About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere America 2012
published on 13 June 2012
20 pages
2 MB

Murphy of RSES, a leading provider of training and education for professional HVACR technicians and contractors in the US, first points out the areas in which most HVAC&R technicians currently have an inadequate understanding, including heat transfer fundamentals and refrigerant handling. He then describes RSES new training programme on flammable refrigerants developed together with the industry, which reviews the training information. The programme covers environmental impact, SNAP approval, regulations, lessons learnt and information from the EU and other regions, refrigerant safety, classification, flammability, etc…

About the speaker(s)

Patrick Murphy

 

Prior to joining RSES, the non-profit training, testing and certification organization for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) industry’s professional technicians, Patrick Murphy was the VP, Certifications for North American Technician Excellence (NATE) for 11.5 years.

He was also an instructor of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for seven years with the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools in Scotch Plains, N.J. and operated his own contracting company for ten (10) years prior to education.

During that time, Murphy also was part of the Teacher Assessment Development Team with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Murphy also served as a representative for the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute and was responsible for reviewing nationally published textbooks.