Profession gas service technician

Gas service technicians install and maintain gas service appliances and systems in facilities or buildings. They install the equipment in accordance with regulations, repair faults, and investigate leaks and other problems. They test the equipment and advise on the use and care of appliances and systems which use gas energy.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Enterprising
• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Fuel gas

  The various qualities, hazards and applications of gaseous fuels, such as oxy-acetylene, oxy-gasoline, oxy-hydrogen and others.

• Natural gas

  The various facets of natural gas: its extraction, processing, constituents, uses, environmental factors, etc.

• Types of pipelines

  Know various types of pipelines and their different usages. Differentiate between pipelines used to transport goods over short and long distances, and understand their respective feeding systems.

Skills

• Repair heating equipment

  Repair boilers, heat exchangers, fired heaters, tanks, reactors and other pressure vessels by use of welding techniques applied to cut and formed metal sheets.

• Repair pipelines

  Conduct maintenance and repair work on pipelines to prevent or remedy damages using, if necessary, remote-controlled robots.

• Install metal gas piping

  Safely install gas pipes and tubes made of steel or copper. Install all necessary connectors and modern ball valves. Test the pipe to make sure there are no leaks.

• Interpret technical requirements

  Analyse, understand and apply the information provided regarding technical conditions.

• Prepare copper pipes for use as gas lines

  Use the appropriate copper pipes to serve as gas lines. Cut the pipes to size and remove any sharp ridges after cutting. Flare the ends with the right size flare to facilitate the attachment of connectors. Avoid kinking the pipe and discard any kinked piping.

• Operate boiler

  Operate sealed vessels which contain fluids which are heated or vaporised, not always up to boiling, for heating or power generation, such as in utilities. Ensure safe procedures by monitoring the blower auxiliary equipment closely during operations, and identifying faults and risks.

• Resolve equipment malfunctions

  Identify, report and repair equipment damage and malfunctions; communicate with field representatives and manufacturers to obtain repair and replacement components.

• Inspect pipelines

  Walk flow lines to identify damage or leaks; use electronic detection equipment and conduct visual inspections.

• Ensure correct gas pressure

  Ensure the necessary, usually constant, pressure of gas which is part of a machine or tool, such as torching equipment, used to process metal workpieces during metal fabrication processes.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB