Oxygen under pressure is the hazard we engineer against
A hyperbaric chamber is a pressure vessel occupied by people and filled with an oxygen-enriched atmosphere. Every Hipertech chamber is designed, built, and documented against the standards written for that combination.
Governing standards
- EN 16081
- Fire suppression in hyperbaric chambers
- NFPA 99
- Health Care Facilities Code (US)
- EN 12021
- Breathing air specifications
- EN 14931
- Pressure vessels for human occupancy
- ASME PVHO
- Pressure vessels for human occupancy
- PED 2014/68/EU
- EU Pressure Equipment Directive
- OHSAS 18001
- Occupational health and safety
| Safety system | Fitted to |
|---|---|
| Three-stage fire suppression | Multiplace Omega · Multiplace Quadro |
| Oxygen analyser with over-limit sensor and alarm | Monoplace |
| Safety door system | Monoplace |
| Quick-stop button | Monoplace |
| Patient alarm button | Monoplace |
| Patient–operator communication system | Monoplace |
| Data logger and session records | Monoplace |
| CO₂ scrubbers | Decompression · TRCS · Containerized |
| Automatic stop sensors for emergency situations | Decompression · TRCS · Containerized |
| NATO flange | Decompression · TRCS · Containerized |
Listed per the product family each system belongs to. A system named against one family should not be assumed on another. The applicable set is on each product page.
Fire is what EN 16081 and NFPA 99 are written about, and why three-stage suppression is standard
EN 16081 is the standard for fire extinguishing systems in hyperbaric chambers. NFPA 99, the US Health Care Facilities Code, carries the section that applies to hyperbaric facilities. Three-stage fire suppression is a standard feature of the Multiplace Omega and Multiplace Quadro chambers, not an option on the price list.
Operator training
Hipertech Academy · on-site and online
Hipertech Academy trains the people who run installed chambers, in medical, diving, technical and maintenance training, and participants are certified by Hipertech when they complete it. Training runs online or on site: at the customer’s chamber after installation, or at HBO Group’s own hyperbaric centers in İstanbul, where trainees observe live sessions and talk to academic staff.
Technical training
For technicians, operators, nurses, and others working with hyperbaric technology.
Medical training
For medical doctors and nurses.
Safety training
Safety in HBO environments.
Technical and medical consultancy
Ongoing advice for installed sites.
Spare parts and maintenance planning
Planning the parts and the intervals before they are needed.
Discussion forum
A standing channel between operators and Hipertech.
Hipertech sponsors the European Underwater and Baromedical Society annually and lectures at the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Underwater and Hyperbaric Department as an official fellow.
Ask for a chamber’s safety file
Name the chamber and the market, and the request goes to the engineer who holds the documentation.
Request the file