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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1989

ABOUT

ON NOISE. DR REED SAID THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (EPD) RECEIVED SOME 600 COMPLAINTS EVERY YEAR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION THESE RELATED TO COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS.

INSTALLATIONS.

DEPARTMENT

NOISE FROM AIR AND 95 PER CENT OF

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"I BELIEVE THIS IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. HE NOTED.

TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. DR REED SAID, THE ASSOCIATION COULD DEVELOP A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MINIMISING NOISE NUISANCE ARISING FROM THE INSTALLATIONS AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF NOISE CONTROL ISSUES AMONG ITS MEMBERS.

"THE NOISE SPECIALISTS IN MY DEPARTMENT WOULD BE ONLY TOO PLEASED TO HELP OUT AND COLLABORATE WITH YOU IN DEVELOPING A PRACTICE." HE SAID.

CODE OF

ANOTHER USEFUL ACTION WOULD BE TO COMPILE A LIST OF REPUTABLE

SPECIALIST

FOR ACOUSTIC CONSULTANTS AND

CONTRACTORS.

REFERENCE BY ASSOCIATION MEMBERS IN DEALING WITH THE MORE DIFFICULT PROBLEMS.

THE ASSOCIATION COULD ALSO CONSIDER SETTING UP A COMPLAINT "HOT-LINE" TO DEAL WITH COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC ITSELF.

IF WARNING OF GRAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PLANET'S OZONE LAYER RELEASE OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFC'S) FROM AIR CONDITIONING AND OTHER

"THE DAMAGE SYSTEMS WERE NOT CHECKED. DR REED SAID:

BEING DONE 18 ALREADY DEMONSTRABLE. IT IS NOT IN DOUBT AND IT IS QUITE FRIGHTENING.

"EVEN IF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE IDEAS FOR BANNING CFC'S AND HALONS ARE ADOPTED. IT WILL NOT BE UNTIL

YEAR: 2050 BEFORE AT LEAST SOME OF THE DAMAGE TO THE OZONE LAYER IS REVERSED.

THE

"THESE FLUIDS ARE WHAT MAKE YOUR MACHINES WORK AND THE

CONTROL THEM MEASURES TAKEN TO

WILL AFFECT YOU AND BENEFIT THE

COMMUNITY.'

IN

DR REED SUGGESTED THAT IN THE SHORT TERM IT WOULD BE NECESSARY EVERYBODY'S INTEREST TO CONSERVE AND

WHENEVER RECYCLE CFC'S

POSSIBLE.

"CLEARING HOUSE" DEVELOPMENTS RELATING ΤΟ

HE PRESSED THE ASSOCIATION TO FORM A CENTRAL

THE LATEST COMMITTEE TO KEEP ABREAST OF REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS AND COMPATIBLE PLANTS.

FOR

COLLECTING AND

THIS COMMITTEE COULD BE RESPONSIBLE. ALSO. DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND CODES OF PRACTICE ON WAYS TO MINIMISE AND. INDEED. DURING LOSSES OF COOLANT DURING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS THE NORMAL OPERATIONS OF AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION PLANTS.

THE COMMITTEE COULD ALSO PROMOTE THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING. OR THE PROPER DISPOSAL. OF CFC'S FROM REDUNDANT EQUIPMENT,

/REFERRING TO