CPCPGS3056 - Size and install consumer gas piping systems

Unit code:CPCPGS3056Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

32

Location

Sunshine

Prerequisites

CPCPCM2043 - Carry out WHS requirements
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to size and install consumer gas piping.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* sizing and installing, in accordance with manufacturers specifications, Australian standards and jurisdictional requirements:
* one natural gas (NG) consumer piping systems supplying three certified Type A appliances using two different piping systems, one of which must be a composite material
* one single stage liquid petroleum gas (LPG) consumer piping systems supplying three certified Type A appliances using two different piping systems, one of which must be a composite material.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* pipe sizing including:
* appliance pressure and gas consumption requirements
* properties of gas
* length of run
* allowable pressure drop
* available pressure
* approved materials, their limitations and application for installing gas piping systems, including:
* testing for gas-tightness
* using current testing equipment
* electrical safety and required precautions
* how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
* tools, materials and equipment used to size and install consumer gas piping
* work health and safety (WHS) requirements to size and install consumer gas piping
* properties of gas, gas safety, combustion principles, pressure and flow rates.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

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