Boiler Operation, Maintenance & Safety Workshop

Purpose of Course:

This course is designed to teach building & facility maintenance personnel to do both. After attending this workshop, you will be able to reduce the need for outside service contractors, while at the same time increase your confidence and comfort level in operating and maintaining your own boilers. And because we know time is money, this seminar is designed to have immediate impact!

Course Objectives: Day 1

• Understand the fundamentals of boiler operations
• Identify boiler components and know what they do
• Properly startup and shutdown boilers
• Operate boilers normally at safe and proper pressures & temperatures
• Understand the major perils associated with boilers and how to avoid boiler accident & explosions

Day 2

• Understand the importance of Codes and Standards
• Conduct inspections and efficiency tests
• Properly implement preventive maintenance practices
• Give your boiler a tune up
• Troubleshoot boiler problems

What you will learn:

• How/When to Schedule Preventive Maintenance Procedures
• Differences between High Pressure and Low Pressure boilers
• Differences between Firetube and Watertube boilers
• Primary boiler components
• Operating pressures and temperatures of cast iron boilers
• Differences between steam boilers and hot water boilers
• Applications for Electric Boilers
• Four major perils associated with boilers
• Common boiler accidents to avoid
• All about furnace explosions
• Dangers of low water conditions
• How to inspect your Boiler
• Conducting efficiency tests
• Maintenance troubleshooting tips
• Waterside and Fireside maintenance
• Boiler design and construction codes and standards
• How to safely and efficiently operate your boiler
• Burner operations and combustion control systems

For a detailed description of each section, please email Brenda O'Sullivan at bosullivan@essltd.ie

Who should attend this workshop:

This course is designed for anyone who needs to understand fundamental operation of boilers in order to improve efficiencies and safety at their industrial plants and large building facilities. Individuals involved with residential hot water systems will also find this course extremely valuable. Attendees come from a wide variety of industries, skill-levels & company sizes. Participants benefiting from attending this workshop include:

• Building Maintenance Personnel
• Building Engineers
• Plant & Facility Maintenance Personnel
• Building Managers & Superintendents
• Plant & Facility Managers
• Apprentice and Experienced Boiler Technicians
• Energy Managers
• Purchasing Managers
• Any Technician needing to develop Multi-Craft skills

This course is also available as an on-site customised course

Course Cost: €650	Duration: 2 days	Date: 21st - 22nd Feb 2012
Location: Dublin	Click for our booking form	Click to view our Cancellation Policy