Medical Gases

Our Medical Gases Safety Awareness Workshop gives participants a firm understanding of the key safety issues associated with the handling, storage, use and transportation of gases within a healthcare environment.

The 3½ hour instructor-led workshop is designed for staff who need a more in-depth knowledge of medical gases and who are responsible for gas cylinders, associated equipment, cylinder storage and gas manifold systems. Typically this will be Estates, Porters, Facilities and Engineering staff, but it is also appropriate for Managers who have a responsibility for Health & Safety.

Medical Gases Safety Awareness Workshop Overview

• What's in the air?
• Inert gases and oxygen deficiency
• Oxygen enrichment
• Hazards posed by oils and greases
• The need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Bulk oxygen storage systems
• Safe operation of gas cylinders
• Correct equipment selection - regulators, flowmeters
• Overview of gas manifold systems
• Safe handling of medical gas cylinders
• Safe storage of medical gas cylinders
• What happens when it all goes wrong

What You Will Learn

The workshop will enable participants to:

• Correctly identify medical gas cylinders
• Identify tickopress labels
• Recognise how gas cylinders operate
• Be aware of the hazards of asphyxia
• Recognise the hazards posed by oxygen enrichment
• Select the correct gas control equipment
• Be aware of the hazards of using incorrect manual handling techniques
• Re-assess current storage facilities in line with safe working practices
• Review manifold systems from a safety perspective

Workshop Price

The workshop is priced at £980 for up to 15 delegates, additional delegates at £65 per head. A maximum of 20 delegates may attend. VAT is payable at the standard rate.

Certificates of attendance and delegate workbooks will be issued.

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This workshop can be run in isolation, or it can form the foundation for its related practical workshop; Connecting Regulators to Medical Gas Cylinders.