Our waste anesthetic gas monitoring services cover a wide variety of gases including:
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Nitrous Oxide
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All Halogenated Gases
With every nitrous oxide monitoring service, Health Choice Enterprises provides a detailed report on high and low pressure leakage.
Additional services that are covered by our waste anesthetic gas monitoring services include checking ventilation–both air exchange rates and pressure–and checking vacuum flow at scavenging interfaces. All ancillary locations are covered under these monitoring services include hallways, control desks, and recovery rooms.
Health Choice Enterprises provide the option for a live or simulation analysis and guarantee to follow all current state and federal regulations when monitoring for waste anesthetic gases.
Purpose
- To minimize employee exposure to waste anesthetic gases by evaluating scavenging systems and engineering controls.
- To format monitoring results to satisfy the requirements and recommendations set forth by OSHA, Department of Labor, NIOSH, JCAHO, and insurance companies that offer liability coverage.
- To utilize testing results as a basis for making appropriate recommendations aimed at reducing employee exposure.
This WAGs management program, following the guidelines of NIOSH Publication 77-140, test the effectiveness of systems designed to reduce employee exposure to WAGs. Trace gas contamination is usually the result of five main factors:
- High & Low pressure leakage
- Scavenging system malfunction
- Work practice control
- Improper ventilation
- Temperature & Humidity check
Protocol
An infrared gas analyzer (Foxboro Miran Sapphire) will be used to make on-site determinations for nitrous oxide and halogenated anesthetic agents (including desflurane and sevoflurane) at the time of anesthetic delivery (Simulated anesthetic delivery will be performed when patient anesthetic delivery is not feasible). On-site monitoring will include average exposure levels in the anesthetist’s breathing zone, measurements of high and low pressure nitrous oxide leakage, assessments of scavenging system effectiveness and proper work practice control measure.
Health Choice Enterprises will also determine air exchange rates by measuring ventilation supply air flow in locations where the monitoring is performed. A ShortRidge flow hood will be used to obtain the air flow measurements. Proper evacuation system flow rates will be determined where room vacuum outlets for scavenging evacuation are utilized.
Interested in learning more about how Health Choice Enterprises can help maintain your facility with our waste anesthetic gas monitoring services? We invite you to continue browsing our website or contacting us to get a free quote. We offer a convenient online quote request form and welcome direct calls, as well.
