CFC Training for Refrigeration/AC Personnel (16 Hours)

Course Description

The course provides training mandated by the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA), 40 CFR 82 (CFC and Maintenance), including amendments.  Training results in RSES Certification upon successfully passing the EPA examination.  The test covers 3 levels and is a 4 increment exam.  Students must pass the Core increment. 

Level I: Small Appliances

Level II: High Pressure Systems

Level III: Low Pressure Systems

Course Highlights

  1. Recovery Procedures and Techniques

  2. Pollution Prevention

  3. Survey of Approved Equipment

  4. Regulatory Requirements

Target Audience

All personnel required to service/repair air conditioning and refrigeration units.

Federal Service

A version of this course has been designed specifically for the US Military.  This DoD version covers the same basic highlights and learning objectives as the private-sector version, however specific attention will be made to the existing management systems employed by the DoD, as well as current DoD policy on the standard and its implementation. 

Additional Course Objectives

  1. DOD Instruction 4210.15 Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention

  2. DOD Instruction 4715.4 Pollution Prevention

  3. Executive Order 12856

  4. Executive Order 12873, Federal Acquisition, Recycling, and Waste Prevention

  5. Executive Order 12843, Procurement Requirements and Policies for Federal Agencies for Ozone-Depleting Substances.