About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere America 2015
published on 26 June 2015
13 pages
368 KB

Randall Haseman, from Underwriters Laboratories, examined the history of Underwriters Laboratories as well as the first meeting of the Flammable Refrigerant Joint Task Group, which culminated in the issue of the "Recommendations Report" in 2014. Haseman outlined the current HVAC regulations in North America and the many revisions and changes executed to meet certification needs in the market, including key changes to UL 484 pertaining to charge limits of flammable refrigerants.

About the speaker(s)

Randall Haseman

 

Randall Haseman has been with UL for over 30 years, holding numerous positions relative to the safety evaluations of refrigeration and air conditioning products. He is currently responsible for the standards pertaining to household and commercial refrigerators, ice makers, beverage coolers, ice cream makers, room air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and air filters. In addition to UL standards, he has worked extensively with CSA, IEC, NSF, and energy performance standards.

Randall is currently an executive committee member of UL’s Joint Task Group on flammable refrigerants. He is the Technical Advisor and Administrator for the U. S. Technical Advisory Group for IEC SC61C, and is the Technical Advisor for UL on the Standards Technical Panels (STPs) for the above products. He also represents UL on several outside committees including CANENA and ASHRAE.