4.16 Section 26: Responsibilities of Employers and Contractors

Section 26: Responsibilities of Employers and Contractors

Employers and contractors in the business of installing and servicing equipment that contains a refrigerant, must employ trained service technicians who are certified to handle and use refrigerants.

When employers or contractors hire another contractor to install or service equipment containing a refrigerant, the hiring employer or contractor must ensure that the hired contractor is a trained service technician or that he/she employs trained service technicians certified to use and handle refrigerants.