Accidents due to medical gas systems being incorrectly installed or assembled have drawn attention to the need for rigid control over maintenance of contracts and standards, communication and responsibility allocation whenever work on such systems is undertaken. The format of a Permit to Work System introduced into a large general hospital is described, based on local needs, and its application has highlighted the value of such a system.
Department of Health and Social Security, Kent and Canterbury Area Health Authority.Report of Committee of Enquiry, April 1974.
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Department of Health and Social Security, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Area Health Authority (Teaching).Report of Committee of Enquiry, June 1977.
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Permit to Work System.For piped medical gases, medical compressed air and medical vacuum installations. Supplement to Health Technical Memorandum, H.M.S.O., London, 1977: No. 11.
