We are very happy to report that the IIAR-6 Standard for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems is ready to go. A lot of effort went into the development of the Standard and now the class, by many volunteers on the Standards Committee and the IIAR Staff.

In my opinion, the three most important things we can do for ourselves and our industry is TRAINING, TRAINING AND MORE TRAINING. We need to have confidence that our refrigeration systems are being properly designed, installed and maintained. Proper training is imperative to having safe and reliable systems. Our refrigeration systems should always be treated with the highest level of respect, care and attention to detail.

The course delivery system for the Academy of Natural Refrigerants (ANR) has always been oriented to the busy and diverse schedules of the participants. This is even more critical when travel and budgets may be limited due to Covid-19.

Originally, classes were delivered via the internet and recorded so that making up missed sessions, on one’s own time, would be easy. Testing, to attain the program certificate, was originally just available at the IIAR Conference. With the growing popularity of the IIAR courses, we saw the need to further decentralize course delivery and testing.

Little did we know that there would be a pandemic to further confirm the wisdom of using an online education delivery and testing system. Today, our Learning Management System enables program ANR students to access and learn vital information on the safe and effective use of natural refrigerants, and to demonstrate mastery of the course content, online and at the time of their choosing.

Here is a look at the Academy of Natural Refrigerants online training and the progress being made.

ANR CLASSES (ENGLISH VERSIONS):

Recently released & now available:

• IIAR-6 Standard for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
• Ammonia Refrigeration Management (ARM) Guidelines – for systems under 10,000 pounds of ammonia

Previously & now available

• IIAR-2 (2014) Standard for Safe Design of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
• IIAR-4/5/8 Standards for Installation, Start-up and Decommissioning
• Principles of PSM (OSHA)/ RMP(EPA)– for systems over 10,000 pounds of ammonia
• Process Hazard Analysis
• Series I Videos & Tests – Basic Ammonia Refrigeration Training Program
• Series II Videos and Tests – The IIAR Ammonia Refrigeration Safety Training Program
• Series III Videos and Tests – Removing Oil from an Ammonia Refrigeration System

Courses being considered and/or under development:

• IIAR-3 Standard for Ammonia Refrigeration Valves
• IIAR-7 Standard Operating Procedures
• IIAR-9 Standard for Minimum Safety Requirements for Existing Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems – RAGAGEP
• Ammonia Piping Handbook
• CO2 Handbook
• Management of Change and Pre-startup Safety
• Mechanical Integrity
• Basic Design of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
• Basic Refrigeration Applications
• Design of CO2 /NH3 Cascade Systems
• Engineering Calculations for Compliance with PSM/RMP
• EAP Guideline ANR

ANR CLASSES (SPANISH VERSIONS)

Previously & now available:

• IIAR-2 (2014) Standard for Safe Design of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
• Series I Videos & Tests – Basic Ammonia Refrigeration Training Program
• Series III Videos and Tests – Removing Oil from an Ammonia Refrigeration System

Courses being considered and/or under development:

• IIAR-6 Standard for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
• Ammonia Refrigeration Management (ARM) Guidelines – for systems under 10,000 pounds of ammonia
• Safety Inspection Series for Ammonia Refrigeration Systems

Please check out the link to our website for further information on the classes and videos. If you have any questions, please see the frequently asked questions link or call the IIAR staff.

https://iiar.org/education