Any hospital with a medical gas pipeline system (MGPS) will need an Authorising Engineer service to meet HTM 01-02 standards. BOC’s Richard Maycock, IEng MIHEEM is AE for several NHS Trusts and private hospitals, and can also provide remote AP and AE services.
He manages BOC’s Healthcare’s Medical Engineering Services team, which provides a full range of services to ensure hospital medical gas pipeline systems meet the required standards. As the Authorising Engineer, he will work with the Authorised Person (AP) to ensure that such systems are managed in accordance with the standard; i.e. that relevant staff:
• Are familiar with the system, its valving, alarms, and emergency reserves.
• Review relevant documentation, and management systems.
• Have evidence of up-to-date training.
His team can also deliver training courses to ensure that estates, EBME, nursing, and portering staff, meet the HTM standard. Other services offered range from providing Operational Policy, ‘Asfitted’ drawings, and specification and design, to providing an Authorised Person, annual test and inspection, audits, and risk assessments.
