CITB F-Gas Regulations
Overview
Any person who requires the minimum legal requirement to work on air conditioning and refrigeration equipment including air conditioning and refrigeration engineers and technicians, all plant engineers, apprentices, personnel concerned with the recovery, charging or disposal of refrigerants and new comers into the industry.
Suitability
F-Gas Regulations training courses are designed for both experienced air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers and also candidates who are looking to cross train and gain qualifications in the air conditioning / refrigeration sector.
All personnel whose work involves the handling of refrigerants within the scope of the F Gas regulations will need to be assessed CITB or equivalent by July 2011.
Course Description
We offer the new Construction Skills Training qualification to meet the legal requirements of EC Regulation 842/2006 (commonly known as the F-Gas Regulation). The Certification Schemes are designed for operatives who install, service and repair refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems, and require the following skills:
- Safe handling of refrigerant techniques
- Pipework and Jointing skills
- Recovery of Refrigerants (restricted to small systems only)
- Intrusive and non-intrusive leak and performance checking
There are 4 competency categories for anyone who installs, services or repairs air conditioning or refrigeration equipment.
Category 1 (J11)
Category 1 (CITB) J11 covers all aspects of installation, commissioning, servicing, maintenance, recovery and leak checking on all refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems in accordance with the F-Gas Regulation EC842/2006, regardless of the weight of refrigerant in the system.
Course subjects are:
- Fabricate and fit mechanical and brazed joints
- Pressure test and evacuate to BSEN378
- Charge a blended refrigerant
- Analyse system performance to ensure efficiency (using pressure, temperature, refrigerant state and rule of thumb)
- Leak test to EC1516/2007
- Maintain F-Gas log books and records
- Handle refrigerant safely and dispose of legally
- Pressure Regulation compliance
All candidates will be able to ensure systems are tight, efficient in their use of energy and meet the F-Gas legal requirement.
The following categories 2, 3 & 4 have reduced training and assessment content relevant to their requirements:
Category 2 (J12)
Leakage checks, recovery, install, service, and maintain - Systems less than 3kg (6kg hermetically sealed)
Category 3 (J13)
Recovery of refrigerant.
Category 4 (J14)
Leakage check
Course Duration
Category 1 (J11) 3 - 5 Days Duration (dependant upon experience)
Category 2 (J12) 3 Days Duration
Category 3 (J13) 2 Days Duration
Category 4 (J14) 1 Days Duration
Price
3 days £495 + VAT
5 days £825 + VAT
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