EN 378-1:2008

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Part 1: Basic requirements, definitions, classification and selection criteria EN 378-1:2008

Publication date:   Dec 20, 2008

General information

99.60 Withdrawal effective   Dec 15, 2010

CEN

CEN/TC 182 Refrigerating systems, safety and environmental requirements

European Norm

01.040.27   Energy and heat transfer engineering (Vocabularies) | 27.080   Heat pumps | 27.200   Refrigerating technology

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Scope

This European Standard specifies the requirements relating to safety of persons and property (but not goods
in storage) and the local and global environment for:
a) stationary and mobile refrigerating systems of all sizes, including heat;
b) secondary cooling or heating systems;
c) location of these refrigerating systems.
NOTE 1 For secondary heating or cooling systems charged with any refrigerants listed in Annex E the charge
limitations of part 1 (Annex C) apply.
For refrigerating systems with a limited mass of refrigerant only some of the parts and clauses are
applicable. The exceptions are defined in the scope and the clauses of each part of EN 378.
This European Standard is not applicable to refrigerating systems with air or water as refrigerant.
Systems using refrigerants other than those listed in Annex E are not covered by this European Standard as
long as a safety class is not assigned.
NOTE 2 For the safety classification of refrigerant fluids not included in Annex E, see Annex F.
This European Standard covers the hazards mentioned in the introduction.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

97/23/EC

Pressure equipment

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

WITHDRAWN
EN 378-1:2000/A1:2003

WITHDRAWN
EN 378-1:2000

NOW

WITHDRAWN
EN 378-1:2008
99.60 Withdrawal effective
Dec 15, 2010

CORRIGENDA / AMENDMENTS

IN_DEVELOPMENT
EN 378-1:2008/FprA1