Medical Gases for Clinical & Support Services

Our Medical Gases for Clinical & Support Services Workshop provides essential safety awareness information for staff who either use, handle or store medical gases such as oxygen, entonox and air.

The 2 hour workshop is an abridged version of our full 3½ hour Medical Gases Safety Awareness Workshop.

It is designed for staff who are involved in the use, handling, storage and administration of medical gases, but who do not have responsibilities relating to gas manifold systems. Typically, this may be Clinical, Nursing and Midwifery, Portering, Facilities and Ambulance staff.

The workshop gives participants a firm understanding of the key safety issues associated with the medical gases.

Medical Gases for Clinical & Support Services Workshop Overview

• What's in the air?
• Overview of oxygen deficiency
• Oxygen enrichment
• Hazards posed by oils and greases
• The need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Safe operation of gas cylinders
• Correct equipment selection - regulators, flowmeters
• Safe handling of medical gas cylinders
• Safe storage of medical gas cylinders

What You Will Learn

The workshop will enable participants to:

• Correctly identify medical gas cylinders
• Identify tickopress labels
• Recognise how gas cylinders operate
• Be aware of the hazards of asphyxia
• Recognise the hazards posed by oxygen enrichment
• Select the correct gas control equipment
• Be aware of the hazards of using incorrect manual handling techniques
• Re-assess current storage facilities in line with safe working practices

Workshop Price

The workshop is priced at £780 for up to 15 delegates, additional delegates at £52 per head. A maximum number of delegates able to attend is dependant upon the size of your venue. VAT is payable at the standard rate.

Certificates of attendance and delegate workbooks will be issued.

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This workshop can be run in isolation, or it can form the foundation for its related practical workshop; Connecting Regulators to Medical Gas Cylinders.