Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 345.10

Current through October 28, 2024

Section SPS 345.10 - Purpose and scope

Pursuant to s. 101.17, Stats., the purpose of this chapter is to establish all of the following:

(1)Minimum safety standards for the design, construction, installation, operation, testing, maintenance, repairs and inspection of mechanical refrigeration systems in public buildings and places of employment.

(2)Minimum standards for preventing the release of ozone-depleting refrigerants to the atmosphere.

Note: Pursuant to federal regulations, individuals who install or service HVAC equipment involving ozone-depleting refrigerants are required to hold a Type I, II, III, or Universal technician certification issued in accordance with section 608 of the federal Clean Air Act and title 40 CFR part 82, subpart F.

Note: The Department and other state agencies may have additional rules that affect the design, construction, installation, operation, testing, maintenance, repair and inspection of mechanical refrigeration systems in public buildings and places of employment, including chapters SPS 314, Fire Prevention; SPS 316, Electrical; SPS 341, Boilers and Pressure Vessels; SPS 361 to 366, Wisconsin Commercial Building Code; and SPS 381 to 387, Plumbing.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 345.10

CR 03-012: cr. Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; CR 10-011: renum. from Comm 45.01 and am. Register August 2010 No. 656, eff. 9-1-10; correction in (intro.) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register September 2013 No. 693.

Under chapters SPS 314 and 361, neither NFPA® 1 nor the<i> International Fire Code</i>® are applied by the Department to mechanical refrigeration systems.