Volkswagen Amarok 2011 Workshop Manual page 46

Amarok 2011 ➤ , Beetle 2012 ➤ , Bora 1999 ➤ , CC 2010 ➤ , CC 2012 ➤ , ...
Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a - Edition 10.2014
frigerant for vehicle air conditioning systems ) so that a proof
of use document is available for presentation to the responsi‐
ble authorities upon request. A record sheet need no longer
be kept within the EU due to respective European parliament
legislation from 2005. Other legislation may apply in countries
not belonging to the EU.
♦ Companies which sell materials and preparations listed in the
above mentioned legislation have the duty of accept returned
materials and preparations after they have been used, or to
ensure that a specified third party will accept them.
♦ Maintenance work and decommissioning of products that con‐
tain refrigerant referred to in the above mentioned legislation
as well as the acceptance of returned substances and prepa‐
rations referred to in this legislation may only be carried out by
persons who have the necessary specialist knowledge and
technical equipment.
Offences and breaches of the regulations
♦ A person is in breach of the regulations and laws referred to if
that person performs acts of wilful misconduct or negligence
when operating, performing maintenance work on or decom‐
missioning products that contain the refrigerants referred to,
contrary to the norms of technical practice, allows the sub‐
stances contained in them to escape into the atmosphere or
wilfully or negligently breaches the applicable regulations and
laws mentioned above.
Make sure to observe the corresponding technical rules (e.g.
TRGS 400, TRGS 402, TRGS 407, TRGS 510, TRGS 725, TRBS
3145) when handling compressed gases and, in particular, when
filling compressed gases from one compressed gas container into
another one.
Note
The following paragraphs are only extracts from the Technical
Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS) (relevant for automo‐
bile manufacturers and workshops).
♦ TRGS 400 (Risk assessment for activities involving hazardous
substances).
♦ TRGS 402 (Identification and assessment of the risks from
activities involving hazardous substances: inhalation expo‐
sure).
♦ TRGS 407 (Risk assessment for activities involving gaseous
substances).
♦ TRGS 510 (Storage of hazardous substances in non-station‐
ary containers).
♦ TRBS 3145/TRGS 725 (Non-stationary compressed gas con‐
tainers – charging, storage, in-house transportation, empty‐
ing).
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