Ops & Maintenance

Who should take this course?

Anyone involved in the use, specification, procurement, operation, maintenance, instrumentation, safety, management or incident investigation of systems, components and fires involving liquid or gaseous oxygen or oxygen-enriched gas mixtures. This might include engineers, technicians, medical and health professionals, home healthcare personnel, safety and forensic experts, fire investigators, emergency responders, facility supervisors and plant managers, operators, maintenance personnel, distributors and refilling station personnel and individual users of oxygen.

Course Description

This course focuses on issues of oxygen fire safety as related to operation and maintenance of oxygen systems wherever oxygen is used. Students will learn to identify the most common ignition mechanisms and recognize the use of approved oxygen compatible materials and the utilization of safe practices to minimize the risk and maximize awareness for oxygen fire prevention.

Course Outline

1. The Oxygen Fire Hazard
2. Risk Management
3. Maximize Compatible Materials
4. Minimize Ignition Mechanisms
5. Utilize Good Practices
6. Final Application Example