The WorkOasis Refrigeration Management application is designed to help customers comply with
Section 608 of the Clean Air Act; which requires that when an owner or operator of an appliance normally containing a refrigerant charge of over 50 pounds, discovers leaking refrigerant at a rate that would exceed the applicable trigger rate during a 12-month period, the owner or operator must take corrective action.
Trigger rates: For all appliances that have a refrigerant charge of more than 50 pounds, the following leak rates for a 12-month period are applicable:
Appliance Type
|
Trigger Leak Rate
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Commercial Refrigeration
|
35%
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Industrial process refrigeration |
35%
|
Comfort cooling |
15%
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All other appliances
|
15%
|
In general, owners or operators must either repair leaks within thirty days from the date the leak was discovered, or develop a dated retrofit/retirement plan within thirty days, and complete actions under that plan within one year from the plan's date.
WorkOasis provides you the capability to track, alarm, and report on each refrigeration system in your portfolio. Each refrigerant asset can be tracked by type, refrigerant, and charge level. Whenever service is conducted on that piece of equipment, the vendor will be prompted to measure and record the current refrigerant level. Based on the prior reading and the amount of time between inspections, WorkOasis will automatically calculate the leak rate. Leak rates above Clean Air Act thresholds for that type of asset will generate a refrigerant alarm for resolution either as a maintenance request or capital project. Refrigerant and equipment dashboards allow you to display multiple assets, generate reports, and track inventory levels.