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Marco BuoniVicePresident, AREA
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration European contractors’ Association(www.area-eur.be)
Training and Certification schemes to ensure the safe and environmentally friendly handling of
Low GWP alternative refrigerants
Bangkok, 21st April 2015
Contractors’ training with low GWP refrigerants: mind the gap!
In EUROPE,the use of HFCs is legislatively decreased ( by 79% by 2030 ) and consequently the use of alternative refrigerants is pushed, there will probably be a gap between training offer and training needs resulting in a shortage of trained contractors
(2012)
Why creatingTraining, Assessment, Certification
Training and Certification is an important tool and the only way to reach the competence necessary to handle refrigerants and the systems Legislation-driven:•Environment
1. Reducing Refrigerant Emissions, GHG, ODS2. Increasing energy efficiency (reducing CO2)
•Safety
Customer-driven:•Wholesalers, distributors, big customers … require environmentally friendly and energy efficient products•Protects the interests of customer through providing services according to applicable standards
Certification of the personnel and of the companies who handle air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pumps equipment should be necessary
To buy refrigerantTo install, repair, dismantling
Recommendations of AREA: Minimum Requirements for the specific refrigerant HC – NH3– CO2– HFO
COMPETENCE OF SERVICE TECHNICIANS Assessment: P Practical T Thoretical HC NH3 CO2 HFO
BASIC THERMODYNAMICS AND PHYSICS T T T T
• Properties : temperature, pressure, density, thermal capacity..• Differences between Low GWP refrigerants and HFCs• ……
GOOD PRACTICE P P P P
• Identify typical application• State and identify the commonly used refrigerants designation• ……
HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS P P P P
• Safe system shutdown and isolation• Extinguish a fire, First aid care treatment• ……
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS T T T T
• Knowledge of International and National Regulations standards • Storage of the refrigerant• …….
Details in AREA Guidance
www.area-eur.be
FREE Blended learning for alternative refrigerants in new equipment
safety, efficiency, reliability and containment
e-learning
classroom practice
e-library
Co-financed by
We are proud to have among our
stakeholders the European Commission DG Clima & UNEP Ozone Action
REAL Alternativeswww.realalternatives.eu
THANK YOU!
Email: [email protected]
Marco BuoniVicePresident, AREA
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration European contractors’ Association(www.area-eur.be)
Secretary General Italian Association of Refrigeration Technician, ATF (www.associazioneATF.org)
