CIBSE VIC | Medical Air & Vacuum: Compliance, Best Practice & Innovations

A practical deep dive into AS 2896 compliance, best-practice medical gas plant operation and the latest innovations improving safety, uptime.

Medical air and vacuum plant equipment is a key component of hospital infrastructure, where reliable operation, compliance and efficiency directly impact patient care. This session provides practical, end-user-focused guidance on meeting AS 2896 compliance requirements, applying best-practice plant configurations and technologies, and understanding the latest innovations that reduce risk, maintenance burdens and operational costs. It is designed for hospital engineers, maintenance teams, asset managers, and anyone responsible for the performance and compliance of medical gas plant equipment.

Speakers

1. Adam Dunlop - Food & Medical Market Manager, Busch ANZ

Seminar Agenda

5:30pm Registration and Networking

6:00pm Presentation will cover:

1. AS 2896 compliance essentials for end-users
2. Common compliance gaps and how to address them
3. Best-practice configurations and technologies for medical air & vacuum plant equipment
4. Refrigerated vs desiccant dryers — practical considerations for hospitals
5. Reliability improvements and modern redundancy options
6. Innovations improving uptime, safety and efficiency
7. Remote condition monitoring (OTTO) and the shift toward predictive maintenance
8. Practical guidance for optimising maintenance and reducing operational risk

7:00pm Networking Food & Drinks

8:00pm Close

This seminar will provide 2 hours of CIBSE CPD in the following areas of competency:

• Energy Management
• Electrical
• Environmental
• Facilities Management
• Hydraulics
• Sustainability
• Ethics
• Mechanical
• Risk Management
• Safety

CIBSE would like to thank Aurecon for hosting this event.

CIBSE would like to thank Seber Recruitment, for supporting CIBSE ANZ’s annual program of technical seminars and Young Engineers Networking events.

Seber provides permanent and temporary recruitment solutions in Australia, the UK and North America across the building service and design engineering industry.

Their specialist team come with over 10 years of experience and are passionate when it comes to what they do best... recruiting!

www.linkedin.com/company/seberrecruitment

The mission of CIBSE in Australia and New Zealand is to provide our members and the greater building industry with progressive leadership, knowledge, and promote competence that forges new standards of excellence in design, science and engineering of the built environment.

Our vision is to be the predominant Professional Association for building services engineers in Australia and New Zealand.

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