Other Topics of Interest

Natural Gas Distribution Maintenance

Training Benefits:

- Better understanding of maintenance procedures for gas systems

- Safer work environment, trained workers have less accidents

- Reduce costs with expensive downtime

- Applicable skills available upon return to the workplace

Hands-On Session Testing (optional)

This will be 8 hours of actual cutting, threading, and welding of steel pipe, butt fusion and saddle fusion of plastic pipe as well as the tools and techniques of both.

Training Topics:

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
- ATTENDEES INTRODUCTION
- OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS OF THE COURSE
- USAGE OF NATURAL GAS

GENERAL SAFETY PRACTICES
- SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- OSHA REGULATIONS AND GUIDLINES
- NEW YORK STATE CODE REQUIREMENTS

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF NATURAL GAS
- ORIGIN
- PROCESSING AND INGREDIENTS
- HEATING VALUE AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY
- GLOSSARY OF TERMS
- PRESSURE RATINGS

MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION
- TYPES OF MATERIALS
- METHODS OF JOINING GAS PIPING
- DESIGN OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
- DESIGN OF INTERIOR PIPING SYSTEMS

CORROSION
- DEFINITION
- TYPES OF CORROSION
- METHODS OF PROTECTION

MAINTENANCE
- PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
- GAS LEAKS
- GAS PRESSURE REGULATOR
- OPERATION
- MAINTENANCE
- REPAIR

CLASS DISCUSSION AND REVIEW