MGI -Medical Gas Inspectors

Newly installed medical gas systems

Newly installed medical gas systems must be inspected by a company other than the installer prior to concealing piping distribution systems in walls, ceilings, chases, trenches, or underground. The inspection must be an ASSE 6020 Medical Gas Systems Inspector or ASSE 6030 Medical Gas Systems Verifiers.

MEDICAL GAS INSPECTOR

A QUALIFIED ASSE 6020 OR 603O, OTHER THAN THE INSTALLING CONTRACTOR, SHALL PERFORM MEDICAL GAS PIPING INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO START OF MEDICALS GAS INSTALLATION AND AT 25%, 50%, & 75% OF COMPLETION OF ROUGH-IN PIPING WORK PRIOR TO CONCEALING PIPING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(S) IN WALLS, CEILINGS, CHASES, TRENCHES, UNDERGROUND, OR OTHERWISE HIDDEN FROM VIEW. INSPECTION SHALL INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION REVIEW AND JOB SITE INSPECTIONS PER CURRENT ASSE 6000 ANNEX B “PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL GAS SYSTEMS,” WITNESSING INITIAL PRESSURE TESTS, INSPECTING LABELING, AND INSPECTING VALVE TAGGING

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