Special Gas Testing Services
If your air and gas analytical needs include compliance with FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practices, ISO 8573, NFPA 99, or your own unique requirements – contact the Experts at Trace Analytics, Inc.
Although we specialize in the analyses of thousands of compressed breathing air samples, we also provide customized services to customers with unique air and gas analyses requirements. Whether you are establishing a management plan or testing to comply with a given specification, our knowledgeable staff will assist you by providing:
- Analyses of pure gases such as argon, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, and oxygen
- Air analyses for argon, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, condensed hydrocarbons, methane, nitrogen, oil mist, organic compound identification and quantification, oxygen, particle size, total halogenated hydrocarbons, total volatile hydrocarbons, total particulates, water vapor
- Design of sampling equipment specifically for your application if needed
- Research to determine if applicable standards are available.
Air and Gas Specifications
- ANSI/ADA Specification No. 94 Dental Compressed Air Quality, 1997
- ANSI/ISA-7.0.0.01, 1996 Quality Standard for Instrument Air
- CGA G-10.1-1997 Commodity Specification for Nitrogen, Table 1, Grade F
- CGA G-4.3-1996 Commodity Specification for Oxygen, Table 1, Type I, Grade D
- FDA 501k Certification
- IEST-STD-CC-1246D Product Cleanliness Levels and Contamination Control Program
- ISO 8573-1:2001 (not all classes available, see pdf)
- Military Spec MIL-O-27210F Oxygen, Aviator's Breathing, Liquid and Gas 1/24/00
- NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities, 2005
- Piping Purity (Air, O2, N2O, N2)
- Piping Particulate
- Medical Air Purity
- Medical Gas Concentration Test (O2, N2O, N2)
- USP Oxygen 93%
- USP Oxygen 99%
Many of our customers have established their own criteria by monitoring the performance of the system over a given time period, reviewing literature/specifications, evaluating equipment parameters, and determining company objectives. After a thorough evaluation, specification limits are established and implemented into a management plan.
If the specification that you are interested in is not listed above, please fax your specification to us at 512-263-0002. We will determine if we can perform the analysis and provide a quote.
Health Care Facilities
The NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities, 2005 specification provides requirements for medical gas systems in health care facilites. Trace provides air and gas analyses in support of these guidelines to medical gas installers and verifiers and directly to healthcare facilities who maintain their own equipment.
These testing requirements include:
- Piping Purity (Air, O2, N2O, N2)
- Piping Particulate
- Medical Air Purity
- Medical Gas Concentration Test (O2, N2O, N2)
Trace's routine turnaround for results is fast – within 24 hours of receipt with immediate notification if sample fails to meet specifications. Test results are sent electronically within an additional work day. However, if your job is on hold waiting for results, Rush Services are available. Sample results can be provided the same day of receipt of your sample at our laboratory for an additional rush fee.
For compliance with NFPA 99's requirements for Piping Purity, Piping Particulate and Medical Gas Concentration Test, we recommend that you contact us for the name of one of our distributors who specializes in medical gas testing.
If you are an installer or verifier, please contact us to determine how we can support your testing requirements. Ask us for information regarding our Medical Gas Distributor Program and pricing.
Trace Analytics, Inc. is a member of MPGHO and NFPA.
Hyberbaric Facilities
Trace's AirCheck Kit (K201 Starter Kit) can be used to obtain routine samples to satisfy NFPA 99 requirements for medical air and CGA Grade D for Class A or Class B chambers. These samples are simple and straight-forward and can easily be taken by hyperbaric facility maintenance personnel.
