refrigeration law

[Bexhill_Carl]

I just learning the air con trade. Just wondering with regards to handaling refrigment. Can a company get a grope lisance to handle refrigment. Or should every employer have to go on a safe handaling course.

thanks carl

[Brian_UK]

Hi Carl and welcome to the forum.

No group get-out clauses I'm afraid. Each individual employee who wants/needs to work on/with refrigerants needs a Safe Handling Certificate.

[Bexhill_Carl]

ok. thanks. is there a web site that i can download the laws so i can read them my self and know where i stand. thanks

[Brian_UK]

Carl, there has been a lot of discussion here already, you could do a search on 'fgas' or maybe start here....
http://www.refrigeration-engineer.co...ead.php?t=8617

[Argus]

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I’ve posted a few items on this subject and Brian picked up on the latest (thanks, Brian).

Here are the DEFRA
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/...fgas/index.htm
and
DBERR sites:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/innovation/su...page28889.html

EFCTCs site contains a lot of useful info, especially in their library section:
http://www.fluorocarbons.org/

Plus, of course, ACRIB:
http://www.acrib.org.uk/

Happy reading.

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