ARTI Report No. 09001-01 REVIEW OF …

1 ARTI Report No. 09001-01 REVIEW OF REGULATIONS AND standards FOR THE USE OF REFRIGERANTS WITH GWP VALUES LESS THAN 20 IN HVAC&R APPLICATIONS Final Report Date Published April 2010 with Errata William Goetzler, Javier Burgos, Hirokazu Hiraiwa, and Timothy Sutherland NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC. 77 South Bedford St, Suite 400 Burlington, MA 01803 Prepared for AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY institute , INC 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia 22201-3001ii DISCLAIMER This Report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology institute , Inc. (ARTI). Neither ARTI, its research program financial supporters, or any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, contractors, subcontractors or employees thereof - makes any warranty, expressed or implied; assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, any third party s use of, or the results of such use of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this Report ; or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

2 Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute nor imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by ARTI, its sponsors, or any agency thereof or their contractors or subcontractors. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of ARTI, its program sponsors, or any agency thereof. Funding for this project was provided by (listed alphabetically): - Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration institute (AHRI) - Copper Development Association (CDA) - Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning institute of Canada (HRAI) - New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) iii Table of Contents List of Acronyms .. vi List of Tables .. vii 1 Executive Summary .. 1 Carbon Dioxide .. 1 Ammonia .. 2 3 A2L Fluids .. 5 2 Introduction.

3 8 3 Background .. 10 4 Summary Table of Regulations .. 12 5 Glossary - Descriptions of Applicable Regulations .. 15 United States .. 15 Overall Regulatory Summary .. 15 ansi /ASHRAE Standard 15-2007: Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems .. 15 ansi /ASHRAE Standard 26-1996 (RA 2006): Mechanical Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Installations Aboard Ship .. 16 ansi /ASHRAE Standard 34-2007: Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants .. 16 ansi /IIAR 2-2008: american national Standard for Equipment, Design, and Installation of Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems .. 16 Clean Air Act (42 USC Sec. 7401 et seq.) .. 17 Department of Transportation (DOT) Shipping Requirements .. 17 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (also known as SARA Title III) .. 17 EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) (40 CFR ) .. 17 EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program .. 18 International Building Code (IBC) 2009.

4 18 International Mechanical Code (IMC) 2009 .. 19 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 19 OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) .. 19 OSHA Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Standard (29 CFR ) .. 20 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards .. 20 UL 207: Refrigerant-Containing Components and Accessories, Nonelectrical .. 24 UL 471: Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers .. 24 UL 484: Room Air Conditioners .. 24 UL 984: Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressors .. 24 UL 1995: Heating and Cooling Equipment .. 24 iv Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) 2009 .. 25 Europe .. 25 Overall Regulatory Summary .. 25 ATEX Directive (94/9/EC and 99/92/EC) .. 25 EN 378:2008 Refrigerating Systems and Heat Pumps Safety and Environmental Requirements .. 26 EN 13313:2001 Refrigerating Systems and Heat Pumps Competence of Personnel .. 27 EN 60079 Electrical Apparatus for Explosive Gas Atmospheres.

5 27 EN / IEC Standard 60335 .. 27 EN 60335-2-40:2003+A2:2009 / IEC 60335-2-40 .. 28 EN 60335-2-75:2004 / IEC 60335-2-75 .. 28 EN 60335-2-89:2002 / IEC 60335-2-89 .. 28 ISO CD/13043 .. 28 ISO 817:2005 Refrigerants Designation System .. 28 Low Voltage Directive (LVD) (2006/95/EC) .. 28 MAC Directive (2006/40/EC) .. 28 Machinery Directive (MSD) (2006/42/EC) .. 29 Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) (97/23/EC) .. 29 Regulation on the Classification, Labeling, and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures .. 29 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive .. 29 Japan .. 30 Chemical Substances Control Law .. 30 Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act .. 30 Fire and Disaster Management 30 High Pressure Gas Safety Act .. 30 ISO 5149:2005 Mechanical Refrigerating Systems Used for Cooling and Heating Safety Requirements .. 31 JIS B8240: Construction of Pressure Vessels for Refrigeration.

6 31 JIS B8612: Commercial Refrigeration 31 JIS B8620: Safety Code for Small Refrigerating Equipment .. 31 Offensive Odor Control Act .. 31 Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act .. 31 6 Carbon Dioxide Regulatory REVIEW .. 32 Carbon Dioxide - United States .. 32 Carbon Dioxide - Europe .. 40 Carbon Dioxide - 45 7 Ammonia Regulatory REVIEW .. 48 Ammonia - United States .. 48 v Ammonia - Europe .. 60 Ammonia Japan .. 67 8 Hydrocarbons Regulatory REVIEW .. 71 Hydrocarbons - United States .. 71 Hydrocarbons - Europe .. 81 Hydrocarbons Japan .. 88 9 A2L Fluids Regulatory 91 A2L Fluids - United 91 A2L Fluids - Europe .. 101 A2L Fluids - Japan .. 108 10 Regulatory Gaps and Barriers .. 111 Carbon Dioxide .. 111 Carbon Dioxide - United States .. 111 Carbon Dioxide - Europe .. 112 Carbon Dioxide - 112 Ammonia .. 112 Ammonia - United States .. 112 Ammonia - Europe .. 113 Ammonia - Japan.

7 113 114 Hydrocarbons - United States .. 114 Hydrocarbons - Europe .. 115 Hydrocarbons - Japan .. 116 A2L Fluids .. 116 A2L Fluids - United 116 A2L Fluids - Europe .. 118 A2L Fluids - Japan .. 118 Appendix A EN 378 .. 120 Appendix B ISO 5149 .. 124 Appendix C UL 250 .. 126 Appendix D Pressure Equipment Directive .. 127 Appendix E Comparison of Model Codes .. 129 Appendix F State Adoption of Model Codes .. 140 References .. 143 vi List of Acronyms AC or A/C Air conditioning ansi american national standards institute ARTI Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology institute ARTI-21CR ARTI Research for the 21st Century Program ASHRAE american Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASME american Society of Mechanical Engineers BSR ansi Board of standards REVIEW CEN European Committee for Standardization CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization CFC Chlorofluorocarbons CO2 Carbon dioxide DOT Department of Transportation EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act EU European Union GWP Global warming potential HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbon HFC Hydrofluorocarbon HFO Hydrofluoroolefin HVAC&R Heating, ventilation, air conditioning.

8 & refrigeration IBC International Building Code IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IFC International Fire Code IIAR International institute of Ammonia Refrigeration IMC International Mechanical Code ISO International Organization for Standardization JISC Japanese Industrial standards Committee LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee LVD Low Voltage Directive MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet MVAC Mobile vehicle air conditioning ODP Ozone depletion potential OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PED Pressure Equipment Directive PEL Permissible Exposure Limit PSMP Project Safety Management Program RMP Risk Management Program SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SERC State Emergency Response Commission SNAP Significant New Alternatives Policy UL Underwriters Laboratories US United States vii List of Tables Table 4-1: Summary of regulations, standards , and codes relevant to each low-GWP refrigerant for each region and application type.

9 13 Table 6-1: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in commercial refrigeration applications within the United States.. 33 Table 6-2: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in stationary AC applications within the United States.. 36 Table 6-3: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in mobile AC applications within the United States.. 37 Table 6-4: ASHRAE Standard 34-2007 refrigerant concentration limits for carbon dioxide.. 38 Table 6-5: OSHA permissible exposure limits for carbon dioxide.. 39 Table 6-6: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in commercial refrigeration applications within Europe.. 41 Table 6-7: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in stationary AC applications within Europe.. 42 Table 6-8: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in mobile AC applications within Europe.. 43 Table 6-9: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in commercial refrigeration applications within Japan.. 46 Table 6-10: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in stationary AC applications within Japan.

10 47 Table 6-11: Regulations affecting CO2 refrigerant in mobile AC applications within Japan.. 47 Table 7-1: Regulations affecting ammonia refrigerant in commercial refrigeration applications within the United States.. 49 Table 7-2: Regulations affecting ammonia refrigerant in stationary AC applications within the United States.. 52 Table 7-3: Regulations affecting ammonia refrigerant in mobile AC applications within the United States.. 53 Table 7-4: Special quantity limits for sealed ammonia/water absorption and self-contained systems.. 55 Table 7-5: ASHRAE Standard 34-2007 refrigeration concentration limits for ammonia.. 55 Table 7-6: EPCRA reportable and threshold planning quantities for ammonia.. 56 Table 7-7: OSHA permissible exposure limits for 59 Table 7-8: Regulations affecting ammonia refrigerant in commercial refrigeration applications within Europe.. 61 Table 7-9: Regulations affecting ammonia refrigerant in stationary AC applications within Europe.