Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine LP gas system requirements
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment and read and interpret any safety information relevant to the job
- Obtain and interpret plans/specifications
- Identify and adhere to quality assurance requirements for enterprise operations
- Determine gas load/design requirements from design drawing or specifications
- Calculate storage capacity using recognised formulae or tables to ensure adequacy for the required load and compliance with standards and job requirements
- Identify appropriate regulator and piping in terms of size, connection sizes and capacity in accordance with standards and enterprise requirements
- Check that piping selected provides minimum inlet pressure to each appliance and is appropriate for the dimensions and loads given in the design drawings or instructions
- Identify location of cylinders, appliances and piping set-out according to job requirements, standards and enterprise requirements
- Estimate quantity of piping, components and fittings in accordance with standards and enterprise requirements
- Check that type of system selected (one or two cylinders) is appropriate for given design information
- Prepare for installation
- Estimate required materials, equipment, appliances and cylinders from design drawing or on-site dimensions, and check for compliance with docket/order form and confirm acceptable condition
- Identify and select appropriate tools and equipment for the installation
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment, and read and interpret any safety information relevant to the job
- Set out the piping system in accordance with design drawing or instructions, standards and enterprise requirements
- Install the system
- Install cylinders, regulators, associated pipework, appliances and fixings, including ventilation, in accordance with job requirements, standards and enterprise procedures
- Locate and fit consumer instruction plates and labels in accordance with regulatory requirements, standards and enterprise requirements
- Test the system
- Adjust regulator to provide flow pressure in accordance with standards and enterprise requirements
- Select test apparatus appropriate for the work
- Test the system, including ventilation, in accordance with standards and enterprise requirements
- Adjust the system to provide the required flow pressure in accordance with standards and enterprise requirements
- Record test data in the format required by relevant regulatory and enterprise requirements
- Finalise the job