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This paper will be presented by its author Dr Dermot Cotter on 7 April 2022.

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This paper provides a detailed review of hazards and risks associated with the safe operation of carbon dioxide refrigeration systems. It reviews the safety systems requirements and how they should be practically implemented and gives a systemic approach to assessing risk, emergency planning and facility awareness based on industry good practice.

 

 

 

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Close to 70 abstracts have now been accepted for the 2nd IIR International Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures (Adaptation 2027), highlighting growing global interest in addressing the challenges that a warming world presents to the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) sector.

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