Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide

Overview

The Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide (FRSG) and associated resources are designed to improve awareness of how to best manage the health and safety risks associated with the use and management of flammable refrigerants in stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.

These resources have been produced by AIRAH in collaboration with Refrigerants Australia and Refrigerant Reclaim Australia, with support from the ARBS Foundation, an ARBS organisation dedicated to funding research and education initiatives that advance learning and understanding across Australia’s HVAC&R and building services industries.

Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide

This online resource will help HVAC&R technicians, apprentices and other stakeholders understand the range of skills and knowledge required to work safely with flammable refrigerants.

Designers, installers and service providers should access the AS/NZS 5149 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements series in order to understand the precise requirements for an individual installation.

Please note: This does not substitute for the detailed, nationally endorsed technical training that provides guidance on how to safely and productively work with flammable refrigerants. It is a guide meant to complement your training and improve awareness of best practices.

Flammable Refrigerant Online Resource

This free online resource is intended to improve participant awareness of how to best manage health and safety risks associated with the use and management of flammable refrigerants in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment.

It covers equipment that could be used at a workplace, public building or in a residential or domestic setting. It also includes how to best manage the health and safety risks during the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, service, use, decommissioning, dismantling and disposal of equipment using flammable refrigerants.

The online resource can be accessed through the Pointsbuild platform.

Flammable Refrigerants Fact Files

These downloadable fact files are summaries of important information presented in the Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide. They are a quick way to read over key takeaways discussed in each section of the guide.

Previous versions

Earlier versions of the Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide can be accessed here: