H4 – Household units
Air conditioning and refrigeration units
Equipment targeted by the new requirement
As of June 1, 2008, you
will have to hold an H4 environmental qualification
certificate in order to install, service, repair or
modify a unit under 1/4 horsepower (200 W) that uses
halocarbons.
Examples:
- refrigerators
- freezers
- water chillers
- home air conditioning units
- vending machines
Main trades targeted by the new requirement
- Household appliance repairer
- Household appliance technician
- Vending machine repairer
Length of validity of the H4 certificate
Your environmental qualification certificate is valid for
your full career. The Regulation makes no provision for
renewing this document.
Criteria for obtaining an H4 certificate
To obtain an H4 environmental qualification certificate,
you must hold one of the following attestations of training
covering the use of halocarbons in household units:
- Attestation of training on halocarbons, household units category, recognized by Emploi-Québec, given by a school board (seven hours);
- Attestation issued by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society for training successfully completed after January 1, 1994;
- Valid Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) card issued by the Government of Ontario;
- Valid Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry Association (MOPIA) card.
- Attestation issued by the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada for training successfully completed after January 1, 1994;
Note: Since September 2006, the vocational diploma (DEP) program for the repair of electric household appliances includes the necessary environmental module to obtain an environmental qualification certificate.
How to obtain training on halocarbons for certificate H4
If you have not completed any of the training on
hydrocarbons required to get your environmental
qualification certificate, you must sign up with one of the
school boards providing the seven-hour training recognized
by Emploi-Québec.
Registration fees will be requested.
How to apply to Emploi-Québec for a certificate
- Download the
application form for an environmental qualification
certificate
- Complete the application form and send it to the
address shown below along with the following documents:
- a photocopy of your vocational qualification
certificate or apprenticeship card;
- a cheque or money order for $30, made out to the
Minister of Finance of Québec.
Service de qualification
Programme des halocarbures
10520, boulevard de l’Acadie
Montréal (Québec) H4N 1L9 |
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