What Is a Medical Gas Installer and How to Become One
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What Does a Medical Gas Installer Do?
As a medical gas installer, your job is to install and assemble gas pipes in medical facilities. Unlike regular pipe installations, you work with medical gas and vacuum systems. Your responsibilities are to follow all laws, codes, rulings, and regulations to ensure the facility follows federal standards. You also test existing systems that deliver oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen during surgery. Other duties include ensuring clean air throughout the facility, providing power to surgical equipment, and managing all pipe fitting procedures. You might work independently or under the direction of a supervisor. This is a highly specialized job with unique duties.
How to Become a Medical Gas Installer
The qualifications you need to become a medical gas installer are stringent. First, you must have a minimum of four years of experience in plumbing installation or mechanical systems. You must then complete a specialty training course that equips you with the necessary skills to install ASSE Standard 6050 equipment and take a course in brazing. Your courses lead to certification after passing the installer and brazing examinations. You must also learn the protocols outlined in the National Fire Protection Association 99 manual. No one can work as a medical gas installer without the proper certifications.
