Safety Alert

Environmental Alert 001/2021

OPREDOffshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and DecommissioningOPRED Environmental Alert 001/2021

Environmental Alert 001/2021

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Summary

OPRED alerts operators to a ban commencing on 1 January 2022 affecting new hermetically sealed commercial refrigeration equipment using F-gases with global warming potential of at least 150. It explains applicability to offshore catering and recreational facilities, continued use of existing equipment, and the absence of exemptions for recycled or reclaimed HFCs.

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About This Record
Publisher
Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning
Type
Safety Alert
Reference
OPRED Environmental Alert 001/2021
Date
29 November 2021 (taken from the reference)
Topic
Environmental Protection, Regulation and Legislation
Setting
Offshore Installation
Link
Checked , working
Publisher page
gov.uk
Record
opred-environmental-alert-001-2021 · added 3 September 2026

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