Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 522 CMR - BOARD OF BOILER RULES › Title 522 CMR 9.00 - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems › Section 9.04 - Inspection

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Application
.
			 Whoever owns or uses or causes to be used a Refrigeration or Air Conditioning
			 System that comes within the scope of M.G.L. c. 146, § 45A, shall make
			 application for inspection prior to installation and operation to the Chief in
			 a format approved by the Department.
(2)
Annual
			 Inspections
. When a refrigeration or air conditioning system is
			 installed, a field inspection shall be performed before it is put into service,
			 and the refrigeration or air conditioning system shall be inspected annually
			 thereafter by an Authorized Inspector or a District Engineering Inspector.
Refrigerant detector(s), alarm(s) and the refrigeration
				mechanical room ventilating systems shall be tested annually and in accordance
				with manufacturer's specifications. Records supporting that such periodic
				testing was performed on Refrigeration Systems 20 tons capacity or greater
				shall be made available upon request by an Authorized Inspector or District
				Engineering Inspector during the annual inspection.
(3)
Prescribed
			 Pressure
. A refrigeration or air conditioning system shall not be
			 operated in excess of the prescribed pressure. If the refrigeration or air
			 conditioning system is constructed and installed in accordance with 522 CMR
			 prescribed by the Board, the District Engineering Inspector or Authorized
			 Inspector shall issue a Certificate stating the maximum pressure at which the
			 system will be permitted to operate.
(4)
Certificate to Be
			 Posted
.
(a) The Department shall
			 issue to the Owner/User of a Refrigeration or Air Conditioning System compliant
			 with 522 CMR a Certificate, on condition that the appropriate fees have been
			 paid. The Certificate shall be protected from dirt, moisture, and contamination
			 and shall be posted in a conspicuous place near where the Refrigeration or Air
			 Conditioning System specified therein is located and shall be kept with said
			 Refrigeration or Air Conditioning System, and shall be always accessible to the
			 District Engineering Inspector or Authorized Inspector.
(b) The Certificate shall include the name of
			 the insurance company, the National Board number, the Mass Tag number, the name
			 of the manufacturer, the name of the owner or user, the location, size and
			 number of the Refrigeration or Air Conditioning System, the date of inspection
			 and the maximum pressure at which it may be operated, with the signature of the
			 inspector, and shall contain such extracts from the statutes as shall be deemed
			 necessary by the board.
(c) The
			 Certificate shall remain posted while the Certificate is in force, unless a
			 District Engineering Inspector or an Authorized Inspector deems the
			 Refrigeration or Air Conditioning System or its Appurtenances unsafe or
			 dangerous. If a Refrigeration or Air Conditioning System is determined to be
			 unsafe or dangerous, the District Engineering Inspector or Authorized Inspector
			 shall remove the Certificate, and submit such certificate to the Chief, and the
			 Refrigeration or Air Conditioning System shall not be operated until such time
			 that a valid Certificate is reissued.