Gas Properties, Combustion and Gas Safety
How natural gas and propane behave and burn, and how gas fitters work safely with them under OSHA rules and state licensing.
GAS-110 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Gasfitting
Course content
- 1The gas trade and where gasfitters workComing
- 2Natural gas and propane: sources and compositionComing
- 3Properties of fuel gases: specific gravity, heating value and flammable limitsComing
- 4Pressure, flow and units in gas workComing
- 5The chemistry of combustionComing
- 6Complete and incomplete combustionComing
- 7Carbon monoxide: how it forms and how it harmsComing
- 8Gas leaks: odorants, detection and responseComing
- 9Personal protective equipment and hot workComing
- 10Working in confined spaces and around energized equipmentComing
- 11Permits, inspections and the authority having jurisdictionComing
- 12Case study: investigating a gas incidentComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
How natural gas and propane behave and burn, and how gas fitters work safely with them under OSHA rules and state licensing.