CFC/ODP Courses
DESCRIPTION
Individuals who handle refrigerants must successfully complete training and an examination under regulations of the Province of Ontario, as part of the Ozone Depleting Substances Awareness Program.
This training is designed for individuals who do not have a n Environmental Awareness Card (OPD card) or for those whose certificate has expired.
Training provided in the course deals with the environmentally-correct equipment design and handling procedures for CFC/HCFC/HFC refrigerants and reduction of carbon dioxide from fuel fired equipment. The content will enable individuals responsible for residential, commercial, domestic and mobile refrigeration applications and the handling of refrigerants to comply with new regulations being developed to cover refrigerant products.
Topics include awareness of the effect on the Ozone layer from refrigerants and global warming/greenhouse reduction issues, such as refrigeration leak detection methods; system charging procedures; special maintenance, refrigeration recover; re-use, recycle and reclamation equipment and efficient heating systems awareness and the Ontario regulations.
Those who sucessfully complete the full one-day course will receive a renewable Ontario Ozone Depletion (ODP) Card and a nationally-registered number for refrigerant purchase.
Environmental Awareness Certificate (Ozone Depletion Card) Renewal
Environmental Awareness (ODP) certificate holders are required to update their informiaotn and renew their certificate every five years, before the certificate's renewal date, upon payment of a renewal fee.
The recertification requirement is being replaced with a five-year renewal provision. Therefore, ODP certificate holders will only be required to update their information and renew their certificate every five years upon payment of a renewal fee.
For more information on renewal procedures, please contact:
Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI)
2800 Skymark Avenue, Building 1, Suite 201
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 5A6
Tel: 1-800-661-3369
Email: amantei@hrai.ca
Fax: 905-602-1197
