A wholesaler is about to sell a cylinder of refrigerant to a walk-in customer. What does the refrigerant sales restriction require of that seller?
Correct Answer
A) Verify that the buyer holds an appropriate Section 608 certification and keep a record of the sale
The sales restriction puts the burden on the seller. Before handing over refrigerant, the wholesaler has to confirm that the purchaser holds a Section 608 certification appropriate to the equipment, and the transaction has to be documented and kept on file. There is no quantity cap per customer, no state licensing requirement in the federal rule, and no obligation to inventory the buyer's recovery equipment. The certification check and the sales record are what the rule asks for.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
The seller must verify the buyer's Section 608 certification and retain a record of the sale. That two-part obligation is what makes the sales restriction enforceable: it keeps refrigerant in the hands of certified technicians and leaves a paper trail an inspector can follow back from the cylinder to the purchaser.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Collect a copy of the buyer's state contractor license and file it with the invoice for seven years
State contractor licensing is a separate matter from the federal sales restriction, and keeping the copy longer does not help. A contractor license does not show that the buyer is a certified technician.
Option C: Limit the sale to one cylinder per customer in any calendar month of any size
The rule restricts who may buy refrigerant, not how much a certified technician may carry out. No quantity limit per customer appears anywhere in the sales restriction.
Option D: Confirm that the buyer owns recovery equipment manufactured after November 15, 1993 for that work
The seller is not responsible for auditing the buyer's tools. Recovery equipment requirements fall on the technician doing the work, not on the counter transaction that sells the refrigerant.
Memory Technique
Card and paper. Check the card, keep the paper. That is the whole counter transaction.
Reference Hint
40 CFR 82.154 restricts refrigerant sales to certified technicians; 82.166 requires sellers to retain records of sales.
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