Pressure Testing for Technicians

There are no prerequisites for this course.

• Understand health and safety procedures and practices related to pressure testing.
• Illustrate a knowledge of the basic principles of pressure testing

• Pressure testing definitions and general requirements
• Proof testing, strength testing and reinstatement leak testing explained
• Hydrostatic and pneumatic testing and their applications
• National standards and HSE codes of practice relating to pressure testing
• Hazards involved in pressure testing, and risk reduction measures
• Testing standards, and acceptance or rejection criteria
• Preparation for pressure testing, checklists, risk assessments, documentation requirements, instrument protection and system flushing, test equipment calibration (pressure gauges, chart recorders), and using appropriate test media
• Marking up piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)/Piping Isomentric drawings (ISOs) with test boundaries, preparing a test record pack establishing test pressure & duration requirements, and determining the maximum permissible system operating pressures according to piping class

Delegates will undertake a multiple-choice examination paper to demonstrate they have achieved the key learning outcomes detailed above.

Safety footwear, coveralls, safety glasses and gloves.

This is a classroom based course, combined with practical training exercise to underpin knowledge gained.