Service technician for equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or ozone-depleting substances

A service technician for equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or ozone-depleting substances is a natural person who performs:

• leak checks and the recovery of gases and the installation, servicing, maintenance, repair or decommissioning of stationery refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and heat pumps;
• leak checks and the recovery of gases and the installation, servicing, maintenance, repair or decommissioning of refrigeration units of refrigerated trucks and trailers;
• the installation, servicing, maintenance, repair or decommissioning of fire protection equipment and leak checks and the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from such equipment;
• the installation, servicing, maintenance, repair or decommissioning of high-voltage switchgear and leak checks and the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from such switchgear;
• leak checks and the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from organic Rankine cycles;
• the recovery of gases from stationary equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents;
• the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles.

To be able to perform this activity, the service technician must have a valid certificate obtained by passing the exam to become a service technician of a relevant category.

Conditions and evidence

• Exam for service technicians for equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or ozone-depleting substances Certificate categories