Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to verify refrigeration and air conditioning installation
- Safety hazards which have not previously been identified are noted on job safety assessment and established risk control measures implemented
- Appropriate person/s is consulted to ensure the verification work is coordinated effectively with others involved on the worksite
- Location of refrigeration and air conditioning system components are determined from specifications and diagrams
- Refrigeration and air conditioning inspection and tests are appropriately sequenced in accordance with job schedule
- Materials needed for the tests and verification are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked against job requirements
- Tools, equipment and testing devices needed to verify compliance are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked for correct operation and safety
- Visually inspect the refrigeration and air conditioning installation
- Pipe work is checked for appropriate type and size
- Pipe work accessories and components are validated as being suitably located, securely fixed and suitably protected from damage or corrosion
- Refrigeration and air conditioning system components and accessories are validated as being appropriately rated in accordance with manufacturer and design specifications
- Evidence that equipment complies with safety and functional requirements is cited in accordance with workplace procedures
- Unexpected situations are responded to in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment, discussed with appropriate person/s and documented in accordance with workplace procedures
- Visual inspection is carried out efficiently without waste of materials, damage to or contamination of apparatus and the surrounding environment or services using sustainable energy practices
- Conduct refrigeration and air conditioning compliance tests
- Circuits/machines/plant are checked and isolated in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
- Electrical tests are conducted to verify that the electrical circuit within the refrigeration and air conditioning installation is safe and functions as intended
- Refrigeration and air conditioning tests are conducted to verify that the refrigeration equipment and pipe work within the refrigeration installation is safe and functions as intended
- Unexpected situations are responded in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment, discussed with appropriate person/s and documented in accordance with workplace procedures
- Refrigeration/air conditioning testing is carried out efficiently without waste of materials or damage to apparatus, the surrounding environment or services using sustainable energy practices
- Report refrigeration and air conditioning inspection and verification findings
- Non-compliance defects are identified and reported in accordance with workplace procedures
- Recommendations for rectifying defects are made in accordance with workplace procedures
- Work completion is documented and appropriate person/s notified in accordance with workplace procedures