2013 Course Guide (working doc).pub - Northeast Gas Association

The NGA Natural Gas Distribuon Cerficate Program has been developed to provide natural gas distribuon company,
transmission company and associated professionals focused training, providing knowledge in the operaons of the natural
gas industry. The program requires each student to parcipate in four 2.5 hour courses with a knowledge assessment given
aer each course. Aer compleon of the four courses and assessments, the student will be provided with a cerficate of
achievement.
Each course has been designed with a set of learning objecves. In addion, each course is taught by one or mulple
instructors that are experts in the topic, excellent presenters, and who must address all learning objecves.
Wednesday, June 5
8:00 – 10:45
NATURAL GAS FLOW
John Rafferty, Vice President, Powell Controls, Inc.
This course provides a foundaon for understanding the unique characteriscs of natural gas and the basic
components of the infrastructure required to take natural gas from underground to the customer’s
appliance. You will learn about the properes and characteriscs of natural gas, the evoluon of the
natural gas industry, where natural gas is found and how it is extracted, the infrastructure required to take
natural gas from well to burner p, end uses for natural gas, natural gas safety and environmental impact.
9:15 – 9:30 ‐ Morning Break
11:00 – 12:30 ‐ Lunch with the Exhibitors in the “MAC”
12:45 – 3:15
INSTALLATION OF A DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Patrick J. Callahan, President, Celc Controls, Inc.
This course provides a foundaon for understanding the basic components of a natural gas distribuon system and common tasks performed during the
installaon of a natural gas distribuon system. You will learn about the basic pipeline components installed between the outlet of a gate staon and the
inlet of the customer’s fuel line, including pipe materials; valves; district regulators; service regulators and meters. You will also learn about the different
methods of installing and joining pipe and required tasks to ensure a gas facility is put into service safely.
3:15 – 3:30 ‐ Aernoon Break
3:30 – 4:30 ‐ Day‐1 Roundtable and Fulfillment of Requirements for Earning a Cerficate
Thursday, June 6
8:00 – 10:45
MAINTENANCE OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Thomas Chizinski, Director Engineering, Conneccut Natural Gas Corp. and The Southern Conneccut Gas Co.
This course provides a foundaon for understanding the common tasks performed to safely & effecvely maintain a natural gas distribuon system in
accordance with federal and state regulaons. You will learn about the common inspecon / survey requirements performed by LDC’s including leak
survey, patrolling, crical valve and regulator staon inspecons. You will also learn about the leak invesgaon process, the differences between
repairing and replacing pipe and the different methods and materials used to repair buried pipe.
9:15 – 9:30 ‐ Morning Break
11:00 – 12:15 ‐ Lunch in Salmanson Dining Room
12:30 – 3:00
PROTECTION OF A DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Ernie Grasso, Director, Training & Compliance, NEUCO and Denis Rossi, Corrosion Specialist, New England CP
This course provides a foundaon for understanding common tasks performed and methods ulized to safely & effecvely protect a natural gas
distribuon system in accordance with federal and state regulaons. You will learn about the federal public awareness requirements and common ways
LDC’s comply with them, the federal requirements for LDC’s to protect their facilies from external damage, common acons LDC’s take to comply with
these protecon requirements, corrosion control requirements, methods of providing cathodic protecon and common emergency response acons
LDC’s take in the event their facilies are damaged.
3:00 – 3:15 ‐ Aernoon Break
2013 NGA Gas Operations School
NG DISTRIBUTION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
3:15 – 4:15 ‐ Day‐2 Roundtable and Fulfillment of Requirements for Earning a Cerficate
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