VOC 044 - Preparation for Refrigerant Recovery Certification

1.25 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to provide the air conditioning representative or air technician with the regulatins, procedures and equipment that apply to refrigerant recovery, reclaiming and recycling. The student will use the tools and equipment to perform procedures in accordance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification standards. Topics include: Montreal protocol, legislation and proposed regulations, refrigerant chemistry, refrigerant oils and their applications, ozone depletion, recovery, recycling and reclaiming methods and logs, safe handling and transportation of refrigerant containers, conservation, waste oil, and high pressure and low pressure commercial and industrial applications.

Course Objectives:

1. Interpret clean air act and EPA regulations.
2. Determine recovery requirements.
3. Set up a recovery system.
4. Monitor refrigerant removal.
5. Establish and maintain recovey records.
6. Perform proper disposition of recovered refrigerant.
7. Successfully pass the EPA certification test for recovery technician.