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INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT – ON AMMONIA TRAINING… to Natural Refrigerants... · TRAINING IN EUROPE 2017 INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT – ON AMMONIA TRAINING… TRAINING IN EUROPE – AN OVERVIEW

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    S

    Wh

    at h

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    yo

    ur

    bal

    ance

    so

    far

    reg

    ard

    ing

    trai

    nin

    g o

    n n

    atu

    ral r

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    ger

    ants

    ?

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    aco

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    d to

    edu

    cati

    ng t

    he m

    arke

    t

    on t

    he s

    afet

    y an

    d ha

    ndlin

    g of

    hyd

    roca

    rbon

    s,

    end-

    user

    s, s

    uppo

    rtin

    g tr

    aini

    ng p

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    ders

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    ng

    stak

    ehol

    ders

    of

    EU A

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    nati

    ve R

    efri

    gera

    nts

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    arni

    ng a

    nd o

    rgan

    izin

    g w

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    ars.

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    pe is

    to im

    prov

    e te

    chni

    cal s

    kills

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    atte

    ntio

    n to

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    ulat

    ions

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    ds a

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    h a

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    icul

    ar f

    ocus

    on

    safe

    ty, d

    uty

    of c

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    risk

    ass

    essm

    ent

    and

    resp

    onsi

    ble

    appr

    oach

    .

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    spr

    ead

    of h

    ydro

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    ons

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    crea

    sing

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    oth

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    ng n

    eglig

    ible

    impa

    cts

    on

    the

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    ronm

    ent

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    the

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    rtan

    t ro

    le

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    umpt

    ion,

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    ch m

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    ves

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    tici

    pat

    ing

    in t

    he

    nat

    ura

    l ref

    rig

    eran

    ts t

    rain

    ing

    sess

    ion

    s o

    rgan

    ized

    by

    you

    r o

    rgan

    izat

    ion

    ?

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    rest

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    atur

    al r

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    ning

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    ery

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    emen

    t

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    tion

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    pare

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    spon

    sibl

    e te

    chni

    cian

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    cilit

    ate

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    usio

    n of

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    rant

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    ngs

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    e ch

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    it o

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    opan

    e

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    150g

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    ere

    is a

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    mon

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    ort

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    it u

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    nat

    ura

    l

    refr

    iger

    ants

    tra

    inin

    g in

    Eu

    rop

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    info

    rmed

    als

    o ab

    out

    the

    use

    of h

    ydro

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    ons.

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    h th

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    iger

    ants

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    lier,

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    ffer

    ing

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    y an

    d tr

    ust

    on h

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    ig c

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    nge

    to s

    uppo

    rt t

    he s

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    d

    of h

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    carb

    ons

    is t

    he n

    eed

    of h

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    the

    char

    ge s

    tati

    on f

    or p

    ropa

    ne.

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    w m

    any

    peo

    ple

    has

    yo

    ur

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    aniz

    atio

    n

    trai

    ned

    last

    yea

    r, a

    nd

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    at is

    yo

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    esti

    mat

    e

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    the

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    ing

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    n t

    his

    nu

    mb

    er?

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    ce y

    ears

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    brac

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    com

    mit

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    ket o

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    fety

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    g of

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    ribu

    tors

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    end

    -use

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    sta

    keho

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    erna

    tive

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    rant

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    ning

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    inar

    s.

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    he la

    st y

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    are

    gro

    win

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    num

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    d Em

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    attr

    act

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    ucer

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    d in

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    lers

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    rope

    and

    in t

    he w

    orld

    and

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    ER

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    dem

    y o

    pen

    ed la

    st

    for

    tech

    nic

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    s/en

    gin

    eers

    in t

    he

    HV

    AC

    &R

    sect

    or.

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    at h

    as b

    een

    yo

    ur

    asse

    ssm

    ent

    so f

    ar

    reg

    ard

    ing

    tra

    inin

    g o

    n n

    atu

    ral r

    efri

    ger

    ants

    ?

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    inte

    rest

    in o

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    rain

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    at t

    he S

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    AU

    FLER

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    dem

    y in

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    man

    y) h

    as b

    een

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    d am

    mon

    ia s

    emin

    ars

    in

    part

    icul

    ar a

    re m

    uch

    in d

    eman

    d, b

    ut p

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    ne

    is c

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    antl

    y gr

    owin

    g in

    impo

    rtan

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    o.

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    syst

    ems

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    the

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    aini

    ng

    2 (R

    744)

    for

    exa

    mpl

    e ha

    s a

    glob

    al w

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    ing

    pote

    ntia

    l (G

    WP

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    ually

    clim

    ate-

    neut

    ral.

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    ever

    the

    the

    rmal

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    at h

    as b

    een

    th

    e fe

    edb

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    fro

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    nat

    ura

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    rain

    ing

    sess

    ion

    s o

    rgan

    ised

    by

    you

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    isat

    ion

    ?

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    fee

    dbac

    k fr

    om o

    ur s

    emin

    ars

    has

    been

    unan

    imou

    sly

    posi

    tive

    . The

    par

    tici

    pant

    s ar

    e

    enth

    usia

    stic

    abo

    ut t

    he a

    mou

    nt o

    f in

    form

    atio

    n an

    d

    are

    led

    by e

    mpl

    oyee

    s w

    ith

    plen

    ty o

    f pr

    acti

    cal

    expe

    rien

    ce f

    rom

    the

    app

    licat

    ion

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    neer

    ing

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    rtm

    ent,

    from

    sal

    es a

    nd f

    rom

    pro

    duct

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    at h

    as b

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    yo

    ur

    bal

    ance

    so

    far

    reg

    ard

    ing

    trai

    nin

    g o

    n n

    atu

    ral r

    efri

    ger

    ants

    ?

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    have

    han

    dled

    in 2

    016

    seve

    ral t

    rain

    ing

    cour

    ses

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    our

    part

    ners

    in h

    andl

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    and

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    rati

    on o

    f

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    mpr

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    rs o

    n di

    ffer

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    icat

    ions

    . We

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    con

    side

    r th

    at t

    he t

    rain

    ing

    of o

    pera

    tors

    is d

    eepl

    y im

    port

    ant

    in o

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    to m

    ake

    tran

    scri

    tica

    l

    appl

    icat

    ions

    eas

    ier

    and

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    e ap

    prec

    iate

    d.

    very

    inte

    rest

    ing

    tech

    nolo

    gy is

    abs

    olut

    ely

    the

    basi

    s

    for

    a fu

    rthe

    r de

    velo

    pmen

    t of

    Nat

    ural

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    rige

    rati

    on

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    at h

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    een

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    e fe

    edb

    ack

    fro

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    tici

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    he

    nat

    ura

    l ref

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    eran

    ts t

    rain

    ing

    sess

    ion

    s o

    rgan

    ized

    by

    you

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    rgan

    izat

    ion

    ?

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    the

    part

    icip

    ants

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    e pr

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    ndly

    inte

    rest

    ed

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    grat

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    the

    ver

    y m

    uch

    inte

    rest

    ing

    info

    rmat

    ion

    give

    n. T

    hey

    also

    app

    reci

    ated

    ver

    y

    muc

    h th

    e ch

    ance

    to h

    ave

    a ha

    nds

    on e

    xper

    ienc

    e

    wit

    h th

    e m

    achi

    nes

    whi

    le a

    tten

    ding

    the

    cou

    rse.

    ener

    gy c

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    pt w

    hich

    has

    won

    sev

    eral

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    ds, a

    nd h

    ow m

    oder

    n sy

    stem

    s ca

    n be

    use

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    at d

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    n

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    arri

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    to o

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    nat

    ura

    l

    refr

    iger

    ants

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    inin

    g in

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    rop

    e?

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    sec

    tor

    is s

    tron

    gly

    char

    acte

    rise

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    sm

    all

    busi

    ness

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    oyin

    g cr

    afts

    men

    , who

    sim

    ply

    cour

    ses.

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    o co

    mpa

    rati

    vely

    exp

    ensi

    ve f

    or

    them

    . Eve

    ryon

    e ha

    s to

    try

    har

    d to

    tak

    e su

    itab

    le

    mea

    sure

    s an

    d cr

    eate

    the

    rig

    ht m

    otiv

    atio

    n. A

    part

    from

    tha

    t, th

    ere

    are

    curr

    entl

    y no

    t en

    ough

    tra

    inin

    g

    opti

    ons.

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    abo

    ut 2

    ,850

    spe

    cial

    ist

    com

    pani

    es in

    this

    cou

    ntry

    for

    exa

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    e, t

    here

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