Compliance for ASHRAE 15, CSA-B52, BS EN 378, and others
Achieve compliance, enhance the safety of your staff, customers, facility, and equipment, and protect your bottom line.
Bacharach’s range of refrigerant leak detectors help provide refrigerant safety compliance. Talk with an expert about configurations for:
- Mechanical Rooms
- Chillers
- Walk-in Freezers
- Cold Storage
Compliance Overview
ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) is a US organization devoted to advancing HVAC/R. The ASHRAE Standard 15 documentation establishes procedures for operating equipment and systems when using refrigerants- which are compiled in ASHRAE Standard 34 along with naming and safety classifications based on toxicity and flammability data. 
The CSA Group (formerly the Canadian Standards Association) has produced the CSA B52 2018 Edition to minimize the risk of personal injury by providing minimum requirements for the design, construction, installation, inspection, and maintenance of mechanical refrigeration systems and volatile direct refrigeration systems. 
The BSI (British Standards Institute) document BS EN 378-1:2016 relates to refrigerating systems and heat pumps providing safety and environmental requirements, basic requirements, definitions, classification, and selection criteria. The standard is intended to minimize possible hazards to persons, property, and the environment from refrigerating systems and refrigerants.
Importance of Compliance
Achieving compliance with safety standards such as ASHRAE 15, CSA-B52, and EN 378 is essential in ensuring the safety of your staff, customers, and equipment. For areas of operation where there is a high refrigerant emission risk, a high-performance diffusion or aspirated refrigerant detection system is essential.
Pairing refrigerant detection systems with the Parasense Connected Solutions Platform provides gas leak analytics that allows equipment owners to detect leaks early, respond quickly, and save significant refrigerant loss.
Bacharach’s Systems Help Safeguard People and Facilities from:
Asphyxiation
Toxicity
Fires
Explosions
| MGS-400 Series | MGS-250 | MGS-550 | Single-Zone | Multi-Zone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampling Type | Diffusion | Diffusion | Diffusion | Aspirated | Aspirated |
| Standard Mechanical Room |  | | | | |
| Cold Room (-40°F/C) | | | |
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| Combustible Gases | | | |||
| Stability & Accuracy | Std | High | Std | High | High |
| Sensor Channels | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Minimum Detection Level (ppm) | 50 - 200 typical | 10 | 50 - 200 typical | 1 | 1 |
| User Interface | Mobile App | Local Display | Local Display | Local Display | Local Display |
| Parasense Cloud Platform | Optional | Optional | Optional | Not Available | Optional |
| View | View | View | View | View |
