Cold Link Africa VOL. 01 - No.01 | September / October 2015 | Page 25

FEATURE
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN

Conformity: Who is responsible?
By: John Ackermann – editor
#PERconformity

What are the legal requirements with regards to registration and issuing certificates
of compliance/conformity (CoC) in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry?

A

s a contractor or owner of
refrigeration or air-conditioning plant,
compliance with all the statutory
regulations can be daunting. There appears
to be a mine field of regulations i.e. Pressure
Equipment Regulations (PER), Occupational
Safety and Health Act (OH&S) and SANS
10147 of 2014. In this article we will try to
clarify two fundamental issues which are
often misunderstood or taken as being a
similar requirement.
Simply put, there is a requirement that
all persons who repair/se