Workshop On Ozone Layer Protection Begins
By Nurul Fitri Kiprawi

Kuala Belait - A Workshop on servicing procedures for refrigeration equipment in reducing the emissions of Ozone Depleting Substances have begun yesterday at the Jefri Bolkiah Engineering College in Kuala Belait.

According to the college's Deputy Principal, Hj Affandy Damit during the opening ceremony, the `National Train The-Trainers Workshop on Good Practices in the Refrigeration Sector' workshop is an effort by the United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP ROAP) in support of the Montreal Protocol by 2010 and promotes an environment friendly nation.

Some 16 technicians from the Nahkoda Ragam Vocational School, Jefri Bolkiah Engineering College, Ministry of Health and Brunei Shell Petroleum Company are attending the five-day programme.

The workshop is organised in collaboration between the Department of Technical Education, Ministry of Education and the Department of Environment, Ministry of Development, and UNEP.

The training which is facilitated by the refrigeration management plan implementation officer and a regional expert from UNEP ROAP will be carried out in two phases. In the first phase the facilitators will train the selected trainers; while the second phase will involve the trainers training a further 300 refrigeration technicians and other important stakeholders from the public and the private sectors.

Within the next five days, the workshop will also be conducting an open forum, presentations and hands-on practical on relating to good practices and safety issues on refrigeration. Among issues to be covered are Ozone Science, environmental impact of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and their alternative, retrofitting of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and CFCs, introduction to various equipments on refrigeration, and also alternative refrigerants to be implemented in refrigeration.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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