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UK: Guidance on qualifications required to work on equipment containing F gas –

Published on 13/06/2018

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On 23rd May 2018 the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency have published the updated version…

On 23rd May 2018 the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency have published the updated version of the Guidance on Qualifications required to work on equipment containing F gas. A facility must be qualified to work on systems and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases (F gas) that the EU regulates. It needs different qualifications for:

stationary refrigeration and air conditioning (SRAC systems), including heat pump systems
stationary fire protection systems
mobile air conditioning systems
electrical switchgear
solvent recovery

An individual must be qualified (have a personal qualification certificate) even if he works for someone else. A business that works on third party systems or equipment must ensure that its engineers must have personal qualifications. The business must also have a company F gas certificate. The Contents of the Guidance are the following:

Source: Guidance – Qualifications required to work on equipment containing F gas, published on the Government webpage on 23rd May 2018.

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UK: Guidance on qualifications required to work on equipment containing F gas –

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