ARCtick Licence flashcards
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- Refrigerant handling licence
- A personal licence authorising the named individual to perform specified refrigerant handling work such as recovery, charging, and decommissioning within the scope granted.
- Scope of licence
- The defined set of tasks and refrigerant types a licence holder is authorised to work on; work outside this scope is not covered by the licence.
- Venting prohibition
- A rule that refrigerant must not be deliberately released to atmosphere; it must be recovered into suitable containers before a circuit is opened.
- Recovery cylinder rules
- Recovery cylinders must be refrigerant-rated, correctly labelled, not overfilled, and used for only one refrigerant type to avoid mixing.
- Decommissioning record
- A record stating the quantity of refrigerant recovered from a system, the equipment or site involved, and the destination of the recovered refrigerant.
- Continuing competency
- The requirement that a licence holder maintains and demonstrates current skills, often through refresher training or reassessment, to keep the licence valid.
- Leak testing duty
- An obligation to check refrigerant circuits for leaks using appropriate methods before charging and during servicing, and to repair identified leaks.
- Evacuation before charging
- The procedure of removing air and moisture from a circuit by vacuum before introducing refrigerant, protecting system performance and preventing contamination.
- Refrigerant trading authorisation
- An authorisation granted to a business entity permitting it to buy, sell, store, or otherwise trade in regulated refrigerants under stated conditions.
- Business versus individual
- An RTA belongs to the business and its nominated site, whereas an RHL belongs to a person; the two are separate and neither substitutes for the other.
- Purchaser verification
- The requirement that an RTA holder confirm a buyer holds a valid refrigerant handling licence before supplying regulated refrigerant to that buyer.
- Sale record contents
- Each refrigerant supply record must state the refrigerant type, quantity, date of supply, and the purchaser's licence details for audit purposes.
- Nominated responsible person
- An individual named by the business to be accountable for RTA compliance; this person must hold the relevant refrigerant handling licence.
- Storage conditions
- Authorisation conditions requiring regulated refrigerant to be stored securely, correctly labelled, segregated by type, and protected from damage or unauthorised access.
- Notification of changes
- The obligation to inform the regulator of changes to business details, nominated persons, or premises within the period set by the authorisation conditions.
- Supply to unlicensed person
- A breach of the trading authorisation that can lead to suspension or cancellation, because regulated refrigerant may only go to licensed recipients.
- RTA scope limit
- An RTA permits trading in refrigerant but does not authorise the holder to perform handling work, which requires a separate personal licence.
- Training competency scope
- Training must cover recovery, charging, leak testing, and record keeping, matching the competencies required for the licence scope being sought.
- Practical assessment
- An assessment component where the candidate physically demonstrates handling tasks; a written test alone cannot establish handling competency.
- Code-consistent training
- Training providers must teach procedures and use equipment consistent with the current national refrigerant handling code of practice.
- Refresher interval
- The period after which a licence holder must complete refresher training or reassessment to maintain currency, as set by the licensing framework.
- Training records
- Documentation of training completion including the assessor, date, and competency outcome, retained and available for regulatory audit.
- Environmental obligations
- Training must cover duties relating to ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases, including the prohibition on venting refrigerant.
- Flammable refrigerant training
- Where the licence scope includes flammable refrigerants, training must address ignition-source control, safe charging, and appropriate equipment use.
- Reassessment triggers
- Circumstances requiring competency to be reassessed, such as a long period without handling work or following a serious safety incident.
- Record retention period
- The length of time records must be kept as specified by the regulator; a common requirement is five years from the date of the record.
- Contemporaneous records
- Records made at the time of the activity, legible and accurate, rather than reconstructed later from memory or estimates.
- Recovery disposal linkage
- A record connecting the quantity of refrigerant recovered to the specific equipment or site and to the facility that received it.
- Production on request
- The obligation to provide records to an authorised officer when asked; failing to produce them is itself a breach of the framework.
- Electronic record validity
- Electronic records satisfy record-keeping duties if they are secure, retrievable, and can be reproduced in a legible form on request.
- Inventory reconciliation
- A check that purchases plus recovered stock minus sales and disposals equals on-hand refrigerant inventory, revealing discrepancies or unrecorded movement.
- Licence number on invoices
- Where required, the licence or authorisation number must appear on invoices and quotations so recipients can verify the supplier's status.