Gas anesthesia and safety issues

Here you find the university's guidelines for work with gaseous anesthesia: retningslinjer for arbeid med gassanestesi.

Below are the most important things to note:

• The individual user is responsible for performing pre-anesthetic checks on the device and relevant equipment before use. If a fault is found or equipment is missing, the user is responsible for reporting this to the animal facility.
• Pregnant women must not work with anesthetic gases.
• Look over and check the equipment before use. Ensure you have received adequate training.
• Always work under ventilation. Do not cover the ventilated area with surgical drapes, heating blankets or such like.

Pregnant women must NOT work with anesthetic gas at UiB.

Anesthetic gases can affect the fertility of men and women- avoid or use cautiously if you are planning children.

In the event of equipment failure, poor ventilation or other deviations and undesirable events, a deviation form must be completed and sent to the animal facility electronically.

For immediate help - contact Beate Kluge directly

Users must receive special training in the correct use of the anesthetic gas devices and the appropriate working procedures when working with anesthetic gas.

To make an appointment for training, contact Beate Kluge.

The animal facility provides training in gas anesthesia of animals

Link to registration fo practical training at Dyreavdelingen

Work together in teams and organize the work so that you:

• Can take a short break once an hour
• Stretch and move
• Get up from the chair and leave the room
• Get fresh air and daylight
• Drink a small glass (2 dl) of water per hour

Make sure you get a proper lunchbreak during the workday

When the equipment is used correctly, the concentration of anesthetic gas (ppm) is well within administrative norms from the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority.

Incorrect use of the equipment increases the risk of unhealthy concentrations of anesthetic gas in the work environment.

• The occupational health service Bedriftshelsejenesten
• Use of fresh gas mask with FFABEK1P3RD filter Bruk av friskgassmaske med FFABEK1P3RD filter

• Information from the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority

Informasjon fra Fra Arbeidstilsynet