Licensing system for refrigeration, heating and air conditioning technicians

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Licensing system for refrigeration, heating and air conditioning technicians

IRHACE, CCCANZ and RLNZ are committed to supporting industry towards achieving best practice for all HVAC&R technicians and engineers.

Our industry associations of IRHACE, CCCANZ, RLNZ and RPGNZ requested MBIE to run a webinar for all our members on the upcoming consultation on Tuesday 13th September with Nick Mercer, MBIE’s Senior Health and Safety Policy Advisor.

IRHACE/CCCANZ/RLNZ have forwarded their submission to MBIE which is focused on costs and training to support this new system. The industry associations along with RPGNZ have agreed on a definition that we have recommended as follows:

“Commercial or Industrial.”

Commercial or Industrial refrigeration or air conditioning systems refer to any pressure equipment, plant, or appliance, permanent or temporary, installed within the occupancy categories established in AS/NZ Standard 5149.1:2016 Clause 5.1 table 1. Or requires the installation of interconnecting refrigeration pressure pipework and mechanical joints,

Exemption: “Light commercial and domestic.”

“Light commercial and domestic” refrigeration or air conditioning systems refer to any pressure equipment, plant, or appliance that is hermetically sealed (with no mechanical joints or pipework installation) and is contained in parts that are not permanently connected to a power supply and located outside the occupancy categories established in AS/NZ Standard 5149.1:2016 Clause 5.1 table 1

Read the full article in the Industry Journal, October 2022 issue