The Law
There have been changes in legislation that affect your company if you have technicians who recover and recharge air conditioning systems and handle refrigerants:
| 04 July 2006 - | The European Union's F-gas Regulation No. 842/2006 became law. |
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| 04 July 2007 - | The requirement that personnel involved in installation, maintenance, servicing, containment and recovery of refrigerants must obtain existing UK qualification came into force. |
| 04 July 2008 - | It will be an offence to handle HFC refrigerants unless operatives are suitably trained and hold current Safe Handling of Refrigerants certificates. |
| 04 July 2009 - | Only companies with certified personnel can take delivery of refrigerants covered by F Gas Regulations. |
| 01 January 2010 - | No virgin HCFC can be supplied or used for servicing existing equipment. |
| 04 July 2010 - | All personnel handling refrigerants from a mobile air conditioning system (MAC) must hold a valid qualification. |
| 04 July 2011 - | Personnel carrying out service, maintenance, recovery or leak checking on stationary refrigeration equipment containing refrigerants covered by the F Gas Regulations must have obtained one of the updated national qualifications. |
| 01 January 2015 - | It is highly recommended that all F Gas personnel have been updated in line with changes in legislation |