EPA 608 CERTIFICATION
WhatsodatesowassothesosalesoofsoCFC'sso&soHCFC'ssorestrictedsotosotechnicianssocertified
soinsorefrigerantsorecovery?so-soans--✔✔Novemberso14,so1994
Sectionso608soofsothesoFederalsoCleansoAirsoActsorequiressotechnicianssotosowhat?so-
soans--✔✔Recoversoallsorefrigerants.
ThesoobjectivesoofsothesoCleansoAirsoActsoissotosoprotectsowhat?so-soans--
✔✔Thesoearth'ssostratosphere.
HFC'sso-soans--✔✔HydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC'sso-soans--✔✔ChloroFluoroCarbon's
ODPso-soans--✔✔OzonesoDepletionsoPotential
WhichsointernationalsotreatysoagreementsowassothesobasissoforsoSectionso608?so-soans--
✔✔ThesoMontrealsoProtocol.
Depletionsoofsothesoozonesoinsothesostratospheresoissoknowsotosocausesowhatso6sothings?
so-soans--✔✔1.Cropsolosses
2.Increasessoinsoeyesodiseases
3.SkinsoCancer
4.Reducedsomarinesolife
5.Deforestation
6.Increasedsogroundsolevelsoozone
WhatsohappenssowhensoCFCsoorsoHCFCsomoleculessogetsoinsothesostratosphereso&sofree
soatomssoofsoChlorinesoaresosetsofree?so-soans--
✔✔ThesesoatomssoattacksoOzonesoMoleculessocausingsothesoformationsoofsoChlorinesoM
onoxideso(CLO),soaftersocollidingsowithsoanothersoOzonesoMolecule,socausesso2soOxygen
so(O2)somoleculessotosobesomadeso&soleavingsoansoatomsoofsochlorinesotosoactsoasso"Frees
oAgent"sostartingsothesoprocesssooversountilso100,000somoleculessoofsoOzonesoaresodestr
oyedsobysojustsoonesoatomsoofsochloride.
Whatsodatesowassorecoverysoequipmentsorequiredsotosobesocertifiedsobysoasolab,so&soachi
evesohighersoevacuationsolevels,so&sohavesolowsolosssofittings?so-soans--
✔✔Novemberso15,so1993
, Onsowhatsodatesowassotechniciansocertificationsorequired?so-soans--
✔✔Novemberso14,so1994
WhatsodatesowassoCFC'ssophasedsooutsoofsoproduction?so-soans--
✔✔Decemberso31,so1995
WhatsoissoEPAso608soTypesoIsocertification?so-soans--
✔✔Personssowhosomaintain,soservice,sorepair,soorsodisposesoofsosmallsoappliancesso(con
tainingso5sopoundssoofsorefrigerantso(orsoless).
WhatsoissoEPAso608soTypesoIIsocertification?so-soans--
✔✔Personssowhosomaintain,soservice,sorepair,soorsodisposesoofsohighsoandsoverysohighso
pressuresoappliances.soExceptsosmallsoappliancessoandsomotorsovehiclesoairsoconditionin
gsosystems.
WhatsoissoEPAso608soTypesoIIIsocertification?so-soans--
✔✔Personssowhosomaintain,soservice,sorepair,soorsodisposesoofsolowsopressuresoapplianc
es.
WhatsoissoEPAso608soUniversalsocertification?so-soans--
✔✔Personssowhosomaintain,soservice,sorepair,soorsodisposesoofsobothsolowsoandsohighsop
ressuresoequipment,soassowellsoassoappliances.
HCFC'sso-soans--✔✔HydroChloroFluoroCarbons
WhatsoaresoHydroChloroFluoroCarbons?so-soans--
✔✔CommonlysoknownsoassoHCFC's,sotheysoaresoasogroupsoofsoman-
madesocompundssocontainingsohydrogen,sochlorine,sofluorine,soandsocarbon.
Asorecoverysocylindersomustsonotsobesofilledsomoresothanso___so
%soofsoit'ssocapacitysobysoweight?so-soans--✔✔80%
Howsoshouldsorefrigerantsocylinderssobesoshipped?so-soans--✔✔Up-
rightsowithsopropersoDOTsoclassificationsotags.
WhatsooilsoMUSTsobesousedsowithsoALLsoHFC'ssoforsoHVAC/
RefrigerationsobutsowillsoalsosoworksowithsoCFC'ssoandsoHCFC's.so-soans--✔✔Polyolester
HCFC'ssohavesoverysolowsoatmosphericsoconcentrationssomeasuredsoinsopartssoper?so-
soans--✔✔Trillion
Allsocoolingsosystemssocontainingsomoresothanso50solbs.soofsorefrigerantsomustsobesorepai
redsowhensothesoannualsoleaksoratesoexceeds___?so-soans--✔✔15%
MineralsoOilssoaresousedsowith?so-soans--✔✔AllsoCFC's
WhatsodatesowassothesosalesoofsoCFC'sso&soHCFC'ssorestrictedsotosotechnicianssocertified
soinsorefrigerantsorecovery?so-soans--✔✔Novemberso14,so1994
Sectionso608soofsothesoFederalsoCleansoAirsoActsorequiressotechnicianssotosowhat?so-
soans--✔✔Recoversoallsorefrigerants.
ThesoobjectivesoofsothesoCleansoAirsoActsoissotosoprotectsowhat?so-soans--
✔✔Thesoearth'ssostratosphere.
HFC'sso-soans--✔✔HydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC'sso-soans--✔✔ChloroFluoroCarbon's
ODPso-soans--✔✔OzonesoDepletionsoPotential
WhichsointernationalsotreatysoagreementsowassothesobasissoforsoSectionso608?so-soans--
✔✔ThesoMontrealsoProtocol.
Depletionsoofsothesoozonesoinsothesostratospheresoissoknowsotosocausesowhatso6sothings?
so-soans--✔✔1.Cropsolosses
2.Increasessoinsoeyesodiseases
3.SkinsoCancer
4.Reducedsomarinesolife
5.Deforestation
6.Increasedsogroundsolevelsoozone
WhatsohappenssowhensoCFCsoorsoHCFCsomoleculessogetsoinsothesostratosphereso&sofree
soatomssoofsoChlorinesoaresosetsofree?so-soans--
✔✔ThesesoatomssoattacksoOzonesoMoleculessocausingsothesoformationsoofsoChlorinesoM
onoxideso(CLO),soaftersocollidingsowithsoanothersoOzonesoMolecule,socausesso2soOxygen
so(O2)somoleculessotosobesomadeso&soleavingsoansoatomsoofsochlorinesotosoactsoasso"Frees
oAgent"sostartingsothesoprocesssooversountilso100,000somoleculessoofsoOzonesoaresodestr
oyedsobysojustsoonesoatomsoofsochloride.
Whatsodatesowassorecoverysoequipmentsorequiredsotosobesocertifiedsobysoasolab,so&soachi
evesohighersoevacuationsolevels,so&sohavesolowsolosssofittings?so-soans--
✔✔Novemberso15,so1993
, Onsowhatsodatesowassotechniciansocertificationsorequired?so-soans--
✔✔Novemberso14,so1994
WhatsodatesowassoCFC'ssophasedsooutsoofsoproduction?so-soans--
✔✔Decemberso31,so1995
WhatsoissoEPAso608soTypesoIsocertification?so-soans--
✔✔Personssowhosomaintain,soservice,sorepair,soorsodisposesoofsosmallsoappliancesso(con
tainingso5sopoundssoofsorefrigerantso(orsoless).
WhatsoissoEPAso608soTypesoIIsocertification?so-soans--
✔✔Personssowhosomaintain,soservice,sorepair,soorsodisposesoofsohighsoandsoverysohighso
pressuresoappliances.soExceptsosmallsoappliancessoandsomotorsovehiclesoairsoconditionin
gsosystems.
WhatsoissoEPAso608soTypesoIIIsocertification?so-soans--
✔✔Personssowhosomaintain,soservice,sorepair,soorsodisposesoofsolowsopressuresoapplianc
es.
WhatsoissoEPAso608soUniversalsocertification?so-soans--
✔✔Personssowhosomaintain,soservice,sorepair,soorsodisposesoofsobothsolowsoandsohighsop
ressuresoequipment,soassowellsoassoappliances.
HCFC'sso-soans--✔✔HydroChloroFluoroCarbons
WhatsoaresoHydroChloroFluoroCarbons?so-soans--
✔✔CommonlysoknownsoassoHCFC's,sotheysoaresoasogroupsoofsoman-
madesocompundssocontainingsohydrogen,sochlorine,sofluorine,soandsocarbon.
Asorecoverysocylindersomustsonotsobesofilledsomoresothanso___so
%soofsoit'ssocapacitysobysoweight?so-soans--✔✔80%
Howsoshouldsorefrigerantsocylinderssobesoshipped?so-soans--✔✔Up-
rightsowithsopropersoDOTsoclassificationsotags.
WhatsooilsoMUSTsobesousedsowithsoALLsoHFC'ssoforsoHVAC/
RefrigerationsobutsowillsoalsosoworksowithsoCFC'ssoandsoHCFC's.so-soans--✔✔Polyolester
HCFC'ssohavesoverysolowsoatmosphericsoconcentrationssomeasuredsoinsopartssoper?so-
soans--✔✔Trillion
Allsocoolingsosystemssocontainingsomoresothanso50solbs.soofsorefrigerantsomustsobesorepai
redsowhensothesoannualsoleaksoratesoexceeds___?so-soans--✔✔15%
MineralsoOilssoaresousedsowith?so-soans--✔✔AllsoCFC's