Oct. 11, 2006: New Addenda Proposed for ASHRAE Refrigerant Safety Standard
ATLANTA - Eight proposed addenda, including three adding new refrigerant designations, to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) refrigerant safety standard are now open for public review.
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2004, Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants, establishes a simplified means of referring to common refrigerants in place of chemical names, formulas, or trade names. It also establishes safety classifications based on toxicity and flammability data. To read the proposed addenda or to comment, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.