Epa Section 608

Section 608 technician certification regulatory requirements programs on this list are approved to provide the epa section 608 technician certification test.

Epa section 608. Revised section 608 refrigerant management regulations on february 26 2020 epa administrator andrew r. Important considerations about these programs. The federal clean air act under section 8 requires persons working with regulated refrigerants to be certified.

There are four types of certification. Most high pressure gauges range from 0 to 800 psig. Epa regulations 40 cfr part 82 subpart f under section 608 of the clean air act require that technicians who maintain service repair or dispose of equipment that could release ozone depleting refrigerants into the atmosphere must be certified.

Wheeler signed the final rule protection of stratospheric ozone. It covers modern service installation and disposal practices for refrigerant bearing appliances. Resources for hvacr contractors technicians equipment owners and other regulated industry to check rules and requirements for managing refrigerant emissions information on how to become a certified technician and compliance assistance documents.

The high pressure gauge measures high side discharge pressure. Revisions to the refrigerant management program s extension to substitutes. Most type i programs provide on site testing.

Type i limited to small appliances 5 lbs. The epa section 608 test is a closed book test intended to measure a technicians basic knowledge of refrigerant containment laws set by the clean air act. In order to work in the hvac industry technicians who maintain service repair or dispose of refrigerant containing equipment must be certified under the environmental protection agency s section 608 of the clean air act.

Mainstream engineering is a certifying agency for section 608 type i ii iii and universal certifications. Introduction 5 esco institute 2019 the compound pressure gauge measures system pressure for the low side in pounds per square inch gauge psig and vacuum in inches of mercury hg.