Does the facility follow NFPA standards?
The National Fire Protection Association has created a specific chapter of safety standards for hyperbaric facilities including the construction of the facility and the fabrication of the chambers. These are for the safety of the personnel as well as the patient. Any facility utilizing a hyperbaric chamber should be aware and in compliance with these standards. Have the chambers been ASME/PVHO approved and stamped? American Society of Mechanical Engineers/ Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy was established to test the pre-construction design of any pressure vessel containing a human occupant. All chambers that hold human occupants should have a visible stamp of approval on the body of the chamber that clearly shows PVHO-1. This stamp insures that the chambers has been inspected and approved by the ASME/PVHO and is safe to occupy under a pressurized environment.
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