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Institute of Refrigeration Ireland |
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NEWS |
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Phone: +353 85 146 5213 E-mail: info@instituteofrefrigerationireland.ie |
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01/03/10 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The IRI Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 23rd March 2010 at 2pm in the Presidents Room at the Facilities Management Ireland Conference and Exhibition in the RDS Dublin. This will tie in with the IRI Seminar Programme on offer that day, see news item below. Nominations are now invited for election to Council. Any full member of the Institute is entitled to serve as a Council Member. Candidates for election are invited to nominate themselves and to ask one other member of the Institute to support their nomination. Download a nomination form here. Council Members will be elected at the Annual General Meeting.
Please note access to the FM Ireland Exhibition is free. We recommend that you register in advance on the FM Ireland website at www.fmireland.com so that you don’t have to register on arrival.
01/03/10 IRI Seminars at Facilities Management Ireland 2010—23rd March 2010
The Institute of Refrigeration Ireland is hosting a series of seminars at the Facilities Management Ireland Conference and Exhibition taking place on 23rd and 24th March 2010. For full details of the seminar programme and the event itself, visit the FM Ireland Website at www.fmireland.com The IRI seminars are all scheduled on the first day of the event—Tuesday 23rd March 2010. The provisional programme of IRI Seminars is given below:
10:50—11:20 Management of Legionnella in Facilities and Cooling Systems: New National Guidelines in Ireland. 11:25—11.55 F Gas - What the new laws are and what this means to you 14:00-14:30 IRI Annual General Meeting
14:50-15:20 Investing in energy efficient RAC Plant
Please note that anyone who wants to attend any of the seminars is advised to register in advance on the FM Ireland Website at www.fmireland.com
23/02/10 IRI Seminar — Accelerated Capital Allowance Scheme
The IRI Seminar on 23rd February 2010 was on the topic of the Accelerated Capital Allowance Scheme. Copies of the presentation are available to IRI Members only. Please contact Colin Huggett at info@instituteofrefrigerationireland.ie
01/02/10 Membership Renewals 2010
The membership office has posted out membership renewal invoices to all members this week. All members should receive this correspondence by the 5th February 2010. Members whose contact details may have changed should contact Colin Huggett at info@instituteofrefrigerationireland.ie to avoid having their membership lapse.
14/01/10 IRI Seminar — Update on Implementation of ODS & FGas Regulations
The IRI Seminar on 14th January 2010 gave members an update on Implementation of the ODS Regulations and FGas Regulations in Ireland. Copies of the presentation are available to IRI Members by contacting Colin Huggett at info@instituteofrefrigerationireland.ie
21/08/08 IRI Technical Bulletin - FAQ on Collection & Transport of Waste, Returned or Recovered ODS & F-gas Refrigerants in Ireland
The IRI has published a Technical Bulletin in the form of a FAQ explaining how the new Waste Permit Collection Regulations, and more specifically the new system of Prior Annual Notification, impact on RAC contractors. It is available for download here. The EPA has also published a flier giving a summary of the key points. A copy is available for download here or you can visit the EPA website at http://www.ozone.ie for more details.
01/06/08 New Waste Permit and Waste Collection Regulations
On the 1st June 2008, the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 and Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 came into force. Contractors can now submit Prior Annual Notification to the EPA which will allow them to collect and transport waste refrigerant gases from site themselves and to deliver these to authorised facilities, i.e. suitably licensed refrigerant wholesalers or waste operators. The Environmental Protection Agency has published a Standard Form for Prior Annual Notifications. This form is now available on the EPA website, together with a Guidance Manual on the Waste Collection Permit Regulations. Visit http://www.ozone.ie
The EPA has made it clear that the collection and transport of waste, returned or recovered refrigerants by operators is in breach of the Waste Collection Permit Regulations, unless a Prior Annual Notification has been submitted to the EPA, as per the Regulations. These requirements will be actively enforced by the EPA.
03/04/08 Commission publishes F-Gas Implementation Regulations re Training
The Commission has published the regulations regarding the minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases. You can view a copy by visiting the F-Gas section of this website.
IRI Bye Laws Available On Line The bye laws are now available online. Simply click on this link to get a copy. |