• I.S. EN 14931:2006

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    PRESSURE VESSELS FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY (PVHO) - MULTI-PLACE PRESSURE CHAMBER SYSTEMS FOR HYPERBARIC THERAPY - PERFORMANCE, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2006

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Performance, safety requirements and testing
      4.1 General
      4.2 General requirements common to ante chamber and main chamber
      4.3 Main chamber requirements
      4.4 Ante chamber requirements
      4.5 Control console
      4.6 Compressed air supply system
      4.7 Treatment gas supply
      4.8 Communications
      4.9 Emergency power supply
    5 Operating instructions
    6 Marking
    Annex A (normative) Adaptor set for compression chambers
          A.1 General
          A.2 Standard connections or adaptor set required for
              the interchangeability of compression chambers
          A.3 Adaptor set female coupling (locking ring)
          A.4 Adaptor set male coupling (reducing ring)
          A.5 Basic dimensions for a treatment chamber to allow
              mating with a transport chamber
          A.6 Basic dimensions for a transport chamber to allow
              mating with a treatment chamber
    Annex B (informative) Recommendations for medical devices
            used in hyperbaric chamber systems
          B.1 General
          B.2 Pressure
          B.3 Oxygen
          B.4 Electricity
          B.5 Typical medical equipment which may be required for
              critical care
    Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 93/42/EC
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    Pertains to the performance and safety requirements and their associated test methods for multi-place pressure chambers designed for pressures in excess of ambient atmospheric pressure and employed in medical installations for therapeutic purposes, in the following referred to as pressure chambers.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

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    EN 13445-5 : 2014 COR 2017 UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS - PART 5: INSPECTION AND TESTING
    IEC 60364-7-710:2002 Electrical installations of buildings - Part 7-710: Requirements for special installations or locations - Medical locations
    EN 12021:2014 Respiratory equipment - Compressed gases for breathing apparatus
    EN 13445-6 : 2014 COR 2017 UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS - PART 6: REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF PRESSURE VESSELS AND PRESSURE PARTS CONSTRUCTED FROM SPHEROIDAL GRAPHITE CAST IRON
    EN 13861:2011 Safety of machinery - Guidance for the application of ergonomics standards in the design of machinery
    ISO 15001:2010 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment Compatibility with oxygen
    EN 1865 : 1999 SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRETCHERS AND OTHER PATIENT HANDLING EQUIPMENT USED IN ROAD AMBULANCES
    EN 737-1 : 1998 MEDICAL GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS - TERMINAL UNITS FOR COMPRESSED MEDICAL GASES AND VACUUM
    NFPA 53 : 2016 MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SYSTEMS USED IN OXYGEN-ENRICHED ATMOSPHERES
    EN 737-3:1998/A1:1999 MEDICAL GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS - PIPELINES FOR COMPRESSED MEDICAL GASES AND VACUUM
    EN ISO 6941 : 2003 TEXTILE FABRICS - BURNING BEHAVIOUR - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME SPREAD PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS (ISO 6941:2003)
    EN 13445-4 : 2014 COR 2017 UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS - PART 4: FABRICATION
    EN 1041:2008+A1:2013 Information supplied by the manufacturer of medical devices
    EN 739:1998/A1:2002 LOW-PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH MEDICAL GASES
    ISO/IEC Guide 37:2012 Instructions for use of products by consumers
    EN ISO 15001:2011 Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - Compatibility with oxygen (ISO 15001:2010)
    NFPA 99 : 2018 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES CODE
    ISO 6309:1987 Fire protection — Safety signs
    DIN 13256-3:2001-08 PRESSURE VESSELS FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY - PART 3: FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS IN PRESSURE VESSELS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING
    EN ISO 14971:2012 Medical devices - Application of risk management to medical devices (ISO 14971:2007, Corrected version 2007-10-01)
    ISO 14971:2007 Medical devices Application of risk management to medical devices
    EN 13348:2016 Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round copper tubes for medical gases or vacuum
    EN 837-1:1996/AC:1998 PRESSURE GAUGES - BOURDON TUBE PRESSURE GAUGES - DIMENSIONS, METROLOGY, REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING
    ISO 6941:2003 Textile fabrics Burning behaviour Measurement of flame spread properties of vertically oriented specimens
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