WS 6 Flashcards
All master, area and local alarm systems shall include separate ____ and _____ indicators for each condition monitored.
Visual; audible.
All medical gas alarm systems shall have a ____ audible indication for each condition monitored.
Cancelable
All alarm systems shall be tested monthly for lam or LED failure. True or false?
False.
What is required of the alarm system if another alarm condition occurs while the audible alarm is silenced?
Re-initiation of the audible signal.
The pressure is the main line of each medical gas system, the operation and condition of the source of supply and the reserve source (if any) shall be monitored at the ____ alarm.
Master
Master alarm panels in a category 1 facility are required to be….
A 24-hour monitored location and the work space of the people responsible for maintenance of the gas systems.
The master alarm system shall consist of two or more alarm panels, a centralized computer system shall not be permitted to be used as a substitute, for one of the required maser alarm panels. True or false?
False.
____ master alarm(s) shall be permitted to monitor a single initiating device.
Multiple
When a medical gas system is supplied by a manifold or other alternating type of bulk system, which alarm system(s) shall activate indicating when, or just before, changeover occurs?
Master.
In a cylinder supplied medical gas system with reserve, which alarm system(s) will activate when, or just before, the changeover to the reserve supply occurs?
Master.
Low and high pressure setting for area alarm penal are required to be what percentage below and above standard operating pressures?
20%
The master alarm system shall activate when the main line of the vacuum system drops to or below ____.
12 in. Hg
The medical air dew point high alarm from each compressor site, will indicate at the master alarm panels when the line pressure dew point is greater than _____.
+35 degrees F
The instrument air dew point high alarm from each compressor site, will indicate at the master alarm panels when the line pressure dew point is greater than ____.
-22 degrees F
Area alarm panels for medical gas systems shall indicate when the line pressure in the area being monitored increases or decreased by_____.
20%
In positive pressure systems, area alarm sensors for vital life support and critical care areas, shall be located on which side of the zone valve box assemblies?
Patient room side,
outlet/inlet side, and
Downstream side.
Computer systems used as a substitute for one of the required master alarm panels, shall be provided with alternate power supplies as needed to ensure a continuous uninterrupted operation. True or false?
True.
Computer systems used as a master alarm shall be continuously attended or shall provide remote signaling of responsible parties through _____.
Pagers,
Telephones,
Or cell-phones.
If there is more than one source equipment location in the facility, it shall be necessary for each location to have separate alarms at the master panels. True or false?
True.
The alarm pressure switch monitoring the Intensive Care Unit shall be:
After the zone valve box assembly
A signal from each local alarm system shall be connected to the master alarm panels, to indicate that a problem is present with the source equipment. True or false?
True.
High carbon monoxide levels on the medical air system shall be indicated at each local alarm site. At what level shall the alarm activate?
10 ppm or higher.
Alarm switches/sensors shall be installed so they can be ____ for testing periodically. There should be consideration for necessary access and clearance.
Removable.
Emergency suites are considered critical care area and need alarm panels for each zone valve box assembly. True or false?
True.
