Pumps, Maintenance & Safety

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You will receive 4.8 credits (CE) upon completion of this course.

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Course Description

Students will cover a very broad range of topics including, centrifugal pumps, selection and replacement of packing, seals, hydraulics, operating conditions, preventative maintenance, motors, plans and specifications, hazard types, plant equipment and procedures, lab safety and fire prevention, and hazard communications.
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Course Outline

  1. Identify pumps by classification.
  2. Identify some basic pump components.
  3. Discuss how to prepare for major repairs.
  4. Discuss how pump conditions affect the performance of pumps.
  5. Explain why a plant maintenance program is necessary.
  6. Explain why safety is important when dealing with electricity.
  7. Explain the basic formula for determining flow.
  8. Describe the steps that can be taken to prevent the transmission of infectious disease from the treatment plant worker to his/her family.
  9. List several ways to alert traffic when you are working in a street.
  10. Discuss what you should do if you open a door and smell chlorine or sulfur dioxide.
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More Information

Language English
Course Length 48.00 hours
Duration of Access Six (6) months
Continuing Education Credits 4.8
Instructor Self Study
Vendor ET Online/Kirkwood Community College
Course Certification 48-hr Certification of Completion
Requirements/Materials Included

Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume II, CSUS Foundation, ISBN 1-884701-46-9 and Pumps and Pumping, 8th edition, by Skeet Arasmith, ACR Publications, 1298 Elm Street SW, Albany, OR 97321, Phone: 1-800-433-8150, Fax: 541.926.3478 (purchased separately, not included in course cost)

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