Having a damaging effect on the ozone layer, refrigerant gasses are part of a class of substances called ozone-depleting chemicals (ODC) which need to be controlled to eliminate their dispersion into the atmosphere. As many areas of industry rely heavily on refrigerants as part of their business processes, a need has been created to carefully address the control and release of these substances. One regulatory attempt at this is the EPA’s U.S. Clean Air Act (CAA), which is a congressional law that explains the EPA’s task in protecting air quality and the ozone layer. Section 608 of this law deals specifically with refrigerants and speaks to those using them in industrial and commercial applications.
CAA Section 608
Requires owners or operators of systems containing 50 pounds of refrigerant gas or more to maintain detailed service records, ensure that the leak rate does not exceed 15% for comfort cooling equipment or 35% for commercial refrigeration & industrial process refrigeration equipment and to take corrective actions when necessary.
Along with the current refrigerant regulations it can be speculated that future EPA mandatory rules will continue to include the reporting of refrigerants due to their high global warming potential, it is for this reason that Intelex has developed the Refrigerant Management System, to help organizations comply with these rules and curb the impact on the ozone layer that these gasses cause.
The Intelex Refrigerant Management System (RMS)
Provides an easy and complete solution for tracking and reporting refrigerant usage, leaks, tests, repairs, purchases and disposal while ensuring compliance with refrigerant regulations including EPA 608.
Enabling complete refrigerant lifecycle management, the Intelex RMS allows you to easily manage your inventory usage from purchase through to disposal in real-time. It simplifies and streamlines compliance sending automated notifications for above standard leak-rates and the associated equipment repair tasks. Consolidating all data into one central repository, Intelex’s web-based platform facilitates corporate-wide performance reporting, trending and analysis of all refrigerant related data.
Speaking on the issue the issue, Laura Scott, Environmental Specialist at leading energy provider NRG commented, “Organizations and facilities have been able to adequately track and monitor refrigerant with simple reporting tools for some time. The increase in reporting requirements and integration of data makes it necessary to incorporate management systems, such as Intelex, to track refrigerant at the facility level and report up to the corporate level to consolidate data. It is important to have your organization positioned to maintain compliance and meet reporting requirements.”
The Intelex RMS stores, tracks and reports on the following data types:
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Technician Certification & Training Records
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Equipment Service Records
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Refrigerant Purchases
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Disposal Records
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Usage & Recovery Logs
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Accidental Release Logs
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Leak Rates
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Verification Test Results
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Refrigerant Equipment
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Refrigerant Types by Equipment
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