1. Hungarian
Electrotechnical
Associaiton
What can we do in
Hungary for safer
environment in
utilization of SF6
Kovács András
General Secretary
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2. Background from EU
For the purposes of the requirements of Regulation
(EC) No 842/2006, in the COMMISSION
REGULATION (EC) No 305/2008 laid down rules
on the qualification of personnel carrying out
activities on equipment containing certain
fluorinated greenhouse gases which can
potentially cause leakage.
This regulation has requirements and rules for the Notifying
Authority, Personnel Certification Body, and considered
„Minimum requirements, as to the skills and knowledge to
be covered by the evaluation bodies”.
The Hungarian Government according to the COMMISSION
REGULATION (EC) No 308/2008 notified the bodies.
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3. Hungarian regulation
• Hungary has adopted the regulations of EC, and the
government anounced a decree No 310/2008. (XII. 20.)
about activity, related to materials that are dageruos for
ozone layer and fluorinated greenhouse gases.
• The parts of this decree, relevant to SF6 area:
– Notifying authority
– Personnel certification body
– Labelling procedure (equipments)
– Reporting procedure (every year)
– Repeated education and examination (5 years)
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4. General information
Notifying Authority: Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi
Minisztérium (today: Ministry of Rural Development
Department for Environmental Affairs
Date of Notification: 2008-12-22
Personnel Certification Body (name and contact
details): Magyar Elektrotechnikai Egyesület (Hungarian
Electrotechnical Association)
H-107 Budapest, Madách Imre út 5. III.
Tel: +36 1 312 0662, Fax: +36 1 353 4069
Güntner Attila irodavezető
E-mail: guntner@mee.hu
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5. Why MEE
∆ Foundation 1900
∆ Very closed to the
development of Hungarian
electrical engineering and
electrical industry.
∆ Famous names from the life of
the association:
Bláthy Ottó Titusz, Déri Miksa, Kandó
Kálmán, Liska József, Pattantyús Á.
Géza, Zipernowsky Károly, Verbély
László, Straub Sándor
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6. The mission of MEE
The Hungarian Electrotechnical
Association (MEE) is an organization of
the electrical engineers and technicians,
based on voluntary and commitment. It
works on the elevation of quality of
electricity with member cooperation. The
operation of the association is expanded
to the science, education and the
technical practical life as well. In the
interest of common good it takes part in
preparation of social (governmental)
decisions.
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7. Organization
54 local organization
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8. Scope of qualification
Area: switching devices and their combination with
associated control, measuring, protective and
regulating equipment, and assemblies of such
devices and equipment with associated
interconnections, accessories, enclosures and
supporting structures, intended for use in
connection with generation,
transmission,distribution and conversion of
electric energy at rated voltages above 1000 V.
Activity and staff: personnel recovering certain
fluorinated greenhousegases from high-voltage
switchgear. This means: maintenance,
installation, mounting and demounting.
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9. Education
• Authors of MEE have written
special material for education,
based on annex of
COMMISSION REGULATION
(EC) No 305/2008.
• MEE has developed a training
program divided lessons
theoretical and practical parts.
• The students can claim to
cunsultation before exam.
• The best specialist of this area
carried out the training and
exam.
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10. Examination
• Examination one week after trainig course
• Personnel Certification Body: 3 senior experts, delegated
by MEE
• Questions:
– 1 about equipment
– 1 about environmental area or, SF6
– 1 about measuring procedures or organization of
activity
– 1 practical task
• Evaluation: acceptable answer for all questions
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11. Certifikate
• Examination and certification
body is same (From 305/2008:
„A certification body as referred
to in Article 5 may also qualify as
an evaluation body.”)
• MEE grants permit to
(somebody) to handle and
operate SF6 gas used in
electrical equipments.
• Qualification validity: 5 years.
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12. Results
• MEE created advertisement on WEB, in
newspaper, and sent letters to biggest
utility and service company.
• To the end of 2009 the training courses
were cost free.
• MEE organized 4 training course and
exam for 120 persons.
• 115 of them passed examen and have
certification.
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16. Other activites
• Data collections from reports of SF6 business sectors.
• The companies send report to MEE to the end of March
about stored gas, amount of gas moved in or out:
– Trade companies I.(export, and import of SF6 gas)
– Trade companies II. (export, and import of SF 6 filled
equipment)
– Construction and service companies
– Utility companies from each sites.
• MEE evaluates and clarifies data, and sends report to
Environmental Authority.
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attention.
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