Training Course Syllabus:
Boiler Operation, Maintenance and Safety -
Industrial Training Seminar
A 2-Day Boiler Training Course for Everyday
Building, Plant & Facility Maintenance
Day 1 - Fundamentals, Operation & Safety
Day 2 - Maintenance, Inspection, Testing & Efficiency
Purpose of Seminar:
The purpose of this seminar is to teach building and facility maintenance
personnel not only to service their boilers, but also to do it safely. If you
would like to reduce your reliance on outside service contractors while
increasing your confidence in operating and maintaining your own boiler, this
seminar is for you! The real world, practical knowledge presented in this course
is immediately applied by our attendees in their workplaces. Now, that's "Real
World" Training!
*Boiler operating license requirements vary by state and locality. While this
boiler training course is not intended to counter or replace these various
requirements, it can help students prepare for licensing exams, meet continuing
education requirements, or provide increased maintenance and safety knowledge
for already licensed or approved individuals. Please check with your local
licensing authorities to understand licensing laws that may affect you.
Who should take this course?
By understanding the fundamental operation of boilers, you can improve
efficiencies and safety at your industrial plant or large building facility. If
this is your goal or if you are involved with residential hot water systems, you
will find this course extremely valuable. Our Boiler Operation, Maintenance, and
Safety courses are filled with people from many different industries, skill
levels, company sizes, and job titles. You only need to have an interest in
boilers to benefit from this course! Our past attendees for this course include
maintenance personnel in
Manufacturing Plants
Commercial Buildings
Hospitals
Waste Water Facilities
Schools
Government Buildings
Research Facilities
Shopping Centers
Apartment Buildings
Including:
All Building Maintenance Personnel
All Plant & Facility Maintenance Technicians
Building Engineers
Building Managers & Superintendents
Plant & Facility Managers
Environmental Health & Safety Personnel
Apprentice and Experienced Boiler Technicians
Stationary Engineers
Energy Management Personnel
Multi-craft & Cross Training Personnel
Mechanical Engineers
Any person needing a basic course in boiler systems!
What will you learn?
Attendees will learn:
1. How/When to schedule preventive maintenance procedures
2. Differences between high pressure and low pressure boilers
3. Differences between firetube and watertube boilers
4. Primary boiler components
5. Operating pressures and temperatures of cast iron boilers
6. Differences between steam boilers and hot water boilers
7. Applications for electric boilers
8. Four major perils associated with boilers
9. Common boiler accidents to avoid
10. All about furnace explosions
11. Dangers of low water conditions
12. How to inspect your boiler
13. Conducting efficiency tests
14. Maintenance troubleshooting tips
15. Waterside and fireside maintenance
16. Boiler design and construction codes and standards
17. How to safely and efficiently operate your boiler
18. Burner operations and combustion control systems
Training Outcomes
After completing the course, attendees will be presented with a training
certificate that shows 0.8 continuing education units for each day attended (1.6
credits for 2 days), indicating that the student has learned to:
(after Day 1)
1. Understand the fundamentals of boiler operations
2. Identify boiler components and know what they do
3. Properly startup and shutdown boilers
4. Operate boilers normally at safe and proper pressures & temperatures
5. Understand the major perils associated with boilers and how to avoid boiler
accident and explosions
(after Day 2)
1. Understand the importance of Codes and Standards
2. Conduct inspections and efficiency tests
3. Properly implement preventive maintenance practices
4. Give your boiler a tune up
5. Troubleshoot boiler problems
Course Outline / Agenda
DAY 1 DISCUSSION TOPICS
BOILER FUNDAMENTALS, OPERATION & SAFETY
Day 1 of this seminar has been designed to give the student a broad introduction
to boilers, including every-day operation & important safety practices. This
course is a great overview for apprentice technicians, multi-craft trades
people, building managers, or anyone who wants to work safely with boiler
systems. This seminar will also serve as a valuable safety refresher course for
the more experienced technician. Understanding basic boiler operation & safety
is the goal of Day 1! In addition, students will learn about combustion and heat
transfer fundamentals, the different types of boilers, and basic burner control.
An overview of operator licensing and certification will also be discussed.
BOILER FUNDAMENTALS
Firetube Boilers
Watertube Boilers
Cast Iron Boilers
High Pressure Boilers
Low Pressure Boilers
Steam Boilers
Hydronic Boilers
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMBUSTION and HEAT TRANSFER
Theory of Combustion
Thermodynamics
Steam Tables
BURNER OPERATION & CONTROL
Gas Train
Oil Train
Standard Burner
High Turndown Burner
Burner Controls
BOILER OPERATION and TESTING
Operator Licensing and Certification
Start-Up and Shut-Down
Normal Operation
Valve Types
Safety Valves
Low Water Cutoff Controls
BOILER ROOM SAFETY
Boiler Accidents
Cause and Effect
CAUSE and EFFECT CASE STUDY
Safety Valves
Confined Spaces
Lockout/Tagout
DAY 2 DISCUSSION TOPICS
BOILER MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION, TESTING &
EFFICIENCY
Day 2 is designed for people who are scheduled to attend day 1, or already have
a good foundation in boiler operation and safety. In this second day, students
will learn about important inspection, maintenance and burner efficiency
practices for their commercial, industrial and utility boiler systems.
Increasing boiler life and reducing energy costs is the aim for day 2!
Construction design standards, boiler inspections, operating control testing and
general troubleshooting tips will also be discussed in this important second
day. This day is designed to help you get maximum mileage out of your boilers.
CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN STANDARDS
ASME Codes
NFPA Codes
NBIC Code
CONTROLS and SAFETY DEVICES for AUTOMATICALLY FIRED BOILERS
Water Level Control
Temperature Control
Pressure Control
Fuel Trains
INSPECTION and MAINTENANCE of COMMERCIAL and INDUSTRIAL BOILERS
Fireside
Waterside
Burner
Auxiliary Equipment
BOILER & BURNER EFFICIENCY
Heat Exchanger Efficiency
Combustion Efficiency
Efficiency Tests
Condensate Return
Steam Traps
TROUBLESHOOTING
Burner
Controls
Additional Tips
What You Will Take Home
American Trainco Seminar Manual - detailing all Boiler Operation, Maintenance
& Safety presentation material covered in the class.
Personalized Boiler Operation, Maintenance & Safety Certificate with 0.8
American Trainco Continuing Education Units for each day attended (1.6 for both
days), approved by the MTAA.
All the information you need from asking our instructors specific questions
about your own boiler equipment and system needs.
Optional ATMT Certificationฎ Testing
An optional ATMTฎ Certification exam is available for this training topic. It
may be taken online or as a written test any time after the class is over.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
All students attending our seminars receive a personalized Certificate of
Completion and 0.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) per day of training. Over
40,000 employers and government agencies who have sent their employees to our
classes accept American Trainco CEUs for continuing education requirements. We
are able to provide transcripts of all classes attended and tests taken by
individual students. Please contact us if our CEUs are not yet accepted by your
authority. We will initiate an application to get the approval process started.
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