Level 1 OPITO Authorised Gas Tester

• Introduction
• OPITO
• Confined space criteria
• The hazards of operations within an oxygen deficient, toxic or flammable environment
• Carrying out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment
• Using safe systems of work
• The implications of organisational and statutory requirements
• Interpreting operational requirements
• Selecting and using PPE and RPE
• Working within the Permit to Work system
• The operating principles of atmosphere monitoring and measuring equipment
• Gas detector pre-start checks
• Calibrating the instruments used in atmospheric testing
• How to set up the relevant detector for each gas testing application

PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS

• Gas detector pre-start checks
• Calibrating the instruments used in atmospheric testing
• How to set up the relevant detector for each gas testing application

PRESENTATIONS

• The behaviour of different flammable and toxic gases
• The range and frequency of tests
• Acceptable levels of flammable and toxic gases
• Performing gas tests in sequence
• Obtaining a representative atmosphere sample
• Monitoring and retesting
• Where to site ongoing monitoring equipment
• Interpreting and documenting the results

PRACTICAL EXERCISES

• Gas detector pre-start checks
• Calibrating the instruments used in atmospheric testing
• How to set up the relevant detector for each
• gas testing application
• Obtaining a representative atmosphere sample
• Where to site ongoing monitoring equipment

EXAM