The aim of this course is to provide delegates with a comprehensive working knowledge of the requirements of these key pieces of legislation affecting Air Conditioning Systems.
Course Objectives:
Delegates will be able to identify requirements affecting their business, evaluate the competency of those employed to work on A/C systems and will be confident in advising others on the legislation. A further focus of the course will be on how to get best value from this compliance work, saving time and money. In addition, a section is included on associated legislation and updates on what is expected in the future.
Learning Outcomes (Modules Include):
F-Gas – Background and Legislation
Training and Competency
Certification
Reporting
Labelling
Control of Use
Containment and Recovery
Managing F-Gas as a Hazardous Waste
Managing Replacement
A/C Inspection – Background and Legislation
TM44 – Requirement s and Guidance
Training and Competency
A/C System types and Inspection Requirements
The A/C Report – What you should expect to see
Managing Report Recommendations
Addendum Requirements for Scotland
Concerns have been raised over an apparent lack of air conditioning systems assessments taking place despite the requirement by law. Issues have also been raised on the quality and legal compliance of some of the assessments carried out. Buildings with a combined system size of greater than 250kW should have had an inspection by January 2009. Buildings with a combined system size of over 12kW (the approximate size of three conference room split units) require an inspection by January 2011.
CIBSE estimated in late 2009 that fewer than 1,000 buildings were compliant with the law. This means that less than 2% of the 50,000 buildings in England & Wales which are thought to have required a first inspection by the deadline of January ’09 were completed.
Air conditioning inspections have the potential to yield real carbon and energy savings in the short and medium term but there is concern that these cost savings, which companies can achieve, are being lost because until now there has been little or no enforcement of the regulations and companies seem to be hesitating.
The deadline for A/C Inspections is the 4th of Jan 2011, and you should be fully compliant with the F-Gas regulations today. Don’t be caught out by enforcement action, bad publicity and fines.
F-Gas Regulations put significant new requirements on those who use, handle and maintain refrigeration equipment. As of January 20th 2010 there was no virgin R22 refrigerant for sale anywhere in the UK. This is one of the significant impacts of the regulations, along with requirements for training, registers and more.
Some facilities management and maintenance companies are not able to convince their clients of the need to act in the face of a lack of enforcement action by trading standards bodies. Furthermore, other companies are unsure as to how they can find assessors who can provide genuinely useful advice rather than those who have little or no practical experience.
This lack of enforcement is to change very soon….