澳大利亚采用了国际制冷安全,制冷行业和政府部门积极支持澳大利亚采用这项国际标准,新标准将代替AS / NZS 1677系列标准 。
制冷标准做了重大修订后,以下是新发布的标准,并可获取:
•AS / NZS ISO 817:2016,制冷剂——命名和安全分级
•AS / NZS 5149.1:2016,制冷系统和热泵——安全和环境要求——第1部分:定义、分类和选择标准
•AS / NZS 5149.2:2016,制冷系统和热泵——安全和环境要求——第2部分:设计、施工、测试、标记和归档
•AS / NZS 5149.3:2016,制冷系统和热泵——安全和环境要求——第3部分:安装地点
•AS / NZS 5149.4:2016,制冷系统和热泵——安全和环境要求——第4部分:操作、维护、修理和回收
澳大利亚制冷、空调和供暖协会(AIRAH)政府关系与技术服务部执行经理菲尔.威尔金森(Phil Wilkinson)强调了这些出版标准的重要性。
“热通空调和制冷(HVAC&R)行业未来将逐渐实现低排放,这一过程中采用这些标准十分关键。本周末,各国宣布达成减少氢氟烃(HFC)排放全球协议,这一国际标准也促使我们加快从氢氟烃制冷剂转向研发生产其他环保替代品,抑制全球变暖进一步恶化。”
“热通空调和制冷(HVAC&R)行业向低排放转型行业战略——PRIME——很早之前就申请录入AS / NZS 1677标准,目前还需进一步审查。澳大利亚标准协会应积极响应利益相关方的需求,与制冷行业和政府密切合作,帮助PRIME标准通过审查,实现这一重大里程碑。
AS / NZS ISO 817和AS / NZS 5149是直接采用或修改采用的国际标准,分别取代了AS / NZS 1677.1:1998,制冷系统——制冷剂分类和AS / NZS 1677.2:1998制冷系统——固定设施的安全要求。
Australia adopts International Standards for Refrigeration Safety
Strong industry and government engagement sees Australia adopt ISO standards for refrigeration safety
• Documents supersede the AS/NZS 1677 series
Significant changes have been made to refrigeration standards, with the following now published and available:
• AS/NZS ISO 817:2016, Refrigerants — Designation and safety classification
• AS/NZS 5149.1:2016, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps – Safety and environmental requirements – Part 1: Definitions, classification and selection criteria
• AS/NZS 5149.2:2016, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps – Safety and environmental requirements – Part 2: Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation • AS/NZS 5149.3:2016, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps – Safety and environmental requirements – Part 3: Installation site
• AS/NZS 5149.4:2016, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps – Safety and environmental requirements – Part 4: Operation, maintenance, repair and recovery
Phil Wilkinson, Executive Manager-Government Relations and Technical Services at the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH), explained the significance of these publications.
“The adoption of these standards is a really important step as the HVAC&R industry transitions to a low emission future. This weekend saw the announcement that global agreement had been reached on an HFC phase down and this international alignment of standards supports our shift away from HFC refrigerants and towards low global warming refrigerant alternatives.
“The HVAC&R industry strategy to transition to low emissions, PRIME, identified very early on that AS/NZS 1677 needed to be reviewed. Standards Australia in response to stakeholders’ needs worked closely with industry and government and supported PRIME to achieve this major milestone,” said Mr Wilkinson.
As direct or modified adoptions of international standards, AS/NZS ISO 817 supersedes AS/NZS 1677.1:1998, Refrigerating systems – Refrigerant classification and the AS/NZS 5149 series supersedes AS/NZS 1677.2:1998 Refrigerating systems – Safety requirements for fixed applications.