Education
A package of activities which included regular meetings of representatives of MNRE with experts and business circles, studying international experience and best practices, attending exhibitions, conferences, sharing experience with foreign colleagues.
On 25.01.2013 PMU members also participated in MNRE meeting “Prevention of illegal import of ozone-depleting substances into the Russian Federation and decrease of their releases and leakages at maintenance of equipment containing such substances”.
The issues of the international legislation regulating protection of the ozone layer and climate were presented at the IVth all-Russian Congress for Environmental Protection (02–04.12.2013).
Following resolutions of MNRE meeting “Prevention of illegal import of ozone-depleting substances into the Russian Federation and decrease of their releases and leakages at maintenance of equipment containing such substances” from 25.01.0213 a meeting of UNIDO – Business Working Group was held.
On 16.05.2014 a meeting of MNRE representatives and UNIDO – Business Working Group was organized in Moscow. PMU members initiated and implemented necessary activities to create and duly approve draft professional standard “Refrigerating, Heat Pump, and Air-conditioning Equipment Technician” and to create and duly approve draft interstate standard “Refrigerating Systems and Heat Pumps. Competence of Personnel”.
On 23-24.07.2015, workshop “ODS use control in the Russian Federation” was organized for representatives of Rosprirodnadzor and FCS. Unique manual “Tools and methods for detecting ozone depleting substances” was written and printed in 3 thousand copies. It sums up the global experience in combating illegal ODS circulation, gives information about legislation of the Russian Federation and Customs Union regulating this area, key ODS producers and consumers, production and consumption of ODS in the Russian Federation, common ways of illegal ODS import and methods of handling illegal ODS after detection.
A 3 day training course “Tools and methods for detecting ozone depleting substances” was developed with respective presentations, films, and a training laboratory was equipped for training of MIA’s and FCS’s officials.
18 representatives of the Main Office for Combating Economic and Corruption Crimes, Federal Customs Service and Russian Customs Academy and 2 representatives of educational institutions who may be engaged as experts in case of detection of large volumes of illegally imported ODS underwent practical training under 72-hour training course “Tools and methods for detecting ozone depleting substances”
Consulting advice to members of the Union of Eco-Friendly PU Product Manufacturers and Consumers in issues of conversion of production facilities to ozone- and climate-safe technologies was provided.
The training course and curriculum for process engineers working at enterprises producing PU pre-insulated pipes were developed.
The Microclimate, Energy Efficiency and Building Automation Center was opened on 19.06.2012 in Moscow in premises of College No. 19, where budgetary (basic and secondary vocational education) and off-budgetary (advanced vocational training) departments on refrigeration, air-conditioning, ventilation and heating. PMU developed and presented training programmes. The unique infrastructure was created at 2 facilities (metro Novogireevo and metro Preobrazhenskaya Ploschad).
The master classes on conversion of air-conditioning systems to natural refrigerants (propane) were organized in the Centre on 03–07.09.2012.
The tender of creation of certification courses for installation, repair and maintenance air-conditioning and refrigeration technicians was held, the winning bidder selected and works performed.
In 2013, with participation of MNRE, leading associations and trade unions, activities on creation of the professional standard covering issues of ODS accounting, reduction of ODS leakages from operating equipment and environmentally safe ODS disposal were carried out. The work was completed in 2015 by ICSTI.