IMG 1575Maurice 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

 

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