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Code of Practice - Design and manufacture of Refrigerated Cabinets running on Hydrocarbon Refrigerants - 27 Jan 2012

In order to support the increasing use of hydrocarbon refrigerants in integral commercial refrigerated cabinets the British Refrigeration Association Cabinet and Cold Store Section has commissioned this Code of Practice.  It clarifies the regulations, standards and practices which apply to the leak simulation testing and subsequent design of systems which use hydrocarbon refrigerants.  This will provide the basis for a consistent approach to be adopted by all manufacturers, end users and specifiers when using these refrigerants. Download

BRA Guide for Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) Issue 1 December 2011

The Method Statements give a brief description of the task that is to be assessed. The Risk Assessments describe the type of hazards that can occur, how to control them (and thereby reduce the associated risks) and what to do in the event of an accident or imminent danger occurring. Available ONLY to FETA members as a free download

Code of Conduct for carbon reduction in the retail refrigeration sector
Rationale 22nd June 2011
Best practice guide 22nd June 2011
Technical specification 22nd June 2011

F-Gas Support leaflet - Life After Virgin HCFC Ban (free download)

BRA-IoR Guide to Good comm ref practice - Part 2 - System Design and Component Selection (free download to members; chargeable to non-members)

BRA-IOR Guide to Good comm ref practice - Part 3 - Safety & Environmental Considerations & Standards (free download to members; chargeable to non-members)

BRA-IoR Guide to Good commercial refrigeration practice - Part 4 - System Installation (in password protected members only area)

BRA-IoR Guide to Good commercial refrigeration practice - Part 5 - Commissioning (in passwork protected members only area)

BRA-Ior Guide to Good comm ref practice - Part 6 - System Maintenance and Service (free download to members; chargeable to non-members)

BRA-IoR Guide to Good comm ref practice - Part 7 System and Component Decommissioning and Waste Disposal (free download to members; chargeable to non-members)

BRA-IoR Guide to Good comm ref practice - Part 8 Refrigerants and retrofitting (free download to members; chargeable to non-members)

BRA-IoR Guide to Good commercial refrigeration practice - Part 9 - Training (free download)

BRA-IOR Guide to Good Commercial Refrigeration Practice - Part 10- Leak Prevention (free download to members; chargeable to non-members)

Download here: Code of Practice for Refrigerant Leak Tightness in Compliance with the F-Gas Regulation

TEWI Guide

The BRA Guideline Methods of Calculating TEWI (Total Equivalent Warming Impact) is available to FETA members from the members area. Non-members can obtain copies of the PDF guidelines and the four Xcel calculation spreadsheets from Caroline Sloan – cost £25.00 incl postage and packing.

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BRA has produced a number of "Factfinders"; which respond quickly to a need for information or guidance on a particular subject. The following factfinders are available for download or viewing as .pdf files.

BRA Fact finder Number 1. Issue 4 (12/98)

REPLACEMENT REFRIGERANTS - ASHRAE DESIGNATION CODES

BRA Fact finder Number 2, 10/94

NEW LUBRICANTS FOR NEW REFRIGERANTS

BRA Fact finder Number 3 (4/95)

SAVE MONEY AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE SAME TIME

BRA Fact finder Number 4 (12/95)

FOOD SAFETY (TEMPERATURE CONTROL) REGULATIONS 1995

BRA Fact finder Number 5. Issue 2 - April 04

BRA INTERPRETATION of KEY ISSUES in BBS4434:l995 SPECIFICALLY for COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION

BRA Fact finder Number 6. (9/96)

Danger. Do not mix refrigerants !

BRA Fact finder Number 7. Issue 3 (2005)

A Guide to Selecting Copper Tube and Fittings for New Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Systems with Air Cooled Condensers to comply with BS 4434:1995

BRA Fact finder Number 8. (03/98)

Pressure Relief Devices: Guidance on selection for the low pressure side of systems

BRA Fact finder Number 9. Issue 1 (11/2000)

HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDANCE ON ACCESS AND PLANT FOR MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS (including working at heights)

BRA FactFinder No 10

Recovered Refrigerants and Recycling under the Hazardous Waste Regulations V2.1

BRA Factfinder No 11

Identification of Electrical Conductors in Fixed Installations

BRA Factfinder No 12

THE F-GAS REGULATION (pdf)

BRA Factfinder No 13

Practical Guide F-Gas (incl Annex and log book, pdf)

BRA factfinder No 14

The ODS Regulation (pdf)

BRA factfinder No 15

Control of HFC Refrigerant Sales (pdf)

BRA factfinder No 16

HCFC cylinder management (pdf)

BRA factfinder No 17

Refrigerant GWP values (pdf)

BRA factfinder No 18 - NEW 17 March 2011

Code of Practice for isolation of a Display Cabinet evaporator from a Carbon Dioxide (R744) system (pdf)

Weather Data - April 2004 Explanatory Notes (Word file) - Excel Data File (in zipped format)

Three other documents are available for download in .pdf format.

• Barcamm Skills and Knowledge Assessment Specifications
• Barcamm Glossary
• Refrigeration and Control Monitoring

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