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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• Identifying the component parts by name and
  knowing their function and how to test them.

• Gauge Glasses

• Undergrate Dampers

• Mobreys

• Different Valves

• Boiler

• Sootblowers

• Water treatment

• 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-

• Water level

• Coal

• Ash removal trolley

• Water softener

• Chemicals

• Grit removal trolley

• Valve positions

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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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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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Starting up from a banked fire-

• Procedure on how to re-ignite correctly

• Valve Positions

• Damper Settings

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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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Shutdown and standby procedure-

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

• Short standby (30 mins or less)

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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

• 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

• Written Report issued to the Department on each
  student

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COURSE OPTIONS

• Individual on site training course to be run
  at your factory on your boiler

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• 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

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• 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

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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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