K-Tag K925

Gas Equipment – Respiratory Therapy Sources of Ignition

This regulation requires facilities providing respiratory therapy with oxygen delivery to maintain strict fire safety protocols: removing smoking materials from patients receiving oxygen, keeping ignition sources at least 1 foot from nasal cannula expulsion sites and 15 feet from other oxygen delivery equipment or in-room administration areas, and prohibiting solid fuel-burning appliances and hot-surface or sparking nonmedical appliances near oxygen delivery equipment.

K925 Gas Equipment – Respiratory Therapy Sources of Ignition 
Smoking materials are removed from patients receiving respiratory therapy. 
When a nasal cannula is delivering oxygen outside of a patient’s room, no 
sources of ignition are within in the site of intentional expulsion (1-foot). 
When other oxygen deliver equipment is used or oxygen is delivered inside 
a patient’s room, no sources of ignition are within the area are of 
administration (15-feet). Solid fuel-burning appliances is not in the area of 
administration. Nonmedical appliances with hot surfaces or sparking 
mechanisms are not within oxygen-delivery equipment or site of intentional 
expulsion. 
11.5.1.1, TIA 12-6 (NFPA 99)