title: NFPA 99-1996: changes for gas and vacuum systems.
abstract: Every three years, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) updates its Standard for Health Care Facilities. The latest edition, commonly referred to as NFPA 99-1996, was published in February 1996. A number of the changes made to this edition affect the provisions covering gas and vacuum systems; we discuss these changes and provide some commentary below. In the inset on the next page, we address the international impact of NFPA 99's gas and vacuum system standards. (For a discussion of some of the changes made to the previous version of this standard, NFPA 99-1993, refer to our Standards article in Health Devices 22[8-9], August-September 1993.
mesh_terms: D002028:Building Codes; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005740:Gases; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D005740:Gases