Carbon Monoxide Safety Training

This one day seminar is designed to provide the attendee with an understanding of the hazards inherent in carbon monoxide generation, testing procedures, an overview of combustion analysis and the relation of building pressures to carbon monoxide.

There are many sources of carbon monoxide from automotive and transportation influences to the mechanical systems in our homes and businesses. Throughout the program topics of discussion will include, the health affects of CO poisoning, warning signs and symptoms as well as CO Alarms and the effects of UL standards upon vulnerable people. There is a strong focus towards CO monitors, detectors, test instruments, testing protocols and procedures for technicians and inspectors. COSA Carbon monoxide Safety training is a must for all HVAC/R technicians, Weatherization auditors, home/building inspectors and fire department personnel.

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Who Should Attend

Environmental and energy technicians & inspectors, HVACR technicians, combustion equipment manufacturers, emergency response, health technicians, civic groups, government, fuel suppliers, building & mechanical inspectors.

• HVAC technicians
• Service and Installation contractors
• Facilities maintenance personnel
• Building managers
• First Responders ( Fire Department EMT personnel and other Paramedics )
• Inspectors ( Local government and independent home inspectors )
• Plumbers
• Utility company workers

Seminar Format

Attendees of this one day seminar receive an in-depth introduction to Carbon Monoxide; What causes CO, Health effects of CO, CO Testing, Remediation, Principles of Combustion Analysis and Building Pressures.

The seminar is divided into three distinct sections:

Carbon Monoxide

Explains; what CO is, how CO is produced, health effects of CO exposure, how to respond to an alarm, basic testing procedures, code compliance and exposure standards.

Combustion

An overview of combustion analysis, troubleshooting and remediation of CO production for gas and oil fired appliances. Including boilers, furnaces, hot water heaters, clothes dryers, and stoves.

Building Pressures

A primer on how building pressures affect the distribution of carbon monoxide.

Course Text

Carbon Monoxide: A Clear and Present Danger

Typical Seminar Agenda

• 7:30am Registration
• 8:00am Class Begins
• 12:00 -- 1:00pm Lunch (on your own)
• 4:30pm Class ends
• 2 Evening classes equal 1 daytime class

Certification

Course participants have the opportunity to take the HVAC Excellence Carbon Monoxide Safety exam.

This 50 question exam covers: alarms and response, building pressure measurements, building pressure general knowledge, combustion gas, combustion general knowledge, general knowledge, measurements, medial and tools.

Carbon Monoxide

• Signs & Symptoms of CO Poisoning, Health Effects of CO Poisoning, Sources of CO Poisoning, How Test Instruments Calibrate, CO Alarms are Warning Devices
• Types of CO Alarms
• Changes in the UL CO Alarm Listings, Why Wait for the Alarm or Injury? Code Compliance Documentation
• Responding to a CO Alarm
• First Response
• How Much CO is too Much?
• CO Air Free Standard
• CO Combustion Testing Procedures
• Combustion
• Principles of Combustible Gases Heating Value
• Controlled Gas Fuel and Combustion Control Fuel Gas
• Clocking a Gas Meter
• Advantages of Measuring O2 vs. CO2 Relationship between O2, CO2 excess air Oil Fired Burners
• Fuel Delivery, Air, Combustion, By-Product Production
• Types of Efficiencies
• Burner Operation
• Time
• Temperature
• Turbulence
• Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)
• Draft
• Acceptable draft measurements Combustion Testing Procedures O2, CO and Stack Temperature
• Smoke Testing
• Acceptable Combustion Test Results Accurate Testing
• Proper Venting
• Combustion Air
• Make Up Air
• Thermal Shock
• Boilers
• Stack Temperature
• Modulating Burner Tune-up
• Procedure for setting up a Modulating Gas Fired Power Burner
• Savings Potential

Combustion Troubleshooting Guide

Pressure Measurements

• Pressure Measurements for Buildings HVAC installation, service & maintenance
• Why More Quality Assurance Pressure Testing is Needed
• Societal Trends that will Increase Quality Assurance Pressure Testing
• What is Pressure?
• Warmer Dense Air
• Air Flow by Building Design Types of Manometers
• The Manometer Law Duct Pressures
• Pitot Tube
• Data Plates
• Combination Gas Control
• External Static Pressure Testing
• Pressure Drop Across an Air Filter
• Measuring Airflow by Device Static Pressure Drop
• Velocity Pressure to Air Flow Calculations The Driving Forces
• Closed Door Effect
• Worst Case Depressurization Test
• Preparing the Building and Combustion Appliance Zone
• Doing the Test
• Setup
• Effect of house tightness on zone tightness