Air Control & Development Ltd

Health and Safety...

Air Control & Development Ltd takes its responsibilities very seriously for safe working and recognises the importance of effectively managing Health & Safety in the workplace and on any project undertaken ensuring the safety of all individuals who have contact with the business, including staff, contractors, clients and members of the public.

We are fully conversant with the CDM regulations and carry out safety surveys, risk assessments and method statements before commencement of work on-site. Our policies and procedures are regularly inspected by Citation Plc, our Health & Safety consultant, that ensures that our policies and working practises conform to current legislation.

As part of our commitment to our clients, Air Control & Development Ltd is a member of the HVCA, which monitors quality procedures and ensures we are fully conversant with all aspects of Health & Safety.

Our Health and Safety Statement document can be downloaded here as a pdf.

Legionnaires Disease...

Air Control & Development Ltd selects equipment that has not been connected in any way with a Legionnaires outbreak.

Legionnaires disease is the product of a hot water air conditioning system, generally of large industrial and commercial plant used on major office blocks, hospitals and industrial processes.

Any systems proposed by Air Control & Development Ltd produce condensate water in very small volumes only, which would not have the capacity to generate Legionnella.

Further information can be found at the Environment Agency website.

Environmental Policy...

Air Control & Development Ltd takes its responsibilities for the environment very seriously and considers the prevention of pollution and the use of renewable or sustainable resources to be a prime objective to be achieved by the company and all members of staff. It is recognised that management has a key responsibility for ensuring adequate environmental controls, and to this end the principles of effective environmental management shall be an integral part of other management functions.

The Managing Director has ultimate responsibility for implementing this policy. However the day-to-day management of environmental issues is delegated to all Managers who are expected to implement this policy in conjunction with each member of their team.

Over the past few years Governments, working in partnership with major manufacturers, have ensured major changes to air conditioning equipment being supplied. The changes have had major impacts on the way the equipment works, using inverter technology to reduce power consumption and therefore lower carbon emissions, together with major changes to refrigeration gasses, ensuring CFCs reduced and ozone depleting gasses are replaced by more ozone friendly refrigerant technology.

As Air Control & Development works in partnership with major manufacturers, we have access to the latest developments and will always ensure that clients are able to use the latest technology, ensuring that their environmental standing is not compromised.

Our Environmental Policy statement can be downloaded here as a pdf.

Refrigeration Gasses & the Environment...

CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs explained

CFC Chemical compounds consist of chlorine, fluorine and carbon. Widely used in the past as refrigerant for air-conditioners. CFCs were found to deplete the ozone layer and developed countries stopped manufacturing them in 1995. CFCs are global warming substances with an ozone depletion potential three to 10 times that of HFCs.

HCFC Chemical compounds consist of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine and carbon. Used to substitute for CFCs, HCFCs have an ozone depletion potential just one-twentieth that of CFCs. Developed countries will stop manufacturing HCFCs in 2020. The global warming potential is about the same as HFCs.

HFC Chemical compounds consist of hydrogen, fluorine and carbon. A CFC substitute (hydro-fluorocarbon). With an ozone depletion potential of zero, HFCs are the best refrigerant for protecting the ozone layer. HFCs are currently in the process of being substituted for HCFCs. However, HFCs are designated in the Kyoto Protocol as a global warming gas whose emission must be reduced. As well, like CFCs and HCFCs, the release of HFCs into the atmosphere are forbidden under the Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law (Japan). Natural Refrigerants

Substances existing in the natural world and having refrigerant characteristics. Examples are ammonia, hydro carbon (propane), and CO2