Operator Basic Training Course

33 Days
Overview

OPE/FTBO-E

LEVEL
Foundation
AUDIENCE
Newly recruited operators for oil refineries or chemical plants.
Technicians or staff to be retrained as operators in the chemical, petrochemical or oil industries.
PURPOSE
To provide newly hired operators with the basic knowledge required for a rapid and effective integration.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To acquire the fundamental techniques needed to hold the position of field operator.
To understand the everyday operating procedures of main equipment and machines.
To face the inherent risks of processing units and put into practice safety rules.
WAYS AND MEANS
Training involves alternating:
learning fundamentals in class
practical exercises on-site
workshops and tutorials.

Agenda
INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL DEVICES

6d

Physical variables used in process operations.

Components of a control loop.
Instrumentation: workings and operation.
Practical exercise on a control loop.

PIPEWORK - VESSELS - STORAGE TANKS

5d

Recognition, workings and operation of equipment.

Identification symbols for various items of equipment.
Flow sheet drawing.
Introduction to isometric drawings.
Practical exercise of line-plotting and recognizing the different equipment.

HEAT EXCHANGE EQUIPMENT

7d

Heat, energy and heat transfer.

Heat exchangers: technology, main types, workings and operation.
Practical exercise on an exchanger.
Furnaces and boilers: technology, combustion, draft and operation.
Practical exercise on furnaces/boilers.

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ROTATING MACHINERY

7d

Fluid flows.
Technology, working and operation of pumps.
Practical exercise on pumps.
Technology, workings and operation of compressors, steam turbines and electric motors.
Practical exercise on a compressor or turbine.

PROCESSES - PRODUCTS - SAMPLING AND TESTING

5d

Basic chemistry. Chemical solutions: composition and hazards.

Vapor pressure and boiling point.
Distillation: principles of the separation, distillation columns.
Products. Quality control tests. Sampling.
Principles of manufacturing processes.
Manufacturing process diagram.

SAFETY IN INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS

Product hazards: flammability, toxicity.
Risks related to the behavior and use of fluids.
Emptying processes: blind and gasket fitting, degassing and inerting, entering a vessel.
Example of procedures for shut-down and start-up.
Case studies - Group work.

Information / Registration

In-house course

3d