Comprehensive Distribution Operations for New Technicians
To provide skills and knowledge required to undertake operations on water distribution networks.
Objectives
By the end of this training course the participants will be able to:
- Describe the regulatory system within which water companies operate
- List the legal duties, obligations and powers placed on a water undertaking
- Recognise the different components that make up a distribution network and explain their function
- Plan and carry out valve operations on distribution networks
- Describe contamination risks to distribution networks and control measures used to limit them
- Explain various methods of leakage control and detection
- Describe water quality situations where mains cleansing is necessary and specify appropriate techniques
- Describe the principles of water supply hygiene as applied to water distribution systems
- Describe common plumbing systems and explain how water behaves within them
- Explain the primary objectives of the Water Fittings Regulations
- Demonstrate flow and pressure measurement against industry standards
- Determine ownership of service pipes in a range of different circumstances
- Describe the customer service standards relating to the supply of drinking water
Method
The course will consist of a mixture of classroom based tuition and practical exercises.
Who Should Attend?
This training course provides an ideal introduction for new Water Industry Technicians to water distribution networks and the activities involved in operating them.