CEN/TS 17606:2021
(Main)Installation of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing flammable refrigerants, complementing existing standards
Installation of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing flammable refrigerants, complementing existing standards
This document provides technical information for the installation of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing flammable refrigerants, in particular from class A3, complementing existing standards. The term "refrigerating system" used in this document includes air conditioners and heat pumps.
Refrigerants from toxicity class B are excluded from this scope.
This document includes risk mitigation measures not yet addressed in existing standards for specific refrigerant classes, or not fully reflecting the state of the art, and establishes complementary technical specifications related to the installation of equipment.
The following aspects are considered:
- explosive atmosphere workplace and equipment;
NOTE Further information can be found in Directive 99/92/EC (ATEX Workplace Directive) and Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX Equipment Directive).
- design and structural specifications for the installation site;
- marking and labelling of equipment parts and installation site;
- good practice for installing equipment, including tools and personal protection;
- risk mitigation methods and related refrigerant charge limits;
- risk assessments;
- competence of personnel;
- safety testing of systems and equipment.
Installation von Kälte-, Klima- und Wärmepumpenanlagen, die brennbare Kältemittel enthalten, zur Ergänzung bestehender Normen
Dieses Dokument stellt den bestehenden Normen ergänzende technische Informationen zur Verfügung für die Installation von Kälte-, Klima- und Wärmepumpenanlagen, die brennbare Kältemittel, insbesondere der Klasse A3, enthalten. Der Begriff „Kälteanlage“ im vorliegenden Dokument beinhaltet Klimaanlagen und Wärmepumpen.
Kältemittel der Toxizitätsklasse B sind von diesem Anwendungsbereich ausgenommen.
Dieses Dokument enthält Maßnahmen zur Risikominderung, die noch nicht in bestehenden Normen für bestimmte Kältemittelklassen behandelt werden oder den Stand der Technik nicht vollständig widerspiegeln, und legt ergänzende technische Spezifikationen in Bezug auf die Installation von Equipment fest.
Die folgenden Aspekte werden berücksichtigt:
— Arbeitsumgebungen, in denen eine gefährliche explosionsfähige Atmosphäre entstehen kann und dafür geeignete Betriebsmittel;
ANMERKUNG Weitere Informationen können Richtlinie 99/92/EG (ATEX-Arbeitsschutzrichtlinie) und Richtlinie 2014/34/EU (ATEX-Produktrichtlinie) entnommen werden.
— Gestaltungs- und Bauspezifikationen für den Aufstellungsort;
— Kennzeichnung und Beschilderung von Anlagenteilen und des Aufstellungsorts;
— anerkannte Praxis für die Installation von Equipment, einschließlich Auswahl von Werkzeugen und Schutz von Personen;
— Methoden zur Risikominderung und entsprechende Grenzwerte für die Kältemittelfüllmenge;
— Risikobeurteilungen;
— Sachkunde des Personals;
— Sicherheitsprüfungen von Anlagen und Equipment.
Installation d'équipements de réfrigération, de climatisation et de pompes à chaleur contenant des fluides frigorigènes inflammables, en complément des normes existantes
Le présent document fournit des informations techniques pour l’installation d’équipements de réfrigération, de climatisation et de pompes à chaleur contenant des fluides frigorigènes inflammables, en particulier de classe A3, en complément des normes existantes. Le terme « système frigorifique » utilisé dans le présent document inclut les climatiseurs et les pompes à chaleur.
Les fluides frigorigènes de classe de toxicité B sont exclus du présent domaine d’application.
Le présent document inclut des mesures d’atténuation du risque non encore abordées dans les normes existantes pour des classes de fluides frigorigènes spécifiques, ou ne reflétant pas pleinement l’état de l’art, et établit des spécifications techniques complémentaires liées à l’installation d’un équipement.
Les aspects suivants sont considérés :
- lieu de travail où peuvent se former des atmosphères explosives et équipements correspondants ;
NOTE D’autres informations peuvent être trouvées dans la Directive 99/92/CE (Directive Lieux de travail ATEX) et la Directive 2014/34/UE (Équipements ATEX).
- conception et spécifications structurales pour le site d’installation ;
- marquage et étiquetage des pièces d’équipement et du site d’installation ;
- bonne pratique pour installer l’équipement, y compris outils et protection personnelle ;
- méthodes d’atténuation du risque et limites de charge de fluide frigorigène associées ;
- appréciations du risque ;
- compétence du personnel ;
- essais de sécurité des systèmes et de l’équipement.
Vgradnja opreme za hlajenje, klimatizacijo in toplotno črpalko, ki vsebuje vnetljiva hladilna sredstva, za dopolnitev obstoječih standardov
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2021
Vgradnja opreme za hlajenje, klimatizacijo in toplotno črpalko, ki vsebuje vnetljiva
hladilna sredstva, za dopolnitev obstoječih standardov
Installation of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing
flammable refrigerants, complementing existing standards
Installation von Kälte-, Klima- und Wärmepumpenanlagen, die brennbare Kältemittel
enthalten, zur Ergänzung bestehender Normen
Installation d'équipements de réfrigération, de climatisation et de pompes à chaleur
contenant des réfrigérants inflammables, en complément des normes existantes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 17606:2021
ICS:
23.080 Črpalke Pumps
27.200 Hladilna tehnologija Refrigerating technology
91.140.30 Prezračevalni in klimatski Ventilation and air-
sistemi conditioning systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
CEN/TS 17606
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
March 2021
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 23.080; 27.200; 91.140.30
English Version
Installation of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat
pump equipment containing flammable refrigerants,
complementing existing standards
Installation d'équipements de réfrigération, de Installation von Kälte-, Klima- und
climatisation et de pompes à chaleur contenant des Wärmepumpenanlagen, die brennbare Kältemittel
réfrigérants inflammables, en complément des normes enthalten, zur Ergänzung bestehender Normen
existantes
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 1 February 2021 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to
submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS
available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in
parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General. 7
5 Extended charge size limits and associated risk mitigation requirements . 8
6 Installation location . 8
7 Marking and documentation of refrigerating systems and installation sites . 8
7.1 General. 8
7.2 Marking and documentation of the refrigerating system . 9
7.3 Marking of installation sites . 9
8 Competence . 10
Bibliography . 11
European foreword
This document (CEN/TS 17606:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 182
“Refrigerating systems, safety and environmental requirements”, the secretariat of which is held by
DIN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
The adoption of refrigerants with low Global Warming Potential, in response to concerns about the
effect of some fluorocarbons on climate, has raised the profile of fluids which were previously limited in
their use due to flammability. As the industry moves towards greater use of low GWP flammable
refrigerants, in particular from flammability class A3, it is important to ensure that installation methods
also change to support this technology transition.
The purpose of this document is to provide information to ensure acceptable risk levels applying
flammable refrigerants.
This document therefore provides technical information to the companies and individuals directly
involved in activities at the worksite; the owner of the system and the company and individuals that
install equipment.
1 Scope
This document provides technical information for the installation of refrigeration, air conditioning and
heat pump equipment containing flammable refrigerants, in particular from class A3, complementing
existing standards. The term “refrigerating system” used in this document includes air conditioners and
heat pumps.
Refrigerants from toxicity class B are excluded from this scope.
This document includes risk mitigation measures not yet addressed in existing standards for specific
refrigerant classes, or not fully reflecting the state of the art, and establishes complementary technical
specifications related to the installation of equipment.
The following aspects are considered:
— explosive atmosphere workplace and equipment;
NOTE Further information can be found in Directive 99/92/EC (ATEX Workplace Directive) and Directive
2014/34/EU (ATEX Equipment Directive).
— design and structural specifications for the installation site;
— marking and labelling of equipment parts and installation site;
— good practice for installing equipment, including tools and personal protection;
— risk mitigation methods and related refrigerant charge limits;
— risk assessments;
— competence of personnel;
— safety testing of systems and equipment.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 378-1:2016+A1:2020, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements
- Part 1: Basic requirements, definitions, classification and selection criteria
EN 378-2, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Part 2:
Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation
EN 378-3, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Part 3:
Installation site and personal protection
EN ISO 22712:— , Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Competence of personnel (ISO/DIS 22712)
ISO 31000 series, Risk management
Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: prEN ISO 22712:2018.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 378-1:2016+A1:2020,
EN ISO 22712:— and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
installation
process of installing equipment in the location in which it will be operated
3.2
installation
completed assembly of equipment, ready for operation
3.3
installer
company that performs the act of installing
3.4
equipment
single apparatus or set of devices or apparatuses, or the set of main devices of an installation, or all
devices necessary to perform a specific task
[Source: IEV 151-11-25]
3.5
risk analysis
systematic use of available information to identify hazards and to estimate the risk
3.6
risk assessment
overall process comprising a risk analysis and a risk evaluation
3.7
risk evaluation
procedure based on the risk analysis to determine whether tolerable risk has been exceeded
3.8
risk mitigation measure
action or means to eliminate hazards or reduce risks
EXAMPLE: Inherently safe design; protective devices; personal protective equipment; information for use and
installation; organization of work; training; application of equipment; supervision.
3.9
safety
freedom from risk which is not tolerable
3.10
tolerable risk
level of risk that is accepted in a given context based on the current values of society
Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of this document, the terms “acceptable risk” and “tolerable risk” are
considered to be synonymous.
4 General
NOTE 1 The legal responsibilities of all parties apply as laid down in the ‘Blue Guide’ on the implementation of
EU products rules 2016 and DECISION No 768/2008/EC on a common framework for the marketing of products.
Equipment shall be installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions or according to an alternative
approach following Clause 5. In the latter case the installer assumes the responsibility as the
manufacturer of the assembly. The installer of the equipment shall provide installation and operating
instructions taking into account all specific aspects related to the installation site as appropriate.
NOTE 2 National regulations could apply.
Where the installer has not declared that an alternative approach has been adopted and does not
provide a customised operating manual, the installer shall be responsible for ensuring that the
requirements laid down by the equipment manufacturer are fulfilled. In this case the manufacturer
remains responsible for the safe design of the installation, operation, and maintenance of the
equipment, in particular with regards to respecting the charge size limits and associated risk mitigation
measures.
The following documents contain useful information:
— EN 60335-2-40:2003 provides information on procedures additional to usual information for air
conditioning and heat pump equipment installation procedures when an appliance with flammable
refrigerants is affected;
— EN 378-3 provides information regarding the installation site and personal protection;
— EN 60079-14 contains the specific requirements for the design, selection, erection and initial
inspection of electrical installations in, or associated with, explosive atmospheres;
— EN 60079-17 covers factors directly related to the inspection and maintenance of electrical
installations within hazardous areas only, where the hazard could be caused by flammable gases,
vapours, mists, dusts, fibres or flyings.
The employer of the installation personnel shall carry out a risk assessment.
NOTE 3 Further information can be found in Directive 99/92/EC.
It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure the safety and health of workers in every aspect
related to the work. The employer shall provide instructions and training to enable workers to work
safely with flammable refrigerants, in particular A3 refrigerants.
Persons working on refrigerating systems containing flammable refrigerants shall have competence in
safety aspects of flammable refrigerant handling. The personnel installing the refrigerating system shall
be adequately instructed and competent with respect to their tasks, as well as the safety measures to be
observed, and the properties and handling of the refrigerant used.
NOTE 4 The parties involved are the companies and individuals directly involved in activities at the worksite;
the owner of the system and the company and indi
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