1 BASIC COAL FIRED BOILER ATTENDANCE TRAINING COURSE.

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BASIC COAL FIRED BOILER

ATTENDANCE TRAINING COURSE

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TO TRAIN BOILER OPERATORS TO GENERATE STEAM SAFELY,

EFFICIENTLY AND COST EFFECTIVELY

OBJECTIVE

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Minimum trainee requirements:

• Good eye sight.

• Good hearing.

• Physically fit and mentally alert.

• A sober disposition.

• Ability to work and move around in confined spaces.

• A tolerance to heat, loud noises and heights.

• Literate

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Dryden Combustion Present:

BOILER OPERATOR TRAINING COURSE

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BASIC SUBJECTS COVERED DURING THE TRAINING PROGRAMME

• Example of some items covered during the Training Course which contribute to the efficient use and correct operation of your boiler

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1. Identifying the component parts by name and knowing their

function and how to test them.

• Gauge Glasses

• Mobreys

• Boiler

• Water treatment

• Undergrate Dampers

• Different Valves

• Sootblowers

• Coal Handling Equipment

• Plus more ….

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2. Preliminary checks undertaken by the operator before lighting up the boiler and raising steam pressure

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PRELIMINARY CHECKS:-

• Coal

• Water softener

• Chemicals

• Valve positions

• Water level

• Ash removal trolley

• Grit removal trolley

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3. The CORRECT way to light a fire and raise steam pressure:-

• Guillotine door height

• Length of coal bed

• Where to place the wood fire

• All other relevant steps up to raising steam pressure

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4. Maintaining steam pressure safely and efficiently:-

• Understanding correct air fuel ratios

• Ash removal

• Blowdown Procedure

• and more……

cost impact saving approximately 10% of your current coal costs

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5. Banking the fire correctly:-

• Correct tools to complete the task

• Proper personal protection equipment for the tasks

• Advantages:-

- Not to make a fire from start up again

- Raise steam pressure without causing

stress to the boiler.

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6. Starting up from a banked fire:-

• Procedure on how to re-ignite correctly

• Valve Positions

• Damper Settings

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7. Emergency procedures:-

• Power failure

• Safety valve blow off

• Shear pin failure

• Broken gauge glass

• Blowdown valve jams in the open position

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8. Shutdown and standby procedure:-

• Short standby (30 mins or less)

• Correct shutting down of a boiler for more than 18 hours.

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9. Problems and remedies:- • Identification of problem

• Diagnosis of problem and apply correct remedies.

• Protecting the boiler

• Do not waste time and coal

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COURSE OPTIONS

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BASIC BOILER OPERATORS COURSE

Written Report issued to the Department on each student

Preliminary Exam Written to Evaluate each Trainees Capability

Course conducted in English by a multi-lingual SETA registered Facilitator

Theory – conducted in a classroom together with DVD presentations

Practical training – conducted in the boiler house

Final Exam

Examinations evaluated by a SETA registered Assessor

Issuing of Certificate

Boiler Operator Cap to successful students

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COURSE OPTIONS Individual “on site” training course to be run

at your factory on your boiler

or Purchase DVD Training Course. Course to be owned

and run by the client, in their own time. Future training / refresher courses will then be at no additional costs to the Company

On site training of operators – backed up by the DVD Training Course – which shall remain on site for constant refresher courses for the operators at no additional cost

or

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DURATION OF EACH COURSE

Each Course will take 5 days (40 hours)

Traveling to and from site will be additional

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REQUIREMENTS

1. Classroom complete with tables and chairs, white board and markers

2. Availability of fully operational stand-by boiler for start / stop operation during practical training

3. Recommendation of a maximum of 8 students per class

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