UEERA0068 — Repair and service self-contained carbon dioxide refrigeration and heat pump systems
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79 assessable components: 3 elements (21 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 46 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare to service self-contained CO² refrigeration and heat pump system
- 1.1WHS/OHS hazards, risk control methods, relevant standards, codes and legislation are obtained and applied
- 1.2Safety hazards not previously identified are reported, risk assessed and advice on risk control measures sought from work supervisor
- 1.3Nature of work is obtained from documentation or from work supervisor to determine the scope of work to be undertaken
- 1.4Advice is sought from work supervisor to ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others
- 1.5Sources of materials required for the refrigeration work are accessed in accordance with workplace and procedures
- 1.6Tools, equipment and testing devices needed to carry out refrigeration work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety
2 Service and repair self-contained CO² refrigeration and heat pump system
- 2.1Measuring system operating parameters are conducted in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace safety procedures
- 2.2Refrigeration inspection and checks are carried out to ensure the system or component parts are isolated in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
- 2.3Refrigerant is removed from system safely in accordance with regulatory requirements, industry standards and practices
- 2.4Precautions are taken to prevent damage to components while pressure testing the refrigeration and heat pump system
- 2.5Pressure testing is conducted at a pressure compatible with CO² and in accordance with industry standards and practices
- 2.6Refrigerant leaks are located and rectified using testing methods appropriate to the system and in accordance with industry standards and practices
- 2.7Refrigeration and heat pump system is evacuated to the required level and cleaned of all moisture and other contaminants in accordance with industry standards and practices
- 2.8Refrigeration and heat pump system is charged safely with refrigerant grade CO² and compatible lubricants in accordance with industry standards and practices
- 2.9Actual and specified range of operating conditions are determined from measured and calculated values as they apply to CO² vapour compression systems in accordance with workplace procedures and industry standards
- 2.10Unplanned situations are dealt with safely and in accordance with workplace procedures and approval of authorised person/s in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
- 2.11Operating conditions are determined without damage to apparatus, circuits, the surrounding environment or services using sustainable energy practices
3 Complete and report servicing and repair of self-contained CO² refrigeration and heat pump system work activities
- 3.1Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
- 3.2Contaminated refrigerant and lubricant are dealt with in accordance with legislative/regulatory and industry standard requirements
- 3.3Operation conditions are documented and include identification of any parameter that is not within the specified range for the system
- 3.4Work supervisor is notified of the completion of work in accordance with workplace procedures
Performance evidence
- applying relevant legislation, industry standards and practices
- applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements and workplace procedures and practices, including using risk control measures
- applying sustainable energy principles and practices
- dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
- discharging/charging refrigerant/lubricants and pressure testing the system without damage to components
- documenting operating conditions correctly
- identifying the conditions of the carbon dioxide (CO²) refrigerant at various locations in the vapour compression system in a trans-critical and sub-critical state
- locating and rectifying leaks
- pressure testing, evacuating, charging/discharging refrigerant/lubricants and determining the operating conditions of CO² vapour compression systems
- recording measurements
- selecting and using appropriate measuring devices correctly
- using calculation methods accurately
Knowledge evidence
- CO² refrigeration compressors and lubricants, including:
- types, construction and their applications
- types of compatible compressor oil (Polyolester (POE) and Polyaphalefin (PAO))
- safe handling of lubricants for CO² applications using safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS)
- cylinder regulators
- moisture problems with CO² systems
- refrigerant CO² cylinders and regulators
- refrigerant conditions
- refrigeration principles
- relevant industry standards, codes and practices
- relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes, including hazards associated with CO²
- relevant manufacturer specifications
- relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements
- relevant workplace documentation, including service manuals and service documentation
- relevant workplace policies and procedures
- self-contained systems employing CO² refrigerant at trans-critical condition, including:
- basic operation
- domestic refrigerators and freezers
- heat pumps
- water heaters
- refrigerated cabinets
- systems and major components
- typical applications
- service gauges
- service procedures
- CO² refrigerant, including:
- benefits of using CO² as a refrigerant
- thermophysical properties
- servicing tools, equipment and safe working procedures, including:
- cylinder regulators
- moisture problems with CO² systems
- refrigerant CO² cylinders and regulators
- refrigerant conditions
- service gauges
- service procedures
- system standing pressure as a result of power loss
- system components, construction and operation, including:
- capillary tubes and accurators
- CO² evaporator design features
- CO² sub-cooler design features
- electronic expansion valves
- liquid-suction heat exchangers
- pressure relief devices
- refrigerant flow controls
- system standing pressure as a result of power loss.
- trans-critical CO² refrigeration and heat pump systems.
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