Access Curated RAC Standards – Sponsored by ARC

The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) is proud to sponsor access to a curated set of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) Standards for licensed technicians and businesses.

As part of our commitment to supporting industry excellence, ARC Refrigerant Handling Licence (RHL) and Refrigerant Trading Authorisation (RTA) holders can now access key RAC Standards by submitting the form below to receive a voucher code. This code provides mobile-only access to the standards via the Standards Australia mobile app.

Standards Australia

These Standards provide in-depth guidance for the most common types of work undertaken in the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) industry, such as specifying, designing and installing RAC equipment, also servicing and repairing and end-of-life decommissioning of this equipment.

Standards included in this set are referenced in Section 135 of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995 (Cth). Licensed refrigeration technicians are required to comply with these Standards as part of the terms of their licence.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician’s set

AS/NZS 5149.1:2016

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps — Safety and environmental requirements, Part 1: Definitions, classification and selection criteria (ISO 5149-1:2014, MOD)

AS/NZS ISO 817:2016

Refrigerants — Designation and safety classification

AS/NZS 5149.4:2016

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps — Safety and environmental requirements, Part 4: Operation, maintenance, repair and recovery (ISO 5149-4:2014, MOD)

AS/NZS 5149.3:2016

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps — Safety and environmental requirements, Part 3: Installation site (ISO 5149-3:2014, MOD)

AS/NZS 5149.2:2016

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps — Safety and environmental requirements, Part 2: Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation (ISO 5149-2:2014, MOD)

How to Access the Standards

  1. Request your voucher code using the form below.

  2. Redeem your code via the Standards Australia Store.

  3. Select 'Mobile Only Access' option and access the standards on your mobile device using the Standards Australia app.

Please note: Voucher codes are limited each month and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Access Standards

To obtain your free-of-charge RTA access to these Standards, please fill in your details here and click 'Submit'.

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