Description
F-GAS CATEGORY 2 – BESA
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS TRAINING?
This course is designed for operatives who wish to carry out the installation, servicing, maintenance, removal/recharging and leak testing of refrigerants safely within systems to the standard required by EC Regulation 517/2014, known as the ‘F Gas’ Regulation. As a Category II course this is restricted to systems with less than 3 kilograms of fluorinated greenhouse gases, or, if hermetically sealed systems which are labelled as such are concerned, containing less than 6 kilograms only.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The course consists of both theory and practical activities and delegates will be assessed across both.
The theory and practical exercises include:-
- health and safety
- building a leak-tight piping system (welding/brazing/soldering)
- leak testing both direct and indirect methods
- evacuation/dehydration
- checking cylinder weights/capacity
- installation of major system components
- charging refrigerant
- draining F Gas contaminated oil
- system tests
- refrigerant recovery and handling
- basic thermodynamics
- use of logs to determine actions and record significant data
- environmental impact
- legislation and regulations
- refrigeration theory
- refrigeration practices
ON SUCCESSFUL ASSESSMENT CANDIDATES WILL:
Be able to safely carry out the installation, servicing and maintenance, removal/recharging and leak checking of refrigerants to the standard required by EC Regulation 517/2014 Cat 1 or Cat 2 (F Gas Regulation.)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Operatives with relevant allied trade experience, such as:
- plumbing
- heating and ventilating
- gas
- electrical
- large-scale refrigeration/air conditioning (e.g. experienced ammonia plant operator)
COURSE DURATION
Course duration – 4-dAYS
FINAL ASSESSMENT
Multiple choice question paper and practical assessment
CERTIFICATION
Accredited by BESA
