Season’s Greetings and Video Review of 2022

The National Ozone Action Unit would like to conveys it season’s greetings and wish you all a wonderful and festive time with your loved ones. We hope that you have turned a corner this year and that 2023 will prove to be a continued success. It is your continued commitment and dedication that has helped the Unit maintain its obligation to the Montreal Protocol. Thank you!

Click the link below to access the review video of 2022 which highlights some of the key outcomes and contributions by parties to the Protocol; the Assessment Panels; the Multilateral Fund and its Secretariat and implementing agencies; and other stakeholders.

 

Ozone Friendly Refrigeration Practices…For Refrigeration and AC Technicians

  1. Good Refrigeration Practices

    https://hvactutorial.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gtz-proklima-good-practices-in-refrigeration.pdf

  2. ASHRAE UNEP Portal

    https://www.ashrae.org/professional-development/ashrae-unep-portal

  3. Energy Efficiency Literacy

    https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/resources/factsheet/energy-efficiency-literacy-online-learning-covering-basics-air-conditioning-and

  4. Handbook for Flammable Refrigerant

    http://ozonecell.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Handbook-for-Flammable-Refrigerants-RAC-Technicians-06.11.19.pdf

RAC Technicians Training Tools

  1. RAC Technician Video Series on Google Play

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.UNEP.OzonAction.RacVideo&hl=en_US&gl=US

  2. Refrigerant Identifier Video Series on Google Play

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.UNEP.OzonAction.RefrigerantIdentifier&hl=en_US&gl=US

World Ozone Day 2022

The National Ozone Action Unit in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency undertook a series of public awareness activities in the Corentyne area during the period September 14-15, 2022 in observance of International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer. The theme for this year’s observance was “Montreal Protocol @35: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth”

Our Team made an appearance on the Guyana Today Show on September 13, 2022 which allowed the Unit to inform the viewers about the importance of protecting the ozone layer and the significance of this year’s theme.

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Notice to Importers of Refrigerant gases and Ozone Depleting Substances

Pursuant to Trade (Restrictions on Import of Ozone Depleting Substances) Order No. 19 of 2007 and Amendment No. 6 of 2010.

Importers of Refrigeration gases are being asked/reminded to register with the National Ozone Action Unit (NOAU) of the Hydrometeorological Service, Ministry of Agriculture and apply for permits to import their annual quotas of controlled Hydrocholoroflourocarbons (HCFCs), R22, R141b and Methyl Bromide.

It is also requisite that importers of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that is R134a, R410a, R404a, R407c etc. also indicate their intended import quantities for the year 2022. Many exporting countries have signed on to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and are seeking permits from the importing countries before the HFC refrigerants are shipped.

Hence, the possession of the permits beforehand will expedite the importation process. Importers can access the Registration and Application forms from the National Ozone Action Unit, Hydrometeorological Service, 18 Brickdam, Georgetown, or online at:- http://hydromet.gov.gy

World Refrigeration Day 2021 Message

World Refrigeration Day is celebrated annually on the June 26. The theme this year is “Cooling Champions: Cool Careers for a better world”

The day recognizes the importance of cooling in our daily life for example transportation (mobile refrigeration containers and trucks) of perishable, keeping perishables for long periods in a safe manner for transportation and use at later dates. In order to transport some medical supplies, it is important to store them in a cold store environment (Covid 19 vaccines). More importantly in our daily life we need maintenance of all the equipment we have. This demands a level of expertise to manage these equipment and Continue reading World Refrigeration Day 2021 Message