Jonathan C. Willard to present at the 2011 NFPA Conference & Expo

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Jonathan C. Willard, president and owner of Certified Medical Gas Services (CMGS), has been selected to present at the National Fire Protection Association 2011 Annual Conference & Expo.  The NFPA Conference is being held June 12-15, 2011 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, MA.  His educational session is an overview of “Developing and Maintaining a Comprehensive Medical Gas System Operation and Management Program” for health care facilities.  He will be presenting the session on Monday, June 13 at 4:15 pm.

Certified Medical Gas Services is a single-source, turnkey provider of comprehensive medical gas services.  Services provided include inspection, testing and verification services, sales and installation services, preventative maintenance, system assessment and risk analysis, training, and consulting. CMGS has also designed a code compliance program to assist health care organizations in achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance.  The compliance program design focuses on assessing and evaluating existing systems with the goal of reducing patient risk and organizational liability.  CMGS has also developed online training programs for the ASSE 6000 Series Certifications.  The certifications were developed in partnership with MGI Systems, Inc. and are offered through Medical Gas Certifications, Inc.  To read more about the new online programs please go to www.medgascerts.com.

Mr. Willard is a principal member of the Technical Committee on Medical Gas and Vacuum Piping Systems (NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities) and a principal member of the Technical Committee on Industrial and Medical Gases (NFPA 51, 51A, & 55).  He currently serves on the Medical Gas Professional Healthcare Organization (MGPHO) Board of Directors as a vice president and is also a LEED AP (Accredited Professional), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) with a Master of Science degree in Business Education (MBE).