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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for refrigerant recovery
   • Job requirements are determined from workplace instructions
   • Refrigerant recovery workplace procedures and relevant code of practice are accessed and interpreted
   • Hazards associated with the work are identified and risks are managed
   • Vehicle air conditioning system, components and refrigerant service ports are identified for refrigerant recovery
   • Recovery equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and firefighting equipment, are checked for serviceability according to manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
2. Operate recovery equipment
   • Vehicle refrigerant is identified with a refrigerant identifier or analyser
   • Designated recovery cylinder is weighed to determine available capacity, and tare weight of cylinder is recorded
   • Recovery equipment is connected to vehicle according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures, and safety and environmental requirements
   • Refrigerant is recovered and transferred into designated recovery cylinder using recovery equipment according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures, and safety and environmental requirements
   • Problems are responded to appropriately and escalated according to workplace procedures
3. Complete work processes
   • Quantity and details of recovered refrigerant are recorded according to workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
   • Recovery equipment, hoses and recovery cylinder are shut down and disconnected, and cylinders capped, according to workplace procedures
   • Refrigerant is stored in designated recovery cylinder according to workplace procedures
   • Recovery equipment and tools are checked and stored, and faulty equipment is identified, tagged and isolated according to workplace procedures
4. Prepare for refrigerant recovery
   • Job requirements are determined from workplace instructions
   • Refrigerant recovery workplace procedures and relevant code of practice are accessed and interpreted
   • Hazards associated with the work are identified and risks are managed
   • Vehicle air conditioning system, components and refrigerant service ports are identified for refrigerant recovery
   • Recovery equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and firefighting equipment, are checked for serviceability according to manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
5. Operate recovery equipment
   • Vehicle refrigerant is identified with a refrigerant identifier or analyser
   • Designated recovery cylinder is weighed to determine available capacity, and tare weight of cylinder is recorded
   • Recovery equipment is connected to vehicle according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures, and safety and environmental requirements
   • Refrigerant is recovered and transferred into designated recovery cylinder using recovery equipment according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures, and safety and environmental requirements
   • Problems are responded to appropriately and escalated according to workplace procedures
6. Complete work processes
   • Quantity and details of recovered refrigerant are recorded according to workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
   • Recovery equipment, hoses and recovery cylinder are shut down and disconnected, and cylinders capped, according to workplace procedures
   • Refrigerant is stored in designated recovery cylinder according to workplace procedures
   • Recovery equipment and tools are checked and stored, and faulty equipment is identified, tagged and isolated according to workplace procedures

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Code of practice must include:	Australian automotive code of practice: Control of refrigerant gases during manufacture, installation, servicing or de-commissioning of motor vehicle air conditioners.
Recovery equipment must include:	refrigerant hose and coupler refrigerant recovery unit refrigerant scales refrigerant identifier or analyser designated and appropriately labelled recovery cylinders.
Safety and environmental requirements must include:	work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including procedures for: working with refrigerants at boiling point given risk of frostbite working with system lubricants, including carcinogenic oils handling flammable refrigerants selecting and using PPE identifying firefighting equipment environmental requirements, including procedures for: preventing loss of refrigerant to the atmosphere storing and transporting refrigerants.

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Performance Evidence

Before competency can be determined, individuals must demonstrate they can perform the following according to the standard defined in the unit’s elements, performance criteria, range of conditions and foundation skills:

recover vehicle refrigerants from three different vehicles or machinery, in which the work must involve one of the following refrigerant types:

synthetic greenhouse and ozone depleting (SGOD) refrigerant

hydrocarbon (HC) refrigerant

a mixture of SGOD and HC refrigerant.

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Knowledge Evidence

Individuals must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements relating to safety requirements for recovering vehicle refrigerants, including procedures for:

working with refrigerants at boiling point given risk of frostbite

working with system lubricants, including carcinogenic oils

handling flammable refrigerants

selecting and using personal protective equipment (PPE)

identifying firefighting equipment

environmental requirements associated with refrigerant recovery and refrigerant waste disposal, including procedures for:

preventing loss of refrigerant to the atmosphere

storing and transporting refrigerants

Australian automotive code of practice: Control of refrigerant gases during manufacture, installation, servicing or de-commissioning of motor vehicle air conditioners

key features of various types of refrigerants and oils found in automotive vehicle and equipment HVAC systems, including:

synthetic SGOD refrigerants, including:

chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)

hydrofluorocarbons (HCFC)

HC refrigerants

mineral and synthetic refrigerant oils

types, application and operation of refrigerant recovery equipment, including:

manifold and gauge set

recovery unit

types of recovery cylinders

procedures for recovering automotive refrigerant, including:

testing refrigerant to determine its type

connecting manifold and gauge set and recovery unit, including types and location of service ports

identifying recovery cylinder appropriate to the refrigerant

operating recovery unit, including weighing recovery cylinder before and after recovery

disconnecting and storing recovery unit and cylinder

work completion procedures for recovering vehicle refrigerant, including:

work area clean-up and maintenance requirements

workplace regulatory documentation to be completed

completing workplace documentation, including Australian Refrigeration Council accredited (ARCtick) service decal sticker.

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