8 May 2019
Maurice Young will be the keynote speaker for this year's Annual Conference on refrigerant safety and risk assessment requirements on 12 June in Birmingham. Maurice is a member of the Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF)'s Technical Safety Expert Group and has worked closely with the HSE on technical issues including the revised Safe Management of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems industry guidance which replaced the HSE’s original PM81 Guidance. The conference will feature amongst others Dermot Cotter on risk assessment for flammable refrigerants. Early bird discount rate £85+VAT for IOR members closes on 18 May. Full programme and booking at www.ior.org.uk/risk2019
29 Oct 2025
At the IOR Annual General Meeting held on 29 October 2025, election results were announced. Stephen Gill FInstR was voted President-Elect, and Stephen Benton FInstR together with David Bostock FInstR were elected as Trustees to the IOR Board.
28 Oct 2025
The IOR and the ACES have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration and promote the exchange of ideas and expertise during the Clean Cooling Network Conference on the Sustainable Cold Chain for the Global South, taking place at the University of Birmingham from 28–29 October 2029.
22 Oct 2025
On 20th Oct the Department for Education (with others) published this document outlining future skills policy and new V levels to sit alongside A levels and T Levels in key sectors such as engineering. The RACHP industry will need to consider what these changes mean for our work to promote skills and careers to ensure sufficient supply of well trained new entrants to our sector. IOR education committee members are digesting the content...
21 Oct 2025
The IOR’s RACHP EngTech Section innovative mobile technician’s app has over 200 subscribers!
6 Oct 2025
HSE is gathering information and evidence relating to the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR) and whether their scope and application are still fit for purpose.