Industrial Gas - Service and Maintenance of Gas Services and Equipment

Under the Factories Act there is a requirement for personnel to work in a competent and safe manner when carrying out their duties.

Where Maintenance work involves the adjustment, setting ,servicing and or changes to gas equipment or pipelines it is recommended employees carrying out this work have  formal training and assessment, backed up by a third party certificate

Crownship over the past ten years have been providing a Gas Programmes to meet these requirements in conjunction with CITB.

The Qualifications available are:

• Industrial and Commercial Gas Safety
• Industrial Burner Controls and Combustion
• Industrial Pipework
• Industrial Tightness Testing and Purging

 

Industrial and Commercial Gas Safety (Module A)
 
This covers the relevant gas regulations and standards, combustion pressure control, above and below ground pipe work, and the range of flues and ventilation.

The industrial and commercial gas safety assessments will require candidates to carry out the following tasks:

• Identify possible contravention of regulations
• Identify complete and incomplete ombustion, recording the combustion efficiency of an appliance
• Determine the operation burner pressure and rate heat input of an appliance
• Analyse and determine the flue efficiency of an appliance
• Determine the effectiveness of a flue system
• Determin flueing and ventilation requirements
• Use a U-gauge
• Carry out a survey of an industrial or commercial pipework system
• Leave an installation safe
• Work ina safe and methodical manner

 

Tightness Testing and Purging (Module B)

The Tightness Testing and Purging assessment will require candidates to carry out the following tasks:

• Calculate installation volumes and purge volumes
• For new and existing installations, determin tighness testing and purging, calculations and requirements
• Carry out a tightness test of an existing installation
• Carry out a direct purge of atmosphere
• Carry out vent gas testing
• Work in a safe and methodical manner

 

Industrial Pipework (Module C)

The Industrial Pipework assessment will require candidates to carry out the following tasks:

• Remove a section of pipework to current industry standards
• Fit a pre-fabricated section of pipework to a gas system
• Design and plan a boiler house gas installation
• Produce a line diagram of a gas system
• Determine the materials used for a given gas system
• Produce a line diagram of a boiler installation
• Work in a safe methodical manner

 

Industrial Burner Controls and Combustion (Module D)

Individual Controls are arranged into a complete control system depending on the type of appliance, and the way it is required to operate.

The Industrial Burner Controls and Combustion will require candidate to carry out the following tasks:

• Identify the safe method and procedure for the initial lighting of industrial appliances
• Identify and test the flame failure devices on a range of industrial appliances
• Demonstrate the serviceability of inbuilt safety devices on industrial appliances
• Identify and set the controls of the maximum heat input on an appliance so as to prevent bas combustion or overheating under normal use
• Check out and test manually operated controls adjacent to the appliance for the purpose of isolationg the main gas supply to the main or pilot burner

The above tasks will be carried out on a range of generic commercial appliances where a candidate and the employer have specific factory processes a separate session can be arranged to making the Industrial Burner Controls and Combustion training more appropriate to their needs.