Authorized Gas Tester

Course details

• Confined space criteria
• The hazards of operating within an oxygen deficient, toxic or flammable environment
• Carrying out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment (TBRA) or (KBRA)
• Using safe systems of work
• The implications of organizational and statutory requirements
• Interpreting operational requirements
• Selecting and using PPE and RPE
• Working within the Permit To Work system
• The operating principles of atmospheric monitoring and measuring equipment
• Gas detector pre-start checks
• Calibrating the instruments used in atmospheric testing
• How to set up relevant detectors for each gas testing application
• The behavior of different flammable and toxic gases
• The range and frequency of tests
• Acceptable levels of flammable and toxic gases
• Performing gas tests in sequence
• Obtaining a representative atmosphere sample
• Monitoring and retesting
• Where to site ongoing monitoring equipment
• Interpreting and documenting the results
• Hot work and the production of flammable and toxic gases
• The principles of hot work gas testing
• The hazards and properties of flammable gases
• The strengths and weaknesses of flammable and toxic gas detection equipment
• Detectors used for flammable product
• How a flammable gas or vapor clouds could arrive at the work site
• Checking the controls on the equipment
• The importance of regular communication