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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

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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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