Director’s Column

A new document that came to me last month from the EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DESEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL deals with evidence for the transmission in closed spaces. The writers consider […]

Renewal of registration. The requirement in the Pressure Equipment Regulations that only authorised persons who are registered with SAQCC Gas may work on systems under pressure is very real and

This month I deviate again from refrigeration requirements for compliance to meet skills training and registration with SAQCC Gas. To follow on from last month’s discussion I recently read an

While I have been writing about being responsible when working on refrigeration systems and being registered as an Authorised Refrigeration Gas Practitioner we have ignored the quality of the air

Recently there have been discussions and planning by the Department of Higher Education to increase the capacity of the so called TVET colleges to address the skills shortage. The intention

The registering of air conditioning and refrigeration installers and artisans is a process managed by SARACCA and SAQCC Gas. To date only approximately 2400 practitioners have been registered out of

Many registered Practitioners are often faced with a dilemma when called out to an installation whether it be a refrigeration plant or refrigeration associated with air conditioning. The plant is

We all wonder where the refrigeration and air conditioning industry is going with regard to the Phase-out of refrigerant gases. After regulations on ozone depleting CFC’s and HCFC’s, alternative refrigerants

Based on the latest registration numbers the progress in new registrations is encouraging, but the rate of renewals over the months of February March and April is disappointing. Out of

Certificates of Conformity (CoC) are an essential part of the Pressure Equipment Regulations. There is an onus on a registered practitioner to issue a CoC for new installations, repairs and