CPCPGS3048 - Install gas pressure control equipment

Unit code: CPCPGS3048 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
8
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
CPCPCM2043 - Carry out WHS requirements
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to install and commission gas control and regulating equipment for consumer piping carrying natural gas (NG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) up to 200 kPa.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* installing one single and one two-stage system connecting to an appliance that includes an internal relief and over-pressure shut off valve.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
* tools, materials and equipment used for the installation and commissioning of gas control and regulating equipment
* work health and safety (WHS) requirements for the installation and commissioning of gas control and regulating equipment
* properties of gas, gas safety, combustion principles, pressure and flow rates.
* processes, procedures and techniques for installing, testing and commissioning gas pressure control equipment
* installation and ventilation requirements of over-pressure regulators, including internal relief and over-pressure shut off (OPSO) valves.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate III in Plumbing
CPC32420 | Certificate iii | Duration:

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