1313.7 Medical Air Receivers. Receivers for medical air

shall meet the following requirements: (1) They shall be made of corrosion-resistant materials or

otherwise be made corrosion resistant.

Except as defined in Section 1314.2(1) through Section

1314.2(5), materials and devices used between the medical vacuum exhaust and the medical vacuum source that are permitted to be of any design or construction appropriate for the service, as determined by the manufacturer.

[NFPA 99:5.1.3.7.1.2] 1314.2.1 Category 2 Medical-Surgical Vacuum. Category 2 systems shall comply with Section 1314.2, except as follows:

otherwise be made corrosion resistant.

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any other purpose or distributed to any other perso ns HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL GAS AND MEDICAL VACUUM SYSTEMS or parties.

(1) Medical-surgical vacuum systems shall be permit ted to be simplex.

(1) Medical-surgical vacuum systems shall be permit ted to be simplex. (2) The facility shall develop their emergency plan to

deal with the loss of medical-surgical vacuum.

(1) The common exhaust is sized to minimize back pressure in accordance with the pump manufac

(1) The common exhaust is sized to minimize back pressure in accordance with the pump manufacturer’s recommendations. (2) Each pump can be isolated by manual or check

valve, blind flange, or tube cap to prevent open

Each pump can be isolated by manual or check

valve, blind flange, or tube cap to prevent open exhaust piping when the pump(s) is removed for service from consequent flow of exhaust air into the room. [NFPA 99:5.1.3.7.6.5]

(2) The facility shall develop their emergency plan to

deal with the loss of medical-surgical vacuum.

[NFPA 99:5.2.3.6] 1314.2.2 Category 3 Medical-Surgical Vacuum. Category 3 medical-surgical vacuum systems if used, shall comply with Section 1314.2. [NFPA 99:5.3.3.9]