TECHNICAL GUIDANCE OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT REFRIGERANT RECOVERY AND REFRIGERANT EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN AC AND REFRIGERATOR MECHANIC IN KEDIRI RAYA

Abstract

Refrigerant that is released into the environment will damage nature because of the chlorine. In addition, refrigerant is also a toxic substance and will damage the central nervous system and cause negative cardiovascular effects. To reduce the release of refrigerant into the environment, in this technical guidance, AC and refrigerator technicians were chosen as partners. AC and Refrigerator technicians are people who direct contact with the refrigerant. Offline Technical Guidance was carried out in the workplace by following strict health protocols during the covid 19 pandemic. For the provision of materials that do not use equipment, technicians were given via zoom meeting to reach all technicians at once. From the result of questionnaires , it was found that AC and refrigerator technicians have a good understanding of the effect of refrigerant on the environment, the effect on humans or the technicians themselves, the history of refrigerant, handling used refrigerant and safety and health at work.