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S&B
Refrigeration Systems Program
NEWS
Changes to Comm 2, Fee Code, and Comm 5, Licenses, Registrations, and
Certifications Code,
were adopted by the Department of Commerce and
will be effective December 1, 2008. The changes will increase
service fees in the S&B Refrigeration Systems Program for the first
time since 2000.
After
review by the
legislature, Comm 41, Boilers and
Pressure Vessels Code, and Comm 45, Mechanical
Refrigeration Code, changes
were adopted by the
Wisconsin Department of Commerce on September 12, 2008, and
are
expected to be effective December 1, 2008. The
proposed revision to Comm 45 clarifies the requirement for mechanical
relief piping. |
Program
Description: Credentials are administered by the
Safety and Buildings
Division
related to mechanical refrigeration and ozone-depleting refrigerants.
Consultation concerning the topics is available.
1.
S&B Refrigeration Systems Program contacts GO
2.
S&B Refrigeration Systems Program forms GO
3.
Comm 45,
Mechanical Refrigeration Code GO
4.
S&B Refrigeration Program Information
Resources GO
5.
Search S&B records
concerning Mechanical Refrigeration System registrations that may be
(one-year/10 ton and above, flammable-toxic) or (three-year/50 ton and
above, regular refrigerants),
and other S&B regulated objects. GO
6.
How to Obtain
S&B
Codes
7.
You can sign up
to receive occasional messages from the Safety and Buildings Division
about news that is important to people interested in the Refrigeration
Systems Program. |
S&B
Refrigeration Program Contacts:
- S&B
refrigeration inspectors districts map (Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Inspectors)
- You can email
technical gas systems questions to sbboilertech@commerce.state.wi.us
- Commercial building ac repair /
service questions, contact
S&B
Refrigeration
Systems Consultant, Mike Verhagen, 262-548-8617, mike.verhagen@wisconsin.gov
- Dept of Agriculture Trade and Consumer
Protection ........ Mobile ac repair /service
Ed
Anderson
608-224-4939, Kathleen Knapp 608-224-4944
-
Dept
of Natural Resources
........ Salvage and disposal of refrigerants, oil
and equipment
Lance Green 608-264-6049
- If you have licensing and
certification
questions, contact
S&B
Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us
- S&B Refrigeration Systems
Program
Manager, Joe
Hertel, 608-266-5649, jhertel@commerce.state.wi.us.
S&B
Refrigeration Information Resources
- All
mechanical refrigeration safety relief valve piping shall be of
non-combustible material and shall be compatible with the refrigerant
used. PDF
file, Feb. 6, 2008.
- A brochure describing the S&B
Mechanical
Refrigeration
Program, PDF
file
- Pre-Fab Piping Inspection Directive,
PDF file
- Damarc
Quality Inspection Service Memo (PDF file) about the Safety
and Buildings Division boiler, pressure vessel, and mechanical
refrigeration inspection system having Damarc as an agent.
(Updated Jan. 17, 2007) - November
1, 2003 Refrigeration Code changes are important
updates, (see below)
- Mechanical
Equipment Registration and Review Requirements, PDF file,
4/28/2008
Links to outside Web sites
- The
federal Environmental
Protection Agency has approved
various
agencies for proctoring the federal RHT (Refrigerant Handling
Technician) certification examination. Contact EPA HOTLINE
1-800-296-1996 for an approved examination agency. -
http://www.acca.org/.....
Air
Conditioning Contractors of America - go to Events
& Training, Certification tests, Section 608 Certification
- http://www.ari.org/.....
Air
Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute - go to
Education and Training, EPA Technician Certification
- http://www.rses.org/.....
Refrigeration
Service Engineers Society - go to Training, Training
& Education, 608 Certification
- Link to the City of Milwaukee
(Neighborhood Services) Boiler
and Mechanical Program
- Wisconsin
DNR Refrigerant
Regulations for Salvaging Equipment
-
IMC-2000 can be obtained from the International Code Council,
http://www.iccsafe.org/codes/,
800-786-4452. The IMC 2000 is part of the Enrolled Wisconsin Commercial
Buildings Code, order form online, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-DivCodesListing.html.
- ASME B31.5-2001 can be ordered from American Society of
Mechanical Engineers http://www.asme.org/,
800-843-2763.
- ASHRAE-15 1994 is available from the American Society of
Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, http://www.ashrae.org/,
800-527-4723.
- IIAR-2 1999 is ordered from International Institute of
Ammonia Refrigeration, 703-312-4200, http://www.iiar.org/.
Wisconsin
DNR Refrigerant Regulations for Salvaging Equipment
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources regulations come into effect when any
kind of refrigeration or air conditioning equipment is retired and
prepared for recycling, i.e. home appliances like refrigerators,
freezers and window AC units. HVAC contractors may also come under the
regulations when replacing a complete home or commercial AC system or
when hired by a demolition contractor to recover refrigerants from
equipment in a building.
Under the DNR
regulations, listed
refrigerants (ozone-depleting chloroflourocarbons and
hydrochloroflourocarbons; global-warming HFCs, perflourocarbons; and
any blends) cannot be released to the environment. They must be
properly recovered, using approved equipment operated by qualified
technicians. The business recovering these refrigerants must be
registered with the DNR, keep records of their recovery activities, and
supply documentation that the refrigerants were properly removed to
whoever receives the scrapped equipment. Anyone hauling refrigerated
appliances that are to be salvaged and still may contain refrigerants
must certify "safe transport" to the DNR.
For
detailed information and forms: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/air/reg/refrig/index.html,
or Lance Green, DNR Refrigerant Program Coordinator,
608-264-6049, lance.green@wisconsin.gov.
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