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During the next three days, the National Ozone Unit Belize is organising a trainers’ workshop in hydrocarbon technology for technicians in the local refrigeration and air conditioning sector. The workshop aims to prepare the trainers of tomorrow in a technology that will not be addressed by future legislation. 

As “experts are not recommending that countries make the full transition from HCFCs to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) such as R134a, R404 or R410a since these gases have a very high global warming potential and will be addressed in the years to come”, the Ozone Unit of Belize is conducting a 3-day trainers’ workshop in hydrocarbon refrigeration technology.

The country has, therefore, recognised the merits of and is taking action in leapfrogging HFC technology and directly moving from HCFCs to future-proof natural refrigerants.

Preparing the future trainers in hydrocarbon refrigerants

The workshop aims to train participants on the use, handling and safety of hydrocarbon refrigerants in refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

Lead trainer and hydrocarbon expert Daniel Colbourne, from the United Kingdom, will diffuse his knowledge to senior technicians from across Belize as well as the Caribbean region, including Grenada, Guyana, Suriname, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Kits & Nevis, and the Bahamas.

Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be certified as trainers in hydrocarbon refrigerants, whom will assist the Department of the Environment to train other local technicians in the sector in future training workshops.