Engineering manual - SAB 193-233-283 S A-frame (including ATEX)
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Safety precautions
Recovery of refrigerant
Operators are responsible for putting in place arrangements for the proper recovery of fluorinated
greenhouse gases by competent personnel to ensure recycling, reclamation or destruction.
Certification of personnel
According to directive 303/2008, it is mandatory for the member states to establish certification
and training programs for personnel involved in leakage inspections and the recovery, recycling,
reclamation and destruction of fluorinated gases.
Record keeping
For all units containing fluorinated greenhouse gases in quantities of more than 5 tonnes of
CO
2
eq, records must be kept indicating the quantity and type of product, quantities added for re-
charges and the quantity recovered during servicing, maintenance and final disposal. Other rele-
vant information is also requested, such as identification of the servicing company or technician,
as well as dates and results of the checks.
For further information, please see the F-gas regulation in full.