Pressure Testing For Technicians: City & Guilds Scqf Level 6

Target Audience

Engineers and technicians from a non-mechanical discipline requiring multi-skill or refresher training, mechanical engineers and technicians wishing to refresh or enhance existing skills in a practical yet non-production environment.

Course Aims

To provide delegates with the essential knowledge of the methods, procedures and legal requirements applying to pressure testing, including hazard assessment and risk reduction relevant to HSE & industry codes of practice.

Course Content

• Pressure testing definitions and general requirements.
• Proof testing, strength testing and reinstatement leak testing explained
• Hydrostatic & pneumatic testing, applications
• National standards and codes of practice relating to pressure testing, including Pressure System Safety Regulations, HSE guidance notes and Pressure Equipment Regulations
• Hazards involved in pressure testing, risk reduction measures
• Testing standards, acceptance or rejection criteria, including what constitutes a successful test and how a test would fail
• Preparation for pressure testing, checklists, risk assessments, documentation requirements, instrument protection & system flushing, test equipment calibration (pressure gauges, chart recorders), using appropriate test medium
• Marking up P&Ids/Piping ISOs with test boundaries, preparing a test record pack establishing test pressure & duration requirements, determining the maximum permissible system operating pressures according to piping class
• Delegates to observe and complete both Hydrostatic and Pneumatic practical tests in group sessions
• Two practical pressure tests. One will be Hydrostatic and one will be Pneumatic
• All Delegates are required to complete an end of course assessment which consists of a multiple choice examination paper. The examination pass mark is 60%. Delegates who fail the examination will not be certified by City and Guilds and will have to resit the full Pressure Testing Course

. Delivery

The majority of this course is practical hands on training delivered by fully qualified and experienced ex industry personnel using equipment replicated from the onshore and offshore oil and gas working environment.

Certification

City & Guilds SCQF Level 6 Certificate

Minimum Instructor Qualification/Experience

• Trade qualifications
• Minimum 5 years experience in industry
• A1 or equivalent Workplace Assessor.

Min/Max Number of Delegates Required per Event

4/6.

Times of Training

08:30 to 16:30.
Course duration and times may vary depending on delegate numbers.

Special Requirements

Delegates are required to supply their own PPE.

Venue

North East Scotland College, Aberdeen Clinterty Campus Clinterty, Kinellar, Aberdeen AB21 0TZ.