The set of training materials for the profession "Boiler room operator" consists of:

Tariff and qualification characteristics of the profession "Boiler room operator".
Curriculum and thematic plan for the training of a boiler operator.
Educational-methodical manual "Boiler room operator", which was developed under the thematic plan - RUB 350
A set of Test tasks with answers for self-control of the learning process (assimilation) of the material - RUB 250
Exam tickets. You will find answers to ticket questions by following the link to the Study Guide. There is also a cheat sheet "Learn, memorize and repeat like a spell" - to answer possible additional questions from the qualification commission. The list of works of the boiler operator is presented, which is taken from the real production instructions of the operator - RUB 100

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Remember that the boiler-house operator does not receive answers to the examination cards, but they find (get it) through their work, their attitude to the profession.

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QUALIFICATION OF "BOILER OPERATOR"

The qualification level of the "boiler operator" for the maintenance of hot water boilers and auxiliary equipment is determined by the rank of the gas boiler operator. In turn, the discharge depends on the value of the total installed heating capacity of the boiler house:

Qualification of a boiler operator, with a total heating capacity of boilers up to 3.5 MW (up to 3 Gcal / h) , must be at least the 2nd category;

Qualification of a boiler house operator, with a total heating capacity of boilers over 3.5 to 11.6 MW (over 3 to 10 Gcal / h) , must be at least the 3rd category;

Qualification of a boiler house operator, with a total heating capacity of boilers over 11.6 to 23.2 MW (over 10 to 20 Gcal / h) , must be at least the 4th grade;

Qualification of a boiler operator, with a total heating capacity of boilers over 23.2 to 75.6 MW (over 20 to 65 Gcal / h) , must be at least 5th grade;

Regardless of the category, below are the works that must be performed by the boiler operator. The types of work are taken from the Production instructions for boiler operators of the 3rd, 4th category. Here is this, far from complete, list of work performed:

- removal of plugs on all technological pipelines of the boiler room;

- switching on the clarifying filters of the HVO system;

- water supply to the boiler room through the main or bypass line, taking readings of the cold water meter;

- checking the presence of salt in the salt solvent and filling it with water;

- putting into operation the sodium cationization unit and filling the softened water supply tank;

- selection and activation of feed pumps for filling the boiler and network circuits with chemically treated water.

- air removal from the upper points of both circuits, as well as from the hydraulic adapter, removal of dirt from all pump mud collectors.

- checking the operation of all automatic air vents;

- selection and switching on of the boiler and mains pump, ensuring the circulation of water in both circuits;

- ensuring the working pressure of water in both circuits;

- ensuring circulation through the heating coil of the boiler house's own needs;

- checking the correctness of the readings of the pressure gauges with setting the arrow to the zero position;

- checking the integrity of the explosive valves on the boilers, replacing them if necessary;

- checking the availability of reserve liquid fuel and preparing the fuel line for operation;

- preparation for work and start-up of supply and exhaust ventilation of the boiler room;

- short-term start-up of backup equipment when accepting a shift;

- cleaning the gas filters and setting the safety shut-off valve to the operating position;

- checking the health of the boiler safety system;

- according to the written instructions of the person responsible for the safe operation of the boiler room equipment, starting and stopping the boiler;

- maintenance of the boiler and all auxiliary equipment of the boiler room in accordance with the production instructions;

- shutdown of the boiler in emergency cases, participation in emergency recovery work;

- participation in the repair and commissioning of all boiler equipment;

- systematic maintenance of cleanliness in the boiler room and in the surrounding area;

- maintaining all the necessary documentation for the boiler house with an analysis of its work and the corresponding conclusions.

3rd rank

§ 248. Boiler room operator 3rd grade

Description of the work. Maintenance of hot water and steam boilers with a total heating capacity of over 12.6 to 42 GJ / h (over 3 to 10 Gcal / h) or maintenance in a boiler room of individual hot water or steam boilers with a boiler heat output of over 21 to 84 GJ / h (over 5 to 20 Gcal / h) operating on liquid and gaseous fuels or electric heating. Maintenance of heating network boilers or crumpled steam stations located in the service area of the main units, with a total heat load of over 42 to 84 GJ / h (over 10 to 20 Gcal / h). Starting, stopping, regulating and monitoring the operation of economizers, air heaters, superheaters and feed pumps. Ensuring the uninterrupted operation of boiler equipment. Starting, stopping and switching of the serviced units in the heat transfer circuits. Accounting for heat supplied to consumers. Participation in the repair of serviced equipment.
Must know: installation of serviced boilers; design and principle of operation of centrifugal and piston pumps, electric motors and steam engines; diagrams of heat, steam and water pipelines of the boiler plant and external heating networks; the procedure for recording the results of equipment operation and heat supplied to consumers; device of simple and medium complexity control and measuring devices.

From July 1, 2016, employers are required to apply professional standards if the requirements for the qualifications that an employee needs to perform a certain job function are established by the Labor Code, federal laws or other regulatory legal acts (Federal Law No. 122-FZ of May 2, 2015).
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Students must be over 18 years old, and must also submit a medical certificate of fitness for this type of activity.

What a boiler operator should know

The course program is extensive and includes all the necessary theoretical base. Experts will talk about the principles of safe operation, control of equipment, its design and maintenance, and regulation of modes.
Occupational safety and health are studied in the training courses. Future operators will get acquainted with the technique of safe operation of pipelines through which hot water flows, with the device and features of the gas heating system, with the mechanisms for its protection.
The practical part of the course includes the study of such activities:

removal of excess air;
prevention of repair work;
control over burners, ventilation, pressure;
turning on and off equipment;
regulation of the system when it enters the operating mode;
replenishment with water;
the order of actions in emergency situations;
prevention of emergencies.

You can find out more about the course, terms of training, cost, and also ask all your questions.

Boiler room operator ranks

These characteristics of the profession are used for the tariffication of work. They are also used to assign tariff categories. On this basis, a job description is also drawn up, which is mandatory for any boiler operator.

2nd category involves maintenance:

hot water and steam boilers, the capacity of which can reach 3 Gcal / h;
boiler plants with a heating capacity of up to 5 Gcal / h.

Knowledge required:

methods of thermal insulation of boilers;
the principle of operation of boilers;
rules for handling gas and energized equipment;
conditions for the use of instrumentation;

3rd category gives the right to service:

Boilers with a heating capacity of up to 10 Gcal / h.
Separate hot water or steam boilers. Their heating capacity can be equal to 20 Gcal / h.
Boiler installations. The thermal load of this equipment can be 20 Gcal / h.

At this level, the worker must master the basics of the functioning of boilers, pumps and engines. In addition, you need to know how the instrumentation is arranged and their features of work.

The 4th category allows you to perform maintenance:

boilers, the efficiency of which reaches 20 Gcal / h;
hot water or steam boilers. The heating capacity of this equipment can be 65 Gcal / h;
boiler installations, crumpled steam stations. Their heat load can be more than 20 Gcal / h;

devices and rules for servicing the same type of boilers;
information on heat engineering;
different fuel properties;
causes of malfunctions in the operation of the boiler plant and measures to prevent them.

The 5th category gives the right to perform maintenance:

boilers with a heating capacity of up to 65 Gcal / h;
hot water or steam boilers with a heating capacity of about 130 Gcal / h;

Need to know:

the principle of operation of hot water and steam boilers of various systems;
boiler room operating mode;
rules for setting and regulating instrumentation.

The 6th category gives the right to perform work:

maintenance of hot water and steam boilers with a heating capacity of over 65 Gcal / h;
maintenance of hot water or steam boilers with a heating capacity of more than 130 Gcal / h.

features of complex type instrumentation;
the principle of operation of automatic devices;
physical properties of the fuel used;
determination of the efficiency of the boiler room.

The issue was approved by the Decree of the USSR State Committee on Labor and Social Issues and the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions Secretariat dated January 31, 1985 N 31 / 3-30
(as amended:
Resolutions of the State Committee for Labor of the USSR, the Secretariat of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions of 10/12/1987 N 618 / 28-99, of 12/18/1989 N 416 / 25-35, of 05/15/1990 N 195 / 7-72, of 06/22/1990 N 248 / 10-28,
Resolutions of the State Committee for Labor of the USSR 18.12.1990 N 451,
Resolutions of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation of 24.12.1992 N 60, of 11.02.1993 N 23, of 19.07.1993 N 140, of 29.06.1995 N 36, of 01.06.1998 N 20, of 17.05.2001 N 40,
Orders of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation of July 31, 2007 N 497, of October 20, 2008 N 577, of April 17, 2009 N 199)

Boiler operator

§ 247. Boiler room operator (2nd grade)

Description of works... Maintenance of hot water and steam boilers with a total heating capacity of up to 12.6 GJ / h (up to 3 Gcal / h) or maintenance in the boiler room of individual hot water or steam boilers with a boiler heating capacity of up to 21 GJ / h (up to 5 Gcal / h), operating on liquid and gaseous fuels or electric heating. Firing up, starting and stopping boilers and feeding them with water. Fuel combustion regulation. Monitoring of the water level in the boiler, the steam pressure and the temperature of the water supplied to the heating system using instrumentation. Maintenance of heating network boilers or crumpled steam stations located in the service area of the main units with a total heat load of up to 42 GJ / h (up to 10 Gcal / h). Cleaning of crumpled steam and deaeration of water. Starting and stopping pumps, motors, fans and other auxiliary mechanisms. Boiler fittings and devices cleaning. Participation in the repair of serviced equipment.

Must know: the principle of operation of serviced boilers; composition of heat-insulating masses and basic methods of heat-insulating boilers and steam pipelines; rules for handling energized gas and equipment; purpose and conditions for the use of simple and medium complexity control and measuring instruments; device and modes of operation of equipment for heating network boilers or crumpled steam stations.

§ 248. Boiler room operator (3rd grade)

Description of works... Maintenance of hot water and steam boilers with a total heating capacity of over 12.6 to 42 GJ / h (over 3 to 10 Gcal / h) or maintenance in a boiler room of individual hot water or steam boilers with a boiler heat output of over 21 to 84 GJ / h (over 5 to 20 Gcal / h) operating on liquid and gaseous fuels or electric heating. Maintenance of heating network boilers or crumpled steam stations located in the service area of the main units, with a total heat load of over 42 to 84 GJ / h (over 10 to 20 Gcal / h). Starting, stopping, regulating and monitoring the operation of economizers, air heaters, superheaters and feed pumps. Ensuring the uninterrupted operation of boiler equipment. Starting, stopping and switching of the serviced units in the heat transfer circuits. Accounting for heat supplied to consumers. Participation in the repair of serviced equipment.

Must know: installation of serviced boilers; design and principle of operation of centrifugal and piston pumps, electric motors and steam engines; diagrams of heat, steam and water pipelines of the boiler plant and external heating networks; the procedure for recording the results of equipment operation and heat supplied to consumers; device of simple and medium complexity control and measuring devices.

§ 249. Boiler room operator (4th grade)

Description of works... Maintenance of hot water and steam boilers with a total heating capacity of over 42 to 84 GJ / h (over 10 to 20 Gcal / h) or maintenance in the boiler room of individual hot water or steam boilers with a boiler heat output of over 84 to 273 GJ / h (over 20 to 65 Gcal / h) operating on liquid and gaseous fuels or electric heating. Maintenance of heating network boilers or crumpled steam stations located in the service area of the main units, with a total heat load of over 84 GJ / h (over 20 Gcal / h). Monitoring of the water level in boilers, pressure and temperature of steam, water and flue gases using instrumentation. Regulation of the operation (load) of boilers in accordance with the schedule of steam consumption. Prevention and elimination of equipment malfunctions.

Must know: arrangement and maintenance rules of the same type of boilers, as well as various auxiliary mechanisms and fittings of boilers; basic information on heat engineering; different properties of fuel and the influence of fuel quality on the combustion process and heat output of boilers; technical conditions for water quality and methods of its purification; causes of malfunctions in the operation of the boiler plant and measures to prevent them; device, purpose and conditions of use of complex instrumentation.

§ 250. Boiler room operator (5th grade)

Description of works... Maintenance of hot water and steam boilers with a total heating capacity of over 84 to 273 GJ / h (over 20 to 65 Gcal / h) or maintenance in a boiler room of individual hot water or steam boilers with a boiler heat output of over 273 to 546 GJ / h (over 65 to 130 Gcal / h) h) operating on liquid and gaseous fuels or electric heating. Switching supply lines, switching on and off steam from the mains. Switching on and off the automatic equipment for supplying boilers. Preventive inspection of boilers, their auxiliary mechanisms, instrumentation and participation in scheduled preventive maintenance of boiler units. Acceptance of boilers and their auxiliary mechanisms from repair and their preparation for operation.

Must know: device and principle of operation of hot water and steam boilers of various systems; operational data of boiler equipment and mechanisms; device of automatic control devices; rules for maintaining the operating mode of the boiler room, depending on the readings of the devices; diagrams of pipeline networks and alarms in the boiler room; rules for setting and regulating instrumentation.

§ 251. Boiler room operator (6th grade)

Description of works... Maintenance of hot water and steam boilers of various systems with a total heating capacity of over 273 GJ / h (over 65 Gcal / h) or maintenance in a boiler room of individual hot water or steam boilers with a boiler heat output of over 546 GJ / h (over 130 Gcal / h), operating on liquid and gaseous fuels or electric heating.

Must know: design features of complex instrumentation and automatic control devices; calorific value and physical properties of the fuel; elements of the fuel balance of boilers and its preparation; rules for determining the efficiency of a boiler plant.

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[Job title]

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[Name of company]

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Boiler room operator of the 3rd category

1. General Provisions

1.1. This job description defines and regulates the powers, functional and job responsibilities, rights and responsibilities of the boiler room operator of the 3rd category [Name of the organization in the genitive case] (hereinafter - the Company).

1.2. The boiler room operator of the 3rd category belongs to the category of workers, is appointed and dismissed in accordance with the procedure established by the current labor legislation by order of the head of the Company.

1.3. The boiler room operator of the 3rd category reports directly to the [name of the position of the immediate manager in the dative case] of the Company.

1.4. A person who has reached the age of 18 years, who has passed a medical examination for the possibility of servicing this technological equipment and attestation for the right to service steam boilers operating on gaseous fuel, is appointed to the position of a boiler room operator of the 3rd category.

1.5. The boiler room operator of the 3rd category should know:

installation of serviced boilers;
design and principle of operation of centrifugal and piston pumps, electric motors and steam engines;
diagrams of heat pipelines, steam pipelines and water pipelines of the boiler plant and external heating networks;
the procedure for recording the results of equipment operation and heat supplied to consumers;
device of simple and medium complexity control and measuring devices.

1.6. In its activities, the boiler room operator of the 3rd category is guided by:

regulations and methodological materials on the work performed, instructions for the operation of steam boilers and safety and regulatory automation;
internal labor regulations;
orders and orders of the head of the Company and the immediate supervisor;
this job description;
rules for labor protection, industrial sanitation and fire protection.

1.7. During the period of temporary absence of the boiler room operator of the 3rd category, his duties are assigned to [the name of the position of the deputy].

2. Job responsibilities

The boiler room operator of the 3rd category performs the following duties:

2.1. Maintenance of hot water and steam boilers with a total heating capacity of over 12.6 to 42 GJ / hour (over 3 to 10 Gcal / hour) or maintenance in a boiler room of individual hot water or steam boilers with a boiler heat output of over 21 to 84 GJ / hour (over 5 to 20 Gcal / hour) operating on liquid and gaseous fuels or electric heating.

2.2. Maintenance of heating network boilers or crumpled steam stations located in the service area of the main units, with a total heat load of over 42 to 84 GJ / hour (over 10 to 20 Gcal / hour).

2.3. Starting, stopping, regulating and monitoring the operation of economizers, air heaters, superheaters and feed pumps.

2.4. Ensuring the uninterrupted operation of boiler equipment.

2.5. Starting, stopping and switching of the serviced units in the heat transfer circuits.

2.6. Accounting for heat supplied to consumers.

2.7. Takes part in the repair of the serviced equipment.

In case of official necessity, the boiler room operator of the 3rd category may be involved in the performance of his official duties overtime, in the manner prescribed by law.

3. Rights

The boiler room operator of the 3rd category has the right:

3.1. Request and receive the necessary materials and documents related to the issues of their activities and the activities of employees subordinate to him.

3.2. Interact with other services of the enterprise on production and other issues within its functional responsibilities.

3.3. To get acquainted with the draft decisions of the management of the enterprise concerning its activities.

3.4. Submit proposals on their activities for consideration by their immediate supervisor.

3.5. Report to the manager about all identified violations and shortcomings in connection with the work performed.

4. Responsibility and performance evaluation

4.1. The boiler room operator of the 3rd category bears administrative, disciplinary and material (and in some cases stipulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation - and criminal) responsibility for:

4.1.1. Failure to comply or improper fulfillment of the official instructions of the immediate supervisor.

4.1.2. Failure to perform or improper performance of his labor functions and the tasks assigned to him.

4.1.3. Misuse of the granted official powers, as well as their use for personal purposes.

4.1.4. Inaccurate information about the status of the work entrusted to him.

4.1.5. Failure to take measures to suppress the identified violations of safety regulations, fire safety and other rules that pose a threat to the activities of the enterprise and its employees.

4.1.6. Failure to enforce labor discipline.

4.2. Assessment of the work of the boiler room operator of the 3rd category is carried out:

4.2.1. Immediate supervisor - regularly, in the process of the employee's daily performance of his labor functions.

4.2.2. The attestation commission of the enterprise - periodically, but at least once every two years, based on the documented results of work for the evaluation period.

4.3. The main criterion for evaluating the work of a boiler room operator of the 3rd category is the quality, completeness and timeliness of the fulfillment of the tasks provided for by this instruction.

5. Working conditions

5.1. The operating mode of the boiler room operator of the 3rd category is determined in accordance with the internal labor regulations established by the Company.

5.2. Due to production needs, the boiler room operator of the 3rd category is obliged to go on business trips (including local ones).

6. Authority to sign

6.1. The operator of a boiler room of the 3rd category, to ensure his activities, is given the right to sign information and reference documents on issues that are part of his functional duties.

Acquainted with the instructions ___________ / ____________ / "__" _______ 20__