lS:660-1963
( Reafficd   19% )
                  Indian        &mdard
            SAFETY CODE FOR
        MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION
                          ( Revised )
                  Eighth Reprint MARCH 1999
                    UDC      621.56:    614.8
                           @ CopVright 1963
       BUREAU         OF     INDIAN       STANDARDS
       MANAK    BHAVAN,    9 BAHADUR   SHAH     ZAFAR   MAHG
                          NEW DELHI 110002
Gr 4                                                       August 1963
                                                                        IS:660-1963
                         Indian           Standard
                  SAFETY CODE FOR
              MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION
                                 ( Revised )
    Refrigeration    and Air Conditioning        Sectionai   Committee,      BDC 18
         Chairman                                      Re@rascnting
SHRI J. C. KAPUR                      Air-Conditioning    Corporation Ltd, Calcutta; oad
                                         Air-Conditioning   and Refrigeration Council of’
                                          India
          A4embcrs
Snnr MORAN T. ADVANI              Blue Star Engineering Co ( Bombay ) Private Ltd,
                                       Bombay
   SHRI RAM D. MALANI ( Altrmalc 1
Saw Y. D. &IIJJA                  The     Economy      Refrigeratiop    and     Enginceriirg
                                       Co Ltd, Bombay
SHRI N. BALASUBRAMANIAN           Voltas Ltd, Bombay
   SERI K. V. RAMAN ( Al&mole )
LT S. N. BHAH~AVA                  Naval Headquarters
SHRI S. K. BHATTACRARYA            Central Public Works Department
Saa~ S. K. CHAUDHURY               Ministry of Food & Agriculture
SERI N. K. D. CHOUDEURY            Central Building      Research     Institute   ( CSIR ),
                                       Roorkee
   SHRI B. C. RAY CHOUDHURY ( Al&mute )
SHRI P. N. DEOBEAKTA               Development     Wing     ( Ministry of Economic         &
                                       Dcfence Co-ordination )
   SHRI A. N. .MUKHERJEE ( Allcmate )
SHRI K. C. JERATH                  Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters
Snar G. K. KABRA                   The     Hyderabad     Allwyn      Metal     Works Ltd,
                                       Hyderabad
SHRI H. J. LENTIN                  Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co ( Private ) Ltd, Bombay
SURQ-Coal M. S. MALIIOTXA          Ministry of Defence ( R & D )
SH~I NAUNIHAL S~NGHMATIKUR         National Physical Laboratory ( CSIk ), New Delhi;
                                       and Indian Society of Rrfrigcrating Engineers,
                                       Calcutta
   SHRI A. P. SHIVDASANI           Indian  Society of Rcfrigcrating Engineers, Calcutta
               ( Alfcrnate )
SHRI S. N. MUKERJI                Government Test House, Calcutta
   San: 8. K. B~UKRERJEE ( Alkrnatc )
                                                                       ( Conlinud on page 2 )
             BUREAU             OF      INDIAN           STANDARDS
             MANAK      BHAVAN,      9 BAHADUR        SHAH    ZAFAR     MARC
                                  NEW DELHI        110002
IS I 660 - 1963
           Members                                                        Representing
SHRI AMAR SINon        NAGIU                   Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways )
SHRI C. B. PATEL                               National   Buildings    Organisation   ( Ministry                      of
                                                   Works, Housing & Rehabilitation  )
   SHRI V. D. TIWAIU ( Alfcrnofc )
SARI K. N. R. PILLAR                           Directorate            Grneral    of         Posts &   Telegraphs
                                                    ( Ministry         of Transport         & Communications     ),
                                                   Jahalpur
   SHBI K, R. D. IYt?NoAR ( AIlrrnale )
   SARI R. BAI.ASZTBRAMANIAM ( Alternote )
SHRI B. J. RI%  \KHIANI              Ministry              of Labour
SHRI u. s. SAX Ascoon                          Directorate     General   of Supplies                 & Disposals
                                                   ( Ministry of Economic & Defencc                 Co-ordination)
   SRRI D. T. GURSAHANI          ( AIfernate        )
DR H. C. VISVESVARAYA,                         Director,        IS1   ( Ex-o&o         Member)
  Deputy Director ( Bldg )
                                                        Secretmy
                                       Snnr         C. R. RAMA Rio
                                   Assistant        Director       ( Bldg),     IS1
                Commercial        Equipment                Including          Safety Standards
                                  Subcommittee,                    BDC        18 : 2
           Convener
SHRI S. K. BHATTAC~ARYA                        Central       Public     \Yorks Department
   SHRI    P. C. MALKANI      ( Alternate      to
       Shri S. K. Bhattacharya      )
SHRI   R. AIYADURAI              Refrigerators      & Home Appliances                              ( Private   ) Ltd,
                                     Madras
   SHRI R. RAMACHANDRAN ( Alfcrnate )
SERI S. K. CHAUDHURY             Ministry of Food and Agriculture
SHRI NAUNIHAL SIN(:I~ MATHUR     Indian        Society  of Refrigerating                                 Engineers,
                                                        Calcutta
   SHRI A. P. S~IV~ASANI         ( Alternafe )
SHRI D. R. MEHTA                            Capital Refrigeration        Co, New Delhi
SHRI R. N. SETH                             Blue     Star     Engineering      Co ( Bombay                )    Private
                                                 Ltd, Bombay
SHRI S. A. SHAlI                           American       Rrfrigerator    Co Ltd, Calcutta
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                      h&an          Standard
                SAFETY CODE FOR
            MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION
                        0.   FOREWORD
0.1 This revised Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards
Institution on 5 August 1963, after the draft finalized by the Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning Sectional Committee had been approved by the
Building Division Council.
0.2 The need for laying down safety requirements          for mechanical
refrigeration equipment     has been well recognized with a view to
safeguarding life and health of persons working in the plant rooms and
also to protect the property. This standard consequently issued in 1955,
covered the safety features of the design, construction, installation,
operation and inspection of mechanical refrigeration systems including
working conditions in the plant rooms which are considered reasonably
necessary to safeguard life, health and property. After reviewing the
standard in the light of the experience gained during its usage, this
revision has been prepared incorporating the following important changes.
   0.2.1 Recommendations have been added to give guidance on charging
of the refrigerants.    Modifications have been made to indicate the
positions where the stop valves have to be provided on compressor,
receiver and evaporator. References have been added to relevant Indian
Standards which have been recently issued. The pressures at which
pressure-relief devices should be set to blow off have been modified so as
to relate them to the minimum field refrigerant leak test pressures.
Incidentally, opportunity has been taken to specify ail the values in metric
system.
0.3 The Sectional Committee responsible for the preparation of this
standard has taken into consideration the views of producers, consumers
and technologists and has related the standard to the manufacturing and
trade practices followed in the country in this field. Due weightage has
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 also been given to the need for international  co-ordination        among    stand-
 ards prevailing in different countries of the world.
 0.4 Wherever     a reference to any Indian Standard      appears    in this code, it
 shall be,taken   as a reference to its latest version.
 0.5 Metric     system has been adopted in India and all quantities               and
 dimensions    in this standard have been given in this system.
0.6 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular      requirement  of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, express-
ing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS : 2-1960
Rules for Round,ing Off Numerical Values ( Revised ).         The number    of
significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as
that of the specified value in this standard.
0.7 This standard        is intended     chiefly to cover the technical provisions
relating to the safety     features of the installations, operation and mainten-
ance of mechanical        refrigeration    systems, and it does not cover all the
necessary provisions      of a contract.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This code covers safety features in the design, construction,     installa-
tion, operation  and inspection    of mechanical   refrigeration   systems of
vapour compression type, including working conditions      in the plant room,
which are considered reasonably necessary to safeguard life, health and
property.
2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0 For the purpose of this code, the following      definitions   shall apply.
2.1 Compressor - The equipment in which refrigerant in a refrigerating
machine is compressed to increase its pressure before liquefaction.
2.2 Condenser - A part of the refrigerating          system   where high pressure
refrigerant gas is condensed to high pressure      liquid.
2.3 Condensing Unit - A combination        of equipment   consisting mainly
of compressors,  condensers  and liquid receivers    ( when required ) for
converting low pressure gas to high pressure liquid.
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2.4 Evaporator -           A part of the refrigerating     system where liquid rcfri-
gerant    is evaporated     to produce cooling.
2.5 Expansion Value - A valve which makes the liquid refrigerant to’
expand from a high pressure to a low pressure and controls the flow of the
refiigerant.
2.6 Fusible Plug - A plug made of special fusible alloy which fuses at a
predeiermined  temperature and relieves pressure in the refrigerating
system.
2.7 High Pressure Switch - An automatic          protective   device against
excessive pressure on the high side. It automatically    stops a compressor
or a condensing     unit when the pressure on the high side exceeds a
predetermined   limit.
2.8 Low Pressure Switch - An automatic          protective  device against
excessively low pressure on the low side.  It automatically  stops a com-
pressor or a condensing unit when the pressure on the low side falls below
a predetermined limit.
2.9 Plant Room - Room in which a refrtgerating           plant, other than
domestic refrigerating appliances such as refrlgeratars, portable air condi-
tioners, etc ( which are installed inside the living room ) is installed and
operated.
2.10 Pressure Relief Device -A pressure actuated valve or device which
automatically relieves the pressure in excess of its setting.
2.11 Pressure Vessel-It                is a receiver   containing   refrigerants   under
pressure.
2.12 Receiver          -A     vessel forming a part    of refrigerating   system acting
as a receptacle        for liquid refrigerant.
2.13 Refrigerant  -  A chemical     agent  used to produce cooling by
expansion from high pressure liquid to low pressure gas in a refrigerating
system.
2.14     Refrigerant       Container    -   A vessel for storage of liquid refrigerant.
2.15 Refrigerating           System - An equipment consisting of condensing
unit and evaporator          in which refrigerant is circulated to extract and
transfer heat.
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3. INSTALLATION                REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Plant      Room
   3.1.1 Doors,    Partitions and Openings -The     plant    room    of  each
refrigerating  system shall be provided with a door( s ) and shall have,no
partitions or openings so as to avoid escape of refrigerants    to other parts
of the building.
  3.1.2 No plant             room door shall have locking devices         from     inside.
However, facilities          for bolting from inside may be provided.
   3.1.3 Adequate ventilation shall be provided for each plant room. The
ventilation required shall generally be in accordance    with Table I.    To
achieve the required vemilation,     windows or doors opening to outside
air or power driven exhaust fans may be provided.           The sizes of the
windows and doors and air displacing capacity of the exhaust fans shall
be in accordance with the requirements    given in Table I.    When exhaust
fans are used, provision should be made for inlet of the air to replace the
air that is being exhausted by the fan.   The area of the duct if connected
to the exhaust fan or fans shall be in accordance  with the minimum duct
areas as given in Table I.
    3.1.4 Emergency Exit and Fire Extinguisher - Each plant room shall be
provided with emergency exits and fire extinguishers of suitable type ( see
*I!j:2190-1962   Code of Practice   for Selection, Installation and Main-
tenance of Portable First-Aid Fire Appliances).
   3.1.5 First-Aid Equipment - Fist-aid equipment             shall be provided in each
plant room in accordance with the requirements               laid down in the Indian
Factories Act, 1948, and the Rules thereunder.
   3.1.6 Gas Masks-One        or more gas masks or breathing   apparatus of
suitable    type shall be kept immediately   outside the plant room in an
accessible    position.  Canisters  of the gas masks shall be renewed
periodically.
3.2 Foundation   and supports provided for condensing units or compressor
units or other refrigeration  equipment   shall be substantially sound and
vibration absorbing and of non-combustible     construction.
  3.2.1 All moving machinery      shall be guarded in accordance  with thr
provisions of the Indian Factories Act, 1948, and the Rules thereunder.
3.3 Adequate          clear space for inspection   and servicing   of condensing    units
or compressor         units shall be provided.
  lSince   revised.
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            TABLE   I   MINIMUM     AIR DUCT AREAS AND OPENINGS
                                    ( Clause 3.1.3 )
WEIGHT OF THE             MECHANICAL           DUCT AREA           OPEN WIN DOW
 REFBIGEBANT              DISCHARGE                                oa DOOR ABEA
IN THE SYSTEM               OF AIR
      (1)                     (2)                  (3)                    (4)
     kg                     ms/min                 m2                     m2
     :05                      3.9
                              7.1                  0.025
                                                   0.05                 812
     50                      11.3                  0.05
    1g                       18’0
                             148                   0.07                  ;:;
    125                      20.8                  0.10                  ;:;
    150                      23.5                  0.10
    z:                       28.5                  0.12                 ;:;
    300                      :z                    0.14                 22::
    %                        41
                             45                    0.18                 2.6
                                                                        2.8
    450                      49                    0.18                 3.0
    %                        z:                    0.20                 3.1
                             66                                          ;:;
    ;:                                             oo:$
                             :;                    0.20                 ;:;
   1:g                       83                    0.20
   1 250                     97                    0.28                  ;:o”
   1 500                     109                   0.35                  5.4
   2000
   2500                     132
                            154                    ::z                   ;:;
   3000                     173                    0.50                  7.7
   3 500                    192                    0.54                  8.3
   4 000                    210                    o-58                  8.8
   4500                     227                    0.60                  9.4
   5000                     244                    0.65                  9.9
   6 000                    275                    0.70                 10.8
   7000                     305                    0.72                 11.7
   8 000                    333                    0.75                 12.5
   9000                     361                    0.78                 13.3
  10 000                    387                    0.81                 140
  12 000                    437                     0.83                153
  14 000                    484                     0.84                16.6
  16 000                    529                     0.86                17.7
  18 000                    572                                         188
  20 000                    614                     Kz                  20.0
               ~Y~TE 1 - Mechanical discharge of air and open area hnvc been derived
           from the following formula: taken from DIN 8975 Refrigeration     Plants,
           Safety Principles for Their Construction, Equipment and Erection:
                    Open window or door area, rn? = 0.14d E
                    Mechanical discharge of air, ms/h =     5OeD
                where
                  C is the charge in kg of the largest closed circuit of refrigerant
                  present in the engine room.
                NOTE 2 - Intermediate values may be obtained by calculation.
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    3.4 Condensing     units~ or compressor    units        within    enclosures    shall     be
    readily accessible for inspection and servicing.
    33 Adequate   illumination         for inspection  and servicing of condensing
    units or compressor     units      and other refrigeration   equipment shall be
    provided.
    3.6 Water supply connection     shall be made in accordance                    with the
    requirements given in*IS i2065-1963 Code of Practice for Water                 Supply in
    Buildings.
      3.6.1 Water used for removing heat from the refrigerating system shall
    not be discharged into any water supply which is likely to be used for
    human or animal consumption.
    3.7 Electrical wiring and installation    of the electrical      equipment        shall be
    in accordance    with the requirements      of the Indian       Electricity     Act, and
    Rules thereunder     and shall also conform to the requirements               laid~ down
    in IS : 732-1963 Code of Practice          for Electrical      Wiring      Installations
    ( System Voltage Not Exceeding         650~ Volts ) ( Revised), IS : 2274-1963
    Code of Practice      for Electrical   Wiring    Installations     ( System Voltage
    Exceeding    650 Volts ) and i,IS : 302-1960 General           and Safety Require-
    ments for Light Electrical Appliances,      as applicable.
       3.7.1 Electrical interlocking of the compressor with condensing  water
    pump and cooling tower fan ( where provided ) is strongly recommended.
    The switch of the compressor moter should be interlocked  with the pump-
    ing set and fan in such a way that the compressor motor will not start
    until the condensing water pump and fan have started.
       3.7.2 It is recommended  that as far as practicable    the high pressure
    switches, low p:essure switches, and other electrical    control  apparatus
    used in connection   with a mechanical  refrigeration  system be operated
    on a voltage not exceeding 250.
    3.8 No open     flame or apparatus    to produce open flame or hot surface
    above 425°C     shall be permitted   in a plant room having one or more
    refrigeration   machines   with a total refrigerant  charge exceeding that
    mentioned in    Table II for each cubic metre of room volume.
    3.9 No open flame shall be applied to refrigerating    system            or refrigerant
    vessel when the system or vessel is charged with refrigerant.
    3.10 In the case of refrigerating    system using     in@nmable     refrigerants,
    such as methyl     chloride; ethane,  etc, all electrical  installations      for
    refrigerating system shall generally   conform to the requirements         given
      *Since rcviscd.
      *‘Third revision in 1967
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     TABLE      II     MAXIMUM   PERMISSIBLE  QUANTITIES       OF INFLAMMABLE
                                    REFRIGERANTS
                                       ( Clause 3.8 )
      NAME                        CHEMICALFOIIMULA               MAXIMUMQUANTITY
                                                                        g/m3
Butane                               Coho                                40
Ethane                               C&4                                 40
Ethyl chloride                       CsHsCI                             100
Ethylene                             C&4                                  32
Isobutane                            (CH313CH                             40
Methyl      chloride                 CH,CI                               160
Methyl      formate                  HCOOCH,                             110
Propane                              C3Hs                                 40
in IS : 1646-1961 Code of Practice for Fire Safety of Buildings (General):
Electrical Installations, where applicable, and any othere fire safety
requirements laid down by the appropriate authority.
3.11 No refrigerating system or piping shall be installed in a passage
doorway, below a staircase, or in any public place, except when suitably
guarded.
3.12 Charging of Refrigerant - While charging, a gauges hould be provided
between the refrigerant container and the machine to know the pressure
at which the system is being charged. This pressure should not exceed the
discharge pressure at which the compressor has to work with particular
type of refrigerant.
3.13 For each installation of refrigerating system, t’le following informa-
tion, mounted on a frame, should be clearly posted in the plant room :
     a>Name       and make of the condensing unit;
     b)     Model of condensing unit;
     Cl Name and full charge of refrigerant;
     4 Full charge of oil;
     4 Quantity of refrigerant and oil charged            in the system with   clatc   of
            charging;
     f > Pressure at which the      system is tested after installation; and
     d Change of refrigerant,        if any, with date.
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4. REFRIGERATING          SYSTEM AND EQWMENT
4.1 Refrigerant piping, valves, fittings, their related parts and all material
used in the construction and installation of refrigerating system shall be
suitable for the refrigerant used. No material which would deteriorate
due to chemical action of the refrigerant or the oil or the combination of
both and moisture shall be used. Aluminium, zinc or magnesium shall
not be used in contact with methyl chloride.          Magnesium alloys shall
not be used in contact with chloro-fluoro derivatives of methane and
ethane.    Copper and copper alloys shall not be used in contact with
ammonia.
4.2 AU joints shall be readily accessible.
4.3 Joints from refrigerant copper pipe and fittings made with solder or
other alloys shall have melting point of :
   a) not less than 260°C for pipe sizes up to 32 mm, and
   b) 540°C for pipe sizes above 32 mm and for all the sizes on hot gas
      lines.
4.4 Stop valves shall be installed on all systems other than those using
centrifugal compressors, containing more than 10 kg of refrigerant. The
location of the stop valves shall be as given in 4.4.1.
   4.4.1 Stop valves shall be provided at the inlet and outlet ends of each
of compressor, receiver and evaporator.
4.5 Test Pressures - All stop valves, piping, joints, flanges and fittings
shall withstand test pressures as given in Table III after completion of
installation and before operation.
 4.6 All refrigerant piping should be supported by means of hangers,
 bracket straps, clamps, clamps of pedestals in such a manner as to relieve
joints of harmful strains and vibrations.
4.1 Colour identification of refrigerant pipe lines shall be in accordance
with the colour identification given in IS : 2379-1963 Colour Code for
Identification of Pipe Lines.
4.8 Emergency I)ischarge       Line - Each refrigeration system of ammonia
and sulphur dioxide having a charge of 10 kg or more should be equipped
with emergency discharge line. The discharge line should be connected
directly on top of the receiver or the condenser receiver.   The emergency
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             TABLE     III   MINIMUM    FIELD       REFRIGERANT        LEAK   TEST
                                        PRESSURES
                                    ( Clauses 4.5 and 5.3 ),
            NAME OF                CHEMICAL             MINIMUM FIELD REBRIQERANT
          REBRIOERANT              FORMULA                    LEAK TEST PREBSUBEB,
                                                                   kg/cm2 GAUCJE
                                                       ~------A------\
                                                         High Pressure       Low Pressure
                                                               Side              Side
 Ammonia                             NH3                       20                    10.5
‘Carbon dioxide                      CO2                       100                70
 Dicblorodifluoromethane             CC12F2                     16                10
 Dichloroethylene                    C2HzC12                    2                    2
 bichloromethane      (methylene
    chloride)                        CH2C12                     2                    2
 Dichloromonofluoromethane           CHC12F                     5                    3
 Dichlorotetrafhroroethane           C2C12F4                     3.5                 3.5
 Ethane                              C2He                      85                 50
‘Methyl chloride                     CH,Cl                      15                   8.5
 Monochlorodifluoromethane           CHClF2                     20                10.5
lSulpbur    dioxide                  so2                        12                   6
 Tricbloromonofluoromethane          CCI,F                      2                    2
 Trichlorotrifluoroethane            C2C13F3                    2                    2
          ‘Not recommended for new installations.
valve should be placed immediately outside the plant room and there
should be no valve between the emergency valve and the receiver so that
in case of an emergency the valve can be operated from outside without
entering the plant room.     Adequate precautions should be taken to see
that the emergency valve is not tampered with by any unauthorized
person. The emergency valve should be covered preferably with a glass
fronted box.    The emergency discharge pipe should be so connected
outside the building that it does not affect the surrounding locality.
5. PRESSURE DEVICES
5.1 High Pressure Switch
   5.1.1 AIl*condensing units or compressor units above the sizes normally
used for domestic refrigerators    shall be fitted with automatic high
pressure switches.
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   5.1.2 The hi h pressure       switch shall always   be fitted on to the
discharge side o tgthe compressor before the discharge shut-off valve.
   5.1.3 For condensing    units about 7.5 ‘kw the cut-in cycle of the high
pressure switch shall not be automatic,    that is, after tripping, the com-
pressor motor shall require to be started manually.
 5.2 Low Pressare Switch - Low pressure switch should be fitted,
 wherever    practicable,   to all compressors  other than  those used for
 domestic refrigerators    when the compressors are used for producing low
,temperature    conditions  below 0°C.
5.3 Pressure Relief Devices or Fusible Plugs - These shall be provi-
ded on the l$gh side above the refrigerant     liquid level on all condensing
units.    The discharge for the relief valve should be so connected          that
it should discharge without affecting the surrounding       locality outside the
building.    Ammonia and sulphur dioxide refrigerants       shall be discharged
in vessels containing    wat& and brine, respectively.     The pressure relief
valves shall be set to blow at pressures 75 to 80 percent of those specified
for minimum      field refrigerant leak test pressures ( on the high pressure
side ) given in Table III.
6. PRESSURE VESSELS
6.1 All refrigerant-containing       pressure vessels’ shall be hydrostatically
tested and thoroughly        examined     periodically as required  under       the
Factories Act, 1948, and the Rules thereunder.
6.2 All refrigerant-containing    pressure vessels having                   a net volume of
0*15m3 or more, and which may be shut off by valves,                       shall be equipped
with pressure relief devices or fusible plugs.
7. MAINTENANCE
7.1 Each      refrigerating  system after        installation    shall      be   checked   for
refrigerant    leaks every three months.
7.2 Pressure devices, pressure gauges and all other refrigerant controls
on both the high side and low side shall be checked periodically,    the time
between two such inspections    not exceeding six months.      Fusible plugs
shall be inspected once every three months.
7.3 Moulds, cans, tanks, etc, shall be checked frequently      for chemical
action and corrosion from hygienic and sanitary point of view.
7.4 Electrical  installation shall be checked               periodically      for insulation
leakage, etc, in accordance    with the Indian              Electricity      Act, 1910, and
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the Rules thereunder and IS : 732 - 1963 Code of Practice for Electrical
Wiring Installations (System Voltage Not Exceeding 650 Volts) ( Rmid )
and IS : 2274 - 1963 Code of Practice for Electrical Wiring Installations
( System Voltage Exceeding 650 Volts ).
7.5 All repairs shall be duly recorded and a record of all tests carried out
after repairs shall be maintained.    The record should be signed by the
mechanic and the engineer or officer-in-charge.
7.6 Proper precautions   shall be taken that no gas other than what is in
the system is charged.
7.7 Open flame shall never be applied to the gas cylinder         or to the
system when it is charged with refrigerant.
7.8 In a plant room in which refrigerating system containing more than
25 kg of refrigerant is installed, a card shall be placed conspicuously near
the compressors giving directions for the operation of the refrigerating
system including precautions to be taken in the case of a breakdown or
leak and instructions for shutting down the refrigerating system in case
of emergency.
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Plot No. 43, Sector 16 A, Mathura Road, FARIDABAD              121001                               91-28 88 01
Savitri Complex,    116 G.T. Road, GHAZIABAD         201001                                         91-71 1998
53/5 Ward No.29, R.G. Barua Road, 5th By-lane, GUWAHATI                    781003                   56 65 08
5-8-56C, L.N. Gupta Marg, Nampally Station Road, HYDERABAD                        500001            320 10 84
E-52, Chitaranjan       Marg, C- Scheme, JAIPUR 302001                                              37 38 79
117/418 B, Sarvodaya          Nagar, KANPUR 208005                                                  21 68 76
Seth Bhawan, 2nd Floor,            Behind   Leela   Cinema,     Naval          Kishore      Road, 21 89 23
   LUCKNOW 226005
NIT Building, Second Floor, Gokulpat Market, NAGPUR 440010                                          52 51 71
Patliputra Industrial Estate, PATNA 800013                                                          26 28 08
Institution of Engineers (India) Building 1332 Shivaji Nagar, PUNE 411005                           32 36 35
‘Sahajanand House’ 3rd Floor, Bhaktinagar Circle, 80 Feet Road,                                     26 85 86
   RAJKOT 360002
T.C. No. 14/l 421, University P. 0. Palayam, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM                     695034          32 72 15
*Sales Cffice is at 5 Chowringhee      Approach,    P.O. Princep Street,                            271085
    CALCUTTA 700072
tSales    Cffice is at Novelty Chambers,    Grant Road, MUMBAI 400007                               309 65 28
*Sales Office is at ‘F’ Block, Unity Building, Narashimaraja        Square,                         222 39 71
   BANGALORE 560002
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