During the meeting, Council members provided briefings on their country or region’s activity to address responsible refrigerant use, energy efficiency, technician training, and responsible equipment management. In addition, the Council discussed updates to its global statistics program, and approved the following policy statements highlighting industry’s voluntary efforts:
Comprehensive Responsible Refrigerant Use
The Council advanced four principles as a comprehensive approach to globally responsibly refrigerants use, including the use of the Responsible Use Guide for Minimizing Fluorocarbon Emissions in Manufacturing Facilities; technician training guidelines; recycle/reclaim/destroy programs; and political advocacy.
Technician Training Guidelines
The Council recommended nine guidelines to encourage global standards for technician excellence, based on the unique circumstances for each country or region. These guidelines include developing and updating curriculum guides, encouraging technicians to develop fundamental knowledge in a number of subjects, promoting appropriate workplace behaviors, and supporting accreditation standards and third party certification.
Responsible Equipment Management Guidelines
In some ICARMA countries, as much as 85% of HVACR equipment is recycled. The Council endorsed continued voluntary equipment recycling, including consideration of equipment recycling during the design phase; encouraging installers to adopt responsible equipment management guidelines; informing governments regarding industry’s recycling efforts; and raising public awareness.
ICARMA’s policy statements, as well as the Responsible Use Guide for Manufacturing Facilities, can be found on the ICARMA website at www.icarma.org.
ICARMA is a membership organization of trade associations in countries with manufacturers of air-conditioning and refriger
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