REFRIGERANT HANDLING CERTIFICATION COURSE
22 - 24 SEPTEMBER 2026
COURSE INTRODUCTION
This certification programme develops the knowledge and practical handling skills required for responsible refrigerant management. Participants review relevant environmental requirements, refrigerant properties, recovery and servicing practices, system safety and assessment requirements before completing the programme's theoretical and practical evaluations. Practical examples and guided discussion help participants connect the subject to decisions and challenges in their own workplace.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:
- Explain environmental responsibilities and legislation governing refrigerant management.
- Compare refrigerant classifications, properties and environmental implications.
- Identify refrigeration-system components and safe servicing requirements.
- Perform leak testing, recovery, evacuation and charging activities safely.
- Apply good handling, storage, transfer and record-keeping practices.
- Complete refrigerant service tasks in a way that minimises emissions and contamination.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This programme is intended for air-conditioning and refrigeration technicians, service contractors, maintenance personnel, facility teams and supervisors who handle refrigerants or oversee installation, servicing, recovery and environmental compliance activities.
COURSE CONTENT
- Environmental legislation and refrigerant-management responsibilities
- Refrigerant types, classifications, properties and environmental impact
- Refrigeration-system components, lubricants and operating principles
- Safe refrigerant handling, storage, transfer and record keeping
- Leak detection, evacuation, recovery, recycling and charging practices
- Good servicing practices that minimise emissions and contamination
