Responsible Facility Authority for Medical Gas & Vacuum Systems | June 2026 | Live Online Training

This four-hour live training provides a comprehensive introduction for hospital-based facilities professionals to the role of the Responsible Facility Authority (RFA) as defined in NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code. Participants will learn the essential responsibilities, required qualifications, as well as best practices for ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of medical gas and vacuum systems in health care facilities. Through real-world examples, risk assessments, and process-based instruction, this course equips facility leaders to effectively oversee medical gas system operations, maintenance, construction, and emergency planning. Immediately following the course, attendees can take an online qualification exam, which if passed confers ASHE’s Responsible Facility Authority for Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems Qualification.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the role of the Responsible Facility Authority (RFA) and its importance in ensuring NFPA 99 compliance and patient safety.
• Assess medical gas and vacuum systems using NFPA 99 to support safe operations, maintenance, and decision‑making.
• Implement core RFA responsibilities, including documentation management, personnel qualification verification, and performance oversight.
• Manage system impairments, emergency responses, and shutdown/restore processes using structured procedures and communication plans.
• Administer a compliant permit‑to‑work process that ensures safe construction, renovation, and maintenance activities involving medical gas systems.

Who Should Attend?

• Health Care facility-based facility managers/supervisors
• Technicians
• Safety & compliance leaders

CECS

4.0

Instructor

Dave Dagenais, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE - Director of Plant Operations, Clinical Engineering, Emergency Management, and Safety Officer, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

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