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ASSE 6030 Qualification Standard

We at Medical Gas Systems, Inc. meet the qualification requirements of National Fire Protection Associations Standard 99 (2002). More and more healthcare facility medical gas system construction projects are now being designed, installed, and verified to NFPA 99 (2002) requirements.

With the issuing of this new NFPA 99 (2002) Standard, two big changes occurred with regard to the qualification of installers and verifiers. The new Standard now identifies a nationally recognized qualification standard as issued by the American Society of Sanitary Engineers, specifically their Series 6000 "Medical Gas Systems Installers, Inspectors, Verifiers, Maintenance Personnel and Instructors" document. This new requirement for installers and verifiers to meet the minimum credential specified in ASSE 6000 was imposed to identify a baseline for who is qualified to perform this work. Prior to this new requirement, there was no way to recognize who was a qualified installer or verifier and what minimum equipment they should be using.

Currently in the United States, there is only one nationally recognized organization that tests and issues credentials to qualified verifiers. This organization is National Inspection Testing Certification (NITC) of Gardena California. On their web site (www.nationalitc.com) they list all of the qualified verifiers that they have tested and found to meet the minimum requirements of ASSE 6000.

Their testing process has four parts.

1. First a potential candidate must prove that they meet the minimum work experience as listed in ASSE 6000, which is a minimum of three years as a verifier apprentice.
2. Upon acceptance the candidate travels to their test site in Gardena California with all of the test equipment required to perform a complete medical gas system verification. All test equipment is reviewed for current calibration, and the candidate is required to verbally describe the proper use of each piece of equipment, and as to how it meets the testing requirements of NFPA 99(2002).
3. Once this is completed, a written test is taken to identify that the candidate has a minimum knowledge of the NFPA 99(2002) Standard. If this tested is passed successfully, the candidate is required to enter into the mock hospital at their site, and perform a complete medical gas system verification, identifying all deficiencies from the Standard. This unique facility is setup by the tester prior to each candidate entering the facility, and can be adjusted to present different deficiencies for each candidate.
4. After completing the testing the candidate is required to issue a test report to NITC for review by their test board, as to whether the candidate properly identified all of the deficiencies. After review of the submitted report a credential is issued to the successful candidates.

NITC is ANSI accredited and ISO 9000 certified. It is important that even the credentialing agencies receive this type of evaluation and approval.

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