Refrigeration branch
Refrigeration branch denotes servicing and waste treatment of equipment that contains ozone-depleting substances and certain equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases). The F-gases are used in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, fire-extinguishing systems, high-voltage switchgear and solvents.
The provisions on the F-gases are laid down in the EU Regulation 842/2006 and nationally in the Finnish Environmental Protection Act (86/2000, as amended by Act 681/2008), and in the Finnish Government Decree (452/2009).
Within the scope of the Decree are entrepreneurs and persons who carry out installation or servicing works on refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat pump equipment, air-conditioning systems in vehicles and fire-extinguishing equipment. The Decree also applies to persons dealing with recovery of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6 gas) from high-voltage switchgear or F-gas-based solvents from the equipment. The new Decree regulates the qualifications for both the appointed responsible person employed by the entrepreneur and the persons attending to the installation, servicing or recovery tasks.
Updated
27/04/2011