Section 345.32. Permit to operate.

 

(1)  

(a)

1. Within 5 business days after completing an inspection, the authorized agent or the department shall determine whether the mechanical refrigeration system complies with the applicable requirements of this chapter.

2. For each inspection performed by an authorized agent, a report shall be sent to the department in accordance with the department's electronic data interchange transfer guidelines, within 5 business days after completing the inspection, unless additional time is authorized by the department.

(b) Within 10 business days after making or receiving the determination under par. (a) , the department shall issue a permit to operate if it has been determined that the mechanical refrigeration system complies with the applicable requirements of this chapter.

(2)  The permit to operate shall list the maximum operating pressure allowed under this chapter.

(3)  Permits to operate shall be valid for one of the following periods:

(a) Three years, for systems inspected under s. SPS 345.31 (3) (a) .

(b) One year, for systems inspected under s. SPS 345.31 (3) (b) .

(4)  

(a) The owner or user of a mechanical refrigeration system that is required to have periodic inspections under s. SPS 345.31 (3) shall be responsible for all of the following:

1. Obtaining and maintaining a valid permit to operate each system.

2. Notifying the authorized agent or the department, within 20 business days thereof, if the system is placed in an inactive status, as specified in sub. (5) .

(b)

1.

a. The permit to operate shall be posted in the machinery room or adjacent to the entrance to the machinery room except as provided in subd. 1. b. and c.

b. If there is no machinery room and the machinery is located within the building, the permit shall be posted in a conspicuous location on or near the machinery.

c. If there is no machinery room and the machinery is located outside the building, the permit shall be posted in a conspicuous location near the access opening for the machinery unless otherwise approved by the authorized agent or the department.

2. The posted permit shall be maintained in a legible state.

(5)  

(a) A mechanical refrigeration system may be placed in an inactive status if acceptable documentation is provided to the authorized agent or the department showing that the entire refrigerant charge has been removed from the system.

(b) Within 5 business days after an authorized agent receives the documentation under par. (a) , the agent shall verify the inactive status and report that verification to the department.

(6)  The owner or user shall notify the authorized agent or the department at least 20 business days before reactivating a mechanical refrigeration system at any time after the expiration date on the permit to operate. The system shall be re-inspected by the authorized agent or the department and a new permit to operate shall be obtained before the system may be reactivated.

History: CR 03-012 : cr. Register October 2003 No. 574 , eff. 11-1-03; CR 10-011 : (title) and (1) to (4) renum. from Comm 45.09 (title), (4), (1) to (3) and am., cr. (5), sub. (6) renum. from Comm 45.07 (4) and am. Register August 2010 No. 656 , eff. 9-1-10; correction in (3) (a), (b), (4) (a) (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 .

Note

The Department will provide assistance at no charge regarding the use of the electronic data interchange system. The guidelines are available on the Internet at http://dsps.wi.gov/SB/docs/SB-BoilerEdiGuidelines.pdf . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Shutdown of a system for repair, alteration, replacement or seasonal use is not considered to be placing it in an inactive status. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The Department can be notified by writing to the Division of Industry Services, Mechanical Refrigeration Program, P.O. Box 7302, Madison, WI 53707-7302; or by telephone at 608/266-7548 or 411 (Telecommunications Relay); or by using the contact information available through the following Web site: http://dsps.wi.gov/Documents/Industry%20Services/Maps/Mechanical-Refrigeration-Gas-Systems-Anhydrous-Ammonia%20Map%2008-13.pdf . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1