Glow-worm Clearly Heat Pumps Envirosorb3 - Manual (Page 5)

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SAFETY
1.9 Regulations
1.9.1 Statutory requirements
IMPORTANT
Where no British Standards exists, materials and equipment
should be fi t for their purpose and of suitable quality and
workmanship.
The installation of this appliance must be carried out by a
competent person in accordance the rules in force in the
countries of destination.
Manufacturer’s instructions must not be taken as overriding
statutory requirements.
Standards
On installing and commissioning the appliance you must
adhere to the technical rules, standards and provisions in
eff ect at the time.
Reminder of existing regulatory acts
- EC regulation No. 20372000 from the 29th of June 2000
This European regulation repeals regulation No. 3093/94
and presents the elimination schedules of CFC and HCFC.
It also deals with the collection of refrigerants, system
leaks, particularly systems containing more than 3 kg of
CFC or HCFC, as well as the minimum level of qualifi cation
required by the technicians.
- EC regulation No. 0842/2006 from the 17th of May 2006
regarding the containment, use, collection and disposal
of the fl uorinated greenhouse gases, the labelling and
elimination of the products and equipment containing
these gases, the restriction of use and banning of certain
products from the market, as well as the training and
certifi cation of personnel and companies operating in
the activities targeted by this regulation: refrigeration,
air-conditioning, heat pumps and fi re protection systems
containing greenhouse gases.
1.9.2 Other regulations
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Under Section 6 of The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974,
we are required to provide information on substances
hazardous to health. The adhesives and sealants used in this
appliance are cured and give no known hazard in this state.
The refrigerant used in this appliance is R410a the use of
which is strictly controlled by F Gas regulation EN842/2006.