NFPA-99. Practice Test Questions
C) The only motor-driven machinery in the room is for the instrument air equipment -
answer Under which of these conditions shall the instrument Air Reserve header
cylinders be permitted to be stored with the instrument air compressor?
A) the mechanical equipment room does not contain a boiler.
B) the medical air compressors are in the same room.
C) the only motor-driven machinery in the room is for instrument air equipment.
D) the room is secured with lockable doors.
D) In the riser adjacent to the main line - answer Riser valves are those valves located
where?
A) adjacent to the main riser downstream of any zone valve.
B) anywhere in the lateral branches of the piping system.
C) in the mainline adjacent to the base of the riser.
D) in the riser adjacent to the mainline.
A) After blow-down of the distribution piping. - answer When is the initial pressure test
conducted by the installer?
A) after blowdown of the distribution piping.
B) after installation of alarm sensors.
C) before blowdown of distribution piping.
D) before installation of station rough in assembly.
C) Polymeric - answerIn those portions of systems intended to handle oxygen at
pressure greater than 350 psi the inter connecting hose shall not contain what
materials?
A) brass.
B) copper
C) polymeric
D) stainless steel
D) Where the limited makeup depth is not less than minimum cup depth current ANSI\
ASME recommendation - answerThe tool shown here allows the installer to
mechanically limit the makeup depth of the fitting to be brazed. Under what condition is
this method permitted for the installation of medical gas piping?
A) only on final line connectors.
B) only on vacuum systems.
C) where only B cup 5 brazing rod is used
D) where the limited makeup depth is not less than minimum cut depth her ANSI /
ASME recommendations
C) 50 - 55 psi - answerWhat is the standard gauge pressure for nitrogen gas service?
,A) 15 - 30
B) 50 - 55
C) 162 185
D) it varies with system type.
A) Color coding - answerWhat is a NFPA 99 requirement for labeling of pipes in medical
gas system?
A) color coding
B) fixed label with
C) label shall wrap completely around pipe.
D) reflective label
D) This device will be supervised such that failure of communication shall initate an
alarm - answerA wireless communication device is employed in a medical gas or
vacuum warning system. what type of supervision is required for this device?
A) a visual indicator Shelby located in maintenance officer or engineering department.
B) this device shall be installed at the medical gas or vacuum source.
C) this device shall be located at nurses station.
D) this device will be supervised such that failure communication shall initiate an alarm.
A) category 1 - answerIn a facility where Medical Gas vacuum systems are present and
the failure of such equipment or systems is likely to cause any major injury or death to
patients or caregivers this system shall be designed to meet which category
requirements?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
B) 3 feet - answerA faculty is in the planning stages of installing an emergency oxygen
service connection (ESOC). How many feet is the minimum amount of clearance
required around this connection?
A) 1 foot
B) 3 feet
C) 5 feet
D) Clearance must be 1-1/2 times the width of the auxiliary.
D) Wooden racks are no longer permitted - answerWooden rack for cylinder storage
may be permitted under which conditions?
A) the wooden must be painted.
B) they are permitted with no set conditions .
C) they must be located in an area with fire suppression system.
D) Wooden racks are no longer permitted
, C) They shall be no longer necessary - answerIf nonmetallic flexible connectors is being
used in a category 1 healthcare faculty to connect to the manifold to the gas distribution
piping what is the maximum length permitted for the flexible connectors?
A) 2.5 feet
B) 5 feet
C) They shall be no longer necessary
D) the use of flexible connectors is not permitted.
C) Plastic coated or insulated with material that will be non-absorbent - answerWhat
type of copper tube hanger shall be used for potentially damp locations?
A) carbon steel
B) copper coated
C) Plastic coated or insulated with material that will be non-absorbent or
D) solid copper
B) Examined or treated - answerA patient care room is any room of health care faculty
where in patients are being intended to be?
A) either admitted or discharged
B) Examined or treated
C) interviewed
D) sent for x-rays
B) 130 degrees - answerOxygen cylinders in use and storage shall be prevented from
reaching temperatures in excessive how many degrees Fahrenheit?
A) 100
B) 130
C) 160
D) 190
B) 2 inches - answerLiquid containers shall have additional product identification such
as 360 degree wrap around tape for medical liquid containers visible from all directions
within a minimum of blank high letters?
A) 1 inch
B) 2 inch
C) 3 inch
D) 4 inch
A) Bulk cryogenic liquid system - answerWhat is the systems that shall not be permitted
to be located in an outdoor enclosure?
A) Bulk cryogenic liquid system
B) manifolds for cryogenic liquid cylinders
C) manifolds for gas cylinders, without a reserve
D) med air compressor supply source
C) The only motor-driven machinery in the room is for the instrument air equipment -
answer Under which of these conditions shall the instrument Air Reserve header
cylinders be permitted to be stored with the instrument air compressor?
A) the mechanical equipment room does not contain a boiler.
B) the medical air compressors are in the same room.
C) the only motor-driven machinery in the room is for instrument air equipment.
D) the room is secured with lockable doors.
D) In the riser adjacent to the main line - answer Riser valves are those valves located
where?
A) adjacent to the main riser downstream of any zone valve.
B) anywhere in the lateral branches of the piping system.
C) in the mainline adjacent to the base of the riser.
D) in the riser adjacent to the mainline.
A) After blow-down of the distribution piping. - answer When is the initial pressure test
conducted by the installer?
A) after blowdown of the distribution piping.
B) after installation of alarm sensors.
C) before blowdown of distribution piping.
D) before installation of station rough in assembly.
C) Polymeric - answerIn those portions of systems intended to handle oxygen at
pressure greater than 350 psi the inter connecting hose shall not contain what
materials?
A) brass.
B) copper
C) polymeric
D) stainless steel
D) Where the limited makeup depth is not less than minimum cup depth current ANSI\
ASME recommendation - answerThe tool shown here allows the installer to
mechanically limit the makeup depth of the fitting to be brazed. Under what condition is
this method permitted for the installation of medical gas piping?
A) only on final line connectors.
B) only on vacuum systems.
C) where only B cup 5 brazing rod is used
D) where the limited makeup depth is not less than minimum cut depth her ANSI /
ASME recommendations
C) 50 - 55 psi - answerWhat is the standard gauge pressure for nitrogen gas service?
,A) 15 - 30
B) 50 - 55
C) 162 185
D) it varies with system type.
A) Color coding - answerWhat is a NFPA 99 requirement for labeling of pipes in medical
gas system?
A) color coding
B) fixed label with
C) label shall wrap completely around pipe.
D) reflective label
D) This device will be supervised such that failure of communication shall initate an
alarm - answerA wireless communication device is employed in a medical gas or
vacuum warning system. what type of supervision is required for this device?
A) a visual indicator Shelby located in maintenance officer or engineering department.
B) this device shall be installed at the medical gas or vacuum source.
C) this device shall be located at nurses station.
D) this device will be supervised such that failure communication shall initiate an alarm.
A) category 1 - answerIn a facility where Medical Gas vacuum systems are present and
the failure of such equipment or systems is likely to cause any major injury or death to
patients or caregivers this system shall be designed to meet which category
requirements?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
B) 3 feet - answerA faculty is in the planning stages of installing an emergency oxygen
service connection (ESOC). How many feet is the minimum amount of clearance
required around this connection?
A) 1 foot
B) 3 feet
C) 5 feet
D) Clearance must be 1-1/2 times the width of the auxiliary.
D) Wooden racks are no longer permitted - answerWooden rack for cylinder storage
may be permitted under which conditions?
A) the wooden must be painted.
B) they are permitted with no set conditions .
C) they must be located in an area with fire suppression system.
D) Wooden racks are no longer permitted
, C) They shall be no longer necessary - answerIf nonmetallic flexible connectors is being
used in a category 1 healthcare faculty to connect to the manifold to the gas distribution
piping what is the maximum length permitted for the flexible connectors?
A) 2.5 feet
B) 5 feet
C) They shall be no longer necessary
D) the use of flexible connectors is not permitted.
C) Plastic coated or insulated with material that will be non-absorbent - answerWhat
type of copper tube hanger shall be used for potentially damp locations?
A) carbon steel
B) copper coated
C) Plastic coated or insulated with material that will be non-absorbent or
D) solid copper
B) Examined or treated - answerA patient care room is any room of health care faculty
where in patients are being intended to be?
A) either admitted or discharged
B) Examined or treated
C) interviewed
D) sent for x-rays
B) 130 degrees - answerOxygen cylinders in use and storage shall be prevented from
reaching temperatures in excessive how many degrees Fahrenheit?
A) 100
B) 130
C) 160
D) 190
B) 2 inches - answerLiquid containers shall have additional product identification such
as 360 degree wrap around tape for medical liquid containers visible from all directions
within a minimum of blank high letters?
A) 1 inch
B) 2 inch
C) 3 inch
D) 4 inch
A) Bulk cryogenic liquid system - answerWhat is the systems that shall not be permitted
to be located in an outdoor enclosure?
A) Bulk cryogenic liquid system
B) manifolds for cryogenic liquid cylinders
C) manifolds for gas cylinders, without a reserve
D) med air compressor supply source
