating device is disconnected - ANSWERSAudible
and visual
A standard gauge pressure of 160 to 185 PSI applies to which of the following? -
ANSWERSInstrument air
Where medical gas systems operate at pressures other than the standard gauge
pressures, which of these is required to be listed on the station Outlet identification? -
ANSWERSName of gas and Non standard operating pressure
Those sections (or portions) of the piping system that serve a room, or group of rooms,
on the same story of a facility. This is the definition of which of the following. -
ANSWERSBranch lateral lines
A low pressure vacuum insulated vessel containing gases in liquid form. This is an
NFPA 99 definition for which of the following: - ANSWERSContainer
Compressed Gas cylinders must meet which of the following criteria in order to be
acceptable for use in an acute Healthcare facility: - ANSWERSBe appropriately
identified by attached labels or stencils in accordance with CGA-C7 criteria
According to the NFPA, an oxygen enriched atmosphere is one where the concentration
of oxygen exceeds what percentage? - ANSWERS23.5%
Which of the following is true of category 1 support gases: - ANSWERSPermitted to
power medical-surgical tools
