Section 250-RICR-120-05-53.7 - RequirementsA. Prohibitions. No person may sell, offer for sale, lease, rent, install, use, manufacture, or otherwise cause to be entered into commerce, within the State of Rhode Island, any product or equipment using a listed substance for use in any air conditioning, refrigeration, foam, or aerosol propellant end-use listed as prohibited in § 53.6 of this Part, unless an exemption is provided for the end-use in § 53.5 of this Part. 1. Except where existing equipment is retrofitted, nothing in this Part requires a person that acquired a product or equipment containing a prohibited substance prior to an effective date of prohibition in § 53.6 of this Part Tables 2-5 to cease use of that product or equipment.2. Products or equipment manufactured prior to the applicable effective date of the prohibitions in this Part, including foam systems not yet applied on site or new refrigeration equipment for which a facility has received a building permit prior to the effective date of prohibition, may be sold, leased, rented, installed, imported, exported, distributed, and used on or after the effective date of prohibition. For clarity, products, equipment, or substances may be manufactured, sold, imported, exported, distributed, installed, and used after the specified date of prohibition to service existing equipment. Finally, products may be manufactured, sold, imported, exported, and distributed for use outside the state.B. Disclosure Statement. Except for the exemptions listed in § 53.5 of this Part Table 1, as of the effective date of prohibition in § 53.6 of this Part Tables 2-5, any person who manufacturers for sale in the State of Rhode Island products or equipment in the air conditioning, refrigeration, foam, or aerosol propellent enduses listed in § 53.6 of this Part Tables 2-5, must provide to the buyer a written disclosure or label on the equipment, product, or its packaging as follows.1. For motor-bearing refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that is neither factory-charged nor pre-charged with refrigerant, the required written disclosure or label must state "This equipment is prohibited from using any substance on the "List of Prohibited Substances" for that specific end-use, in accordance with State regulations for hydrofluorocarbons."2. Except for products and equipment with existing labeling required by State building codes and safety standards which contain the information required in §§ 53.7(B)(2)(a) and (b) of this Part, the written disclosure or label for motor-bearing refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that are factory-charged or precharged with a hydrofluorocarbon or hydrofluorocarbon blend shall include: a. The date of manufacture or a date code representing the date. If the manufacturer uses a date code for any product, the manufacturer shall file an explanation of each code with the Department; andb. The refrigerant and foam blowing agent the product or equipment contains.3. Except for foam products with existing labeling required by State building codes and safety standards which contain the information required in §§ 53.7(B)(3)(a) and (b) of this Part, the written disclosure or label for foam products shall include one of the two alternatives: a. Alternative 1: The date of manufacture or a date code representing the date. If the manufacturer uses a date code for any product, the manufacturer shall file an explanation of each code with the Department; and the foam blowing agent the product contains, or a reference to a Safety Data Sheet (complying with 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200 requirements), if the latter identifies the foam blowing agent the product contains.b. Alternative 2: "Where sold, compliant with State HFC regulations."4. For aerosol propellants, the written disclosure or label shall include one of the two alternatives: a. Alternative 1: The date of manufacture or a date code representing the date, which is indicated on the label, lid, or bottom of the container. If the manufacturer uses a date code for any product, the manufacturer shall file an explanation of each code with the Department; and the aerosol propellant the product contains, or availability of a Safety Data Sheet (complying with 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200 requirements), if the latter identifies the propellant the product contains.b. Alternative 2: "Where sold, compliant with State HFC regulations."250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-53.7
Adopted effective 8/1/2021