2006 New York Code - Refrigerating System Operating Engineer.

 
    §  27-4191  Refrigerating  system  operating  engineer. a. It shall be
  unlawful to operate any refrigerating  system  for  which  a  permit  is
  required  under this subchapter and which is a system described in Table
  1 of this subchapter, unless such operation is under either the personal
  supervision or general supervision, as specified in Table 1, of a person
  who has obtained a certificate of qualification for refrigerating system
  operating  engineer.  For  purposes   of   this   subchapter,   personal
  supervision  shall  mean  that such person is present on the premises or
  other proximate location acceptable to the  commissioner  at  all  times
  while  the  system is in operation and that the operation of such system
  is under  his  or  her  personal  direction  and  control,  and  general
  supervision  shall mean that such person is responsible at all times for
  the safe operation of such system when such system is in  operation  but
  need  not  be  personally present on the premises at all times while the
  system is in operation.
    b. A certificate of qualification for refrigerating  system  operating
  engineer  shall  be  issued  by the commissioner to an applicant who has
  been certified as  qualified  to  operate  a  refrigerating  system  and
  otherwise  meets  the  requirements  established for such certificate of
  qualification,  including  appropriate  experience  and/or  training  in
  refrigerating  systems  or  related  technology. For purposes of issuing
  such certificate of qualification, the commissioner may approve training
  courses in refrigeration and related technology.
                                   TABLE 1
                   REFRIGERATING SYSTEM OPERATING ENGINEER
 
  INSTALL-  REFRIGER-  OCCUPANCY  APPLIC-  POUNDS    SYSTEM  SYSTEM SUPER-
  ATION     ANT GROUP  TYPE (see  ATION    OF        HORSE-  DESIGN VISION
  DATE      OR NAME    note 2)             REFRIG-   POWER          RE-
            (see note                      ERANT IN                 QUIRE-
            1)                             SYSTEM                   MENT
 
  Prior to  A1         Industrial Human    More      NA      Not    Per-
  June 1,                         comfort  than 50           fully  sonal
  1957                                                       auto-
                                                             matic
            A1         Industrial Human    More than NA      Fully  Per-
                                  comfort  200               auto-  sonal
                                                             matic
 
            A1         Industrial Human    More than NA      Fully  Gen-
                                  comfort  50 up to          auto-  eral
                                           200               matic
 
            A1         All except All      More than NA      Not    Per-
                       industrial          50                fully  sonal
                                                             auto-
                                                             matic
 
            A1         All except All      More than NA      Fully  Per-
                       industrial          200               auto-  sonal
                                                             matic
 
            A1         All except All      More than NA      Fully  Gen-
                       industrial          50 up to          auto-  eral
                                           200               matic
 
  On or     A1         Industrial Human    NA        More    NA     Pers-


  after                           comfort            than 50        onal
  June 1,                                            (or
  1957                                               kilo-
                                                     watt
                                                     equiv-
                                                     alency)
                                                     (see note
                                                     3)
 
            A1         All except All      NA        More    NA     Pers-
                       Industrial                    than 50        onal
                                                     (or kil-
                                                     owatt
                                                     equival-
                                                     ency)
                                                     (see
                                                     note 3)
 
  Regard-   A2,A3,B1,  All        All      More      NA      Not    Pers-
  less of   B2, B3                         than 50           fully  onal
  when      and                                              auto-
  installed carbon                                           matic
            dioxide
 
            A2,A3,B1,  All        All      More      NA      Fully  Pers-
            B2, B3                         than              auto-  onal
            and                            200               matic
            carbon
            dioxide
 
            A1         Industrial All      More      NA      Not    Pers-
                                  except   than 50           fully  onal
                                  human                      auto-
                                  comfort                    matic
 
            A1         Industrial All      More      NA      Fully  Pers-
                                  except   than 200          auto-  onal
                                  human                      matic
                                  comfort
 
            A1 and     Industrial All      More      NA      Fully  Gen-
            carbon                except   than 50           auto-  eral
            dioxide               human    up to             matic
                                  comfort  200
 
            A1         All        Human    NA        Aggre-  NA     Pers-
                                  comfort            gate           onal
                                                     exceeds
                                                     100
                                                     (see
                                                     note 4)
 
    Notes:
    1.   For   purposes   of   refrigerating   system  operating  engineer
  requirements,  Refrigerant  R-123  shall  be  treated  as  a  group   A1
  refrigerant,  and  carbon  dioxide  shall  not  be treated as a group A1
  refrigerant.


    2. For installations after  December  6,  1968,  industrial  occupancy
  refers  to  occupancy  groups  A,  B-1,  B-2,  D-1 and D-2 as defined in
  chapter  1  of  this  title.  For  installations  prior  to  such  date,
  industrial  occupancy  refers  to  that  portion  of a building used for
  manufacturing,   processing,   or  storage  of  materials  or  products,
  including, among others, chemical, food, candy, and ice cream factories,
  ice making plants, meat  packing  plants,  refineries,  perishable  food
  warehouses, and similar occupancies.
    3.  This  provision shall not apply to installations approved prior to
  the effective date of the  local  law  that  added  §  27-4191  of  this
  subchapter.    However,  an  operator  shall be required for all systems
  which contain any single prime mover  or  compressor  in  excess  of  50
  horsepower.
    4.  This  aggregate  provision applies only to systems within a single
  building which are under the sole direct control of a  single  occupant,
  lessee  or  owner. Systems with a rating of 15 horsepower or less or the
  kilowatt equivalency thereof are excluded from the aggregate.