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Safety precautions for refrigeration plant and refrigerated compartments on board cargo ship

Adequate information should be available on each vessel, laying down the operation and maintenance safeguards of the refrigeration plant, the particular properties of the refrigerant and the precautions for its safe handling. No one should enter a refrigerated compartment without first informing a responsible officer.

The compartment or flat in which refrigeration machinery is fitted should be adequately ventilated and illuminated. Where fitted, both the supply and exhaust fans to and from compartments in which refrigeration machinery is situated should be kept running at all times. Inlets and outlets should be kept unobstructed. When there is any doubt as to the adequacy of the ventilation, a portable fan or other suitable means should be used to assist in the removal of toxic gases from the immediate vicinity of the machine.

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Should it be known or suspected that the refrigerant has leaked into any compartments, no attempt should be made to enter those compartments until a responsible officer has been advised of the situation. If it is necessary to enter the space, it should be ventilated to the fullest extent practicable and the personnel entering should wear approved breathing apparatus. A person should be stationed in constant attendance outside the space, also with breathing apparatus .

Personnel charging or repairing refrigeration plants should fully understand the precautions to be observed when handling the refrigerant.

When refrigerant plants are being charged through a charging connection in the compressor suction line, it is sometimes the practice to heat the cylinder to evaporate the last of the liquid refrigerant. This should be done only by placing the cylinder in hot water or some similar indirect method and never by heating the cylinder directly with a blow lamp or other flame. Advice on the handling and storage of gas cylinders is given in section

If it is necessary for repair or maintenance to apply heat to vessels containing refrigerant, appropriate valves should be opened to prevent build- up of pressure within the vessels.


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