Manual for Refrigeration Servicing Technicians - UNEP - Division of ...

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Refrigerant Management
The majority of the RMPs and TPMPs are carried out in lowvolume
consuming countries (LVC) with 75%–100% of the CFCs
consumption in the servicing sector. Since 2007 with the approval
of the acceleration of the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HCFCs), the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the
Montreal Protocol is supporting the development of HCFC phaseout
management plans (HPMPs) in developing countries.
Refrigerant management plans for CFCs (RMP)
An RMP is a comprehensive strategy to phase out the use of ozone
depleting refrigerants used to service and maintain refrigeration
and air conditioning systems. It may include actions to reduce ODS
consumption and emissions, reduce the need for further servicing
by controlling new installations and restricting imports of equipment
that depend on ODS for their functioning, and promote retrofitting
and replacement of existing equipment. Regulations, economic
incentives and disincentives, training, and public awareness
activities are some of the tools used to achieve these goals.
The successful implementation of RMPs requires the coordination of
activities in different ODS-using sectors, including:
• Manufacturing
• Servicing
• End-users sectors
• Regulatory and trade controls
• Economic incentives and disincentives
• Training on good practices in refrigeration for service technicians
• Training for customs officers
• Establishing recovery and recycling programmes
• Public awareness campaign.
Terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs (TPMP)
The TPMP contains the Compliance Strategy and Action Plan for
the elimination of the use of the CFCs controlled under Annex A
Group I of the Montreal Protocol, until their final phase out on 1st
January 2010. It also contains follow up actions, to ensure the
necessary compliance monitoring and reporting.
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP)
The HPMP includes undertaking a comprehensive survey of the
refrigeration and air conditioning sector and all sectors and subsectors
that use HCFC. It describes the overall strategy that will be
followed by the country to meet the complete phase-out of HCFCs.
This includes policy instruments to reduce supply of HCFCs, and
a plan for implementation of alternatives for new and existing
equipment and products. The HPMP needs to take into account the
climate impact of the alternatives, and should be coordinated with
chemical management and energy policies.
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