F’ gas regulations – Does your business use air conditioning, heat pumps, refrigeration or compressed air dryers?
The European Union’s F-gas Regulation No 842/2006 became law on 4 July 2006. This imposes obligations on “operators” of this equipment from 4 July 2007 that you should know about. F-gases include Huffs, which are the commonest refrigerants in use today. The Regulation aims to minimise emissions of these gases, which affect global warming if they escape into the air. User responsibilities “Operators” are defined as the people or organisations that have actual power over the technical functioning of the equipment. For stationary refrigeration, air conditioning, heat pumps or compressed air dryers with over 3kg charge (6 kg only if fully hermetically sealed), operators must: • Prevent leakage, and repair any leaks as soon as possible • Arrange proper refrigerant recovery by certified personnel during servicing and disposal • Carry out leak checks to the schedule shown below • Ensure that only certified competent personnel carry out leakage checks • Maintain records of refrigerants and of
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