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