The 2009 Hospital Accreditation Standards of The Joint Commission require piped oxygen tank supply rooms to be treated as hazardous areas protected by walls and doors in accordance with NFPA 101-2000: 18/19.3.2.1. Specifically, LS.02.01.30 Element of Performance 2 states that both existing and new piped oxygen tank supply rooms have 1-hour fire-rated walls with ¾-hour fire-rated doors. The 1999 edition of NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities, also offers the following precautions:
• Other nonflammable (inert) medical gases may be stored in the enclosure.
• Flammable gases shall not be stored with oxidizing agents.
• Storage of full or empty cylinders is permitted.
• Such enclosures shall serve no other purpose.
• Provisions shall be made for racks or fastenings to protect cylinders from accidental damage or dislocation.
• Combustible materials, such as paper, cardboard, plastics, and fabrics, shall not be stored or kept near supply system cylinders or manifolds containing oxygen or nitrous oxide.
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