VATIS UPDATE Article

The Ministry of Climate Change, National Ozone Unit in collaboration with Pakistan Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (HVACR) Importer & Traders Association organized an interactive workshop. The sector is leading to phase-out hydrochlorofluorocarbs (HCFCs) and choice for ozone and climate friendly refrigerants and technologies with a focus on their safe usage as per International standards.

The objective of the meeting was to promote code of good practices in refrigeration & air-conditioning sector (RACs) among the stakeholders. They deliberated on reducing refrigerants leakage rates and preventing other environmental impacts, design and maintenance of equipment’s, adoption of the environmentally friendly alternatives, manufacturing, transportation, storage, installation, maintenance and disposal of the waste material.

In Pakistan, there is no indigenous production of HCFCs, however imports of these ozone depleting substances are made to meet the industrial and domestic requirements. The focused HCFC phase-out efforts on the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) servicing sector will contribute significantly to ozone layer protection. Promoting good practices in the refrigeration servicing sector has proved to be a successful tool for phasing-out HCFCs, and is one of the most important components of HCFC Phase-out Management Plans (HPMPs).