Medical Gas Certification is a requirement in Florida and in most States in the US.  Plumbing Companies in Florida who install, and repair these life safety systems, and equipment must be certified by an approved training agency that is certified by the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board.  These drug delivery systems that are installed by certified personnel shall maintain their certification by showing proof of brazing performance every 6 months. Students are subjected to learning the NFPA 99 Gas and Vacuum Systems code following the ASSE 6010 Standard.  Students will learn brazing skills using oxygen, acetylene torches with rosebud tips while purging the system with Nitrogen.  Learning brazing skills is one of the most important skills one must possess when installing medical gas and vacuum systems.  We have been conducting Medical Gas courses since 1995, and received CILB approval in 2000 when it became law in Florida.     

We are certified through the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board #0001013, our course number is #0001291.

This 32-hour course is designed to take an experienced plumber and teach them the information necessary to install medical gas and vacuum pipeline systems in human health care occupancies, including hospitals, office-based occupancies, nursing homes, dental facilities and outpatient care facilities.  Topics include all facets of equipment such as air compressors, vacuum pumps; valving and hangers, and testing are covered as well as a section on the special brazing requirements for medical gas and vacuum tubing. Practical training is included, including student coupons that are sent to outside laboratories for independent examination.  Topics also include the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).  NFPA 99 is the textbook. 

The student should be working as a competent plumber working for a certified plumbing company or active in an apprentice program for at least four years. At the completion of the course, there is a standardized written examination as well as a brazing practical in which students will be required to braze vertical and horizontal full-penetration joints on 1-1/2" tubing.  The brazing coupons will be tested by an AWS independent inspector.  This course follows the requirements of the American Society of Sanitary Engineering ASSE 6010 professional qualification standard for Medical Gas Systems Installers.

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