A friendly reminder for those who haven’t yet renewed their VASA membership – the time to do so is NOW! Renewing will ensure you continue to receive the many benefits VASA membership brings. Click here to see just some of those benefits. With issues such as flammable refrigerants and a new Code of Practice now … Continue reading It’s time to renew your VASA membership
April 23, 2013: The SAE International Cooperative Research Project (CRP1234-4) team, formed last year to perform an updated engineering safety analysis of R-1234yf refrigerant, met during the SAE World Congress in Detroit. The team includes European, North American and Asian OEMs including Chrysler/Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, PSA, Renault and … Continue reading SAE International analysis of R-1234yf nears completion
CNN Magazine (April 16): Wholesalers distributed an urgent safety message to customers this week warning users about flammable refrigerants. The formal warning was drafted amid rising concerns about flammable refrigerants being used in equipment not designed for their use. The initiative has the support of the entire supply chain from equipment manufacturers to gas suppliers … Continue reading Wholesalers issue safety warning to customers
Bookings for VASA’s annual training convention – Wire & Gas (June 8-10 on the Gold Coast) – are closing soon. If you haven’t booked already, you should do so now! Delegate tickets are just $450 (inc dinner) and extra dinner tickets (for partners or colleagues) are just $150 each. Employees of members also get to … Continue reading Time is running out to book for Wire & Gas: Act fast!!
A bonus transport refrigeration training session has been secured for delegates at VASA’s upcoming Wire & Gas convention (Gold Coast 8-10 June). To be delivered by Carrier Transicold Australia, the session is open to technicians with RAC licenses endorsed for transport refrigeration, existing Carrier Transicold service agents or technicians planning to move into transport refrigeration … Continue reading Carrier transport refrigeration training secured for Wire & Gas!
FRANKFURT, April 3 (Reuters) – General Motors’ German brand Opel said on Wednesday that it had found no evidence in a crash test on its new Mokka SUV that a controversial air conditioning refrigerant could catch fire in a collision and release toxic fumes. Opel’s domestic rivals Daimler and Volkswagen are both developing expensive carbon … Continue reading Opel finds no safety issues with R-1234yf
VASA’s biggest training event of the year – Wire & Gas – is being held on the Gold Coast from June 8-10. It’s time to book and help celebrate our 20th anniversary! Delegate tickets are just $450 (inc dinner) and extra dinner tickets (for partners or colleagues) are just $150 each. For more detailed information, … Continue reading It’s time to book for Wire & Gas 2013!!!
March 23, 2013: Three of four workers injured in an explosion today at the Enviro-Safe Refrigerants bottling plant in Illinois are listed in serious condition, an official said. The fourth is in fair condition. Two of the seriously injured, a 57-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man, were taken by LifeFlight helicopter to the burn unit … Continue reading Explosion at US hydrocarbon factory
The big European car makers have now committed very publicly to the adoption of R744, the CO2 refrigerant, and the number of brands turning away from HFO-1234yf is growing. At the Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen affirmed that its entry into CO2 technology would be rolled out progressively over its entire vehicle fleet. Other European … Continue reading Porsche joins the anti-1234yf club
March 27, 2013: Concerned about the increased use of flammable refrigerants as a result of carbon pricing, 10 industry groups have come together seeking an urgent summit at Parliament House to address safety issues, especially around the use of hydrocarbons. Airconditioning and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturers Association (AREMA) President, and VASA Vice President, Mark Padwick and … Continue reading Parliamentary summit to address refrigerant safety
