The Centre for Productivity (KEPA) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, on the occasion of announcement of the Labour Inspection Department, dated 10/1/2023, regarding an industrial accident that occurred last summer in Limassol, with the explosion/ignition of an external air conditioning unit during maintenance work, informs all interested parties and especially companies and personnel involved in the installation and maintenance of refrigeration and air conditioning systems of the following:
- On a semi-annual basis, the KEPA organises training programmes aimed at personnel employed in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning systems, new entrants to the sector, interested technicians and the unemployed. It also organises, at the request of companies operating in the sector, programmes according to their needs.
- The programmes offered by the CIPA cover a wide range of topics in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning systems, including new refrigeration technologies using R744 gas (CO2 - carbon dioxide). This new technology is in its initial stages of implementation in Cyprus and, therefore, it is necessary to provide training and specialised training for refrigeration and air conditioning technicians on how to operate, install, maintain, repair and, above all, on safety and health issues due to the particularities of this gas in terms of physical properties (toxicity, flammability) and operating conditions (extremely high pressures). For the purpose of offering this specific training, the CERC has recently acquired the necessary technical equipment, which is perhaps the only one currently available in Cyprus.
- The above programmes are posted on a semi-annual basis on the website of KEPA in the section "Training Programmes" --> "Technical Vocational Training". For further information, interested parties may contact the following telephone numbers 22697231 and 24812350 and the e-mail addresses info@kepa.mlsi.gov.cy and itsolias@kepa.mlsi.gov.cy.
(BG/EXP)
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