Fifty six refrigeration and air conditioning technicians participated in a Good Servicing Practices workshop from January 19 to February 16, 2019. The workshop was conducted as part of the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan Stage II- I project in keeping with Guyana’s Montreal Protocol’s ozone depleting substances phase-out programme. Technicians were exposed to 40 hours of training on the following areas:
- Environmental Impact and Human Health Impacts of ODS Refrigerants
- Alternatives to HCFCs and their characteristics
- Handling of HCFC and HFCs refrigerants
- Servicing of HCFC and HFC Based Air-conditioners
- Tools & Equipment for servicing
- Dos and Don’ts in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Servicing
- Education Handling and Safety Issues of HC Refrigerants
- Servicing of HC based Air conditioners
- Installation procedure of split air conditioners
- Refrigerant Recovery Recycling & cylinders
- Economics of refrigerant Reclamation & Best Service
- Contaminated Refrigerant and Refrigerant Identifier
- Selection & safe usage of cleaning solvents
- Evacuation & Charging Unit Maintenance
- Recovery Machine Maintenance
- Single Stage vs. double stage nitrogen regulator
The workshop aimed to equip technicians with the requisite information and skills to reduce emission of refrigerants from installed refrigeration and air conditioning equipment as well as during servicing. It also served to expose technicians to HCFC alternative technologies in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector. The workshop concluded with a written assessment on March 2, 2019.
