Unit of competency Outline
Date retreived
24/07/2026 6:19 AM AWST
24/07/2026 6:19 AM AWST
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Prepare and connect refrigerant tubing and fittings
Prepare and connect refrigerant tubing and fittings
Unit of competency
National Code
UEERA0059
UEERA0059
State Code
OCB86
OCB86
TGA Status
Current
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Approved
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
12/07/2021
Field of Education
031315 - Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Mechanics
Original Release Date
12/07/2021
Nominal Hours
36
Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to prepare and connect refrigeration and air conditioning piping/tubing and fittings.Itincludes cutting,bending and connecting copper tubes to copper tubesand tobrass and steel fittings byflaring and swaging using compression fittingsand silverbrazing.The skills and knowledgein this unit will be applied by refrigeration and air conditioning technicians during the installation, service and repair of refrigeration and air conditioning systems.To undertake this unit, the learner must have a Trainee Refrigerant Handling Licence as it includes work on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that carries the risk of a fluorocarbon refrigerant being emitted.The skills and knowledge described in this unit require a national Refrigerant Handling Licence as it includes work on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that carries the risk of a fluorocarbon refrigerant being emitted while decanting the refrigerant or manufacturing, installing, commissioning, servicing, maintaining or decommissioning refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.The skills and knowledge described in this unit may, in some jurisdictions, also require a licence or permit to practice in the workplace subject to regulations for undertaking refrigeration and air conditioning work. Practice in the workplace and during training is also subject to work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Prepare to fabricate tubing and attach fittings for refrigeration and/or air conditioning system
- 1.1 WHS/OHS hazards, risk control methods, relevant standards, codes and legislation are obtained and applied
- 1.2 Safety hazards which have not previously been identified are reported and advice on risk control measures is sought from supervisor
- 1.3 Nature of work is obtained from documentation or supervisor to determine scope of work to be undertaken
- 1.4 Advice is sought from supervisor to ensure work is coordinated effectively with others
- 1.5 Materials required for the work are accessed in accordance with workplace procedures
- 1.6 Tools, equipment and testing devices to carry out work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety
2 Fabricate tubing and attach fittings for refrigeration and/or air conditioning system
- 2.1 Tasks are completed in accordance with workplace safety procedures
- 2.2 Relevant safe work methods are used to cut, flare, swage, bend and silver braze tubing and fittings as they apply to refrigeration and/or air conditioning systems
- 2.3 Refrigerant tubing and fittings are silver brazed with the use of dry nitrogen to prevent contamination
- 2.4 Fabricated tubing and fittings are prepared without waste of materials or damage/contamination to apparatus, the surrounding environment or services using relevant workplace sustainable energy practices in accordance with workplace procedures
- 2.5 Quality checks are carried out regularly in accordance with workplace procedures, instructions/or specifications, including dimensions and pressure testing
3 Complete work and report
- 3.1 Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
- 3.2 Supervisor is notified of task completion in accordance with workplace procedures
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Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| S7338 | UEENEEJ102A | Prepare and connect refrigerant tubing and fittings | Unit of competency |