HRACA

by BERZY Judith

HUNGARIAN REFRIGERATION AND AIR

CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION

(UNEP Conference on HPMP, certification&log books for accession countries)

19-21 October, Budapest

HRACAin general

1993

Association

Interest representation

350 members

Nonprofit

Public utility

HRACAmain roles, activities

Connection

Providing information

Protecting interest

Professional ethics

Setting out systematic training

Basis school system

Maintaining fellowship

Publishing books, periodicals

Event management

Website : www.hkvsz.hu

HRACA before HMCB

Personnel certification in the 90ies

22/1993 gov't order

Personnel certification after 2000

2037/2000 EU order, 94/2003 gov't order

Types of green card

- A for dealing with household ref’n equ’t

- B for dealing with all kinds of ref’n and a/c sys.

- C for dealing with comfort a/c equ’t (until 5kg)

- D for dealing with split a/c equ’t

- E for dealing with vehicle cooling

HRACA&HMCB

2004 – joining the EU

2007 – twinning light project

2008 – 310/2008 gov't order

2009 – forming HMCB

06.07.2008.

HRACA after HMCBreforms

2010: year of doubts

Solution for challenges: REFORMS!

INTRODUCING preparatory training system

SUPERVISING basis schools

CONFIRMING competence committees

BECOMING of public utility

ENTERING the field of renewable E sources

SETTING UP departments

HRACAdepartments

Dep't of household and commercial refrigeration equipment

Dep't of vehicle and transport cooling Dep't of installed air conditioning systems Dept't of installed refrigeration systems Dep't of technical education Dep't of alternative energy sources

HRACAstructure

General assembly

President

Presidency – made up of dep't leaders

Central office

- Secretary general

- Administration

- Bookkeeping

- Marketing