The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is accepting applications from technical experts to participate on the Medical Gas Resiliency Task Group.
The scope of the Medical Gas Resiliency Task Group is to develop modifications to medical gas design/installation guidance to allow medical gas systems to be more responsive in handling variable loads, such as those seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The task group will also look at:
Task group members will participate via conference call or web meeting, provide their perspective on the code, and assist in drafting recommendations for action by the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Technical Committee and other medical gas industry codes, standards, and guidelines. Applicants are not required to be members of the UPC Technical Committee. It is anticipated that all meetings will be virtual, but if travel is required, meetings would be held at IAPMO World Headquarters (West) in Ontario, California.
Those interested in participating on the Medical Gas Resiliency Task Group may apply HERE.
The deadline to apply is Oct. 22.
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Interested individuals may contact Christoph Lohr at (909) 731-0219 or by email at christoph.lohr@iapmo.org.
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