Steam Boiler Operators Workshop
DATE & TIMENov. 4/5, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (both days)
LOCATION
The Beacon Center
4505 W. Hacienda Ave Ste G2
Las Vegas, NV 89118
ORGANIZER
Nancy Stockham
P: 702-220-6680
E: nancy.stockham@rfmacdonald.com
PRICING TIER
$1,150 – 1 Registrant
$1,100 – 2 Registrants
$1,000 – 3+ Registrants
Includes continental breakfast and lunch both days
Includes training materials
OVERVIEW
This two-day workshop is designed for maintenance personnel as well as plant, stationary or mechanical engineers responsible for boiler installation & repair. All attendees will gain/re-review basic working knowledge of boiler room equipment & examine local boiler regulations. AFE Certified.
Starting with “The Basics”, attendees will participate in “open forums” with world class training videos combined with the instructor’s 50 years of in the field, with his hands-on experience to answer all your boiler system questions and guide you through boiler operation and Safety.
Day Two
After guiding you through the design and thermodynamics of day one, attendees will learn specific boiler systems. The overall objective of the workshop is for the recipient to become familiar with boiler and control operation, so that routine maintenance and troubleshooting can easily be accomplished.
Topics Covered
• Steam Overview
• Steam Tables
• Different Names and Terminology for Steam
• Flash Steam
• Flash Steam Recovery
• Steam Quality
• Steam and Condensate Systems
• Steam Valves
• Condensate Recovery Systems (Tanks and Pumping Systems)
• Steam Trap Stations
• Waterhammer
• Pressure Let Down Control Valves
• Steam Leakage (Causes and Corrections)
• Safety Valves
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Steam Balancing
• Pressurized Condensate Systems
Equipment Covered
• Gas regulators
• Modulation Motors
• Water Level Floats
• Water Level Probes
• Gas Pressure Switches
• Digital Volt Meter Use
• Motor Starters & Relays
• Gas Safety Valves
• Gas Burners
• Safety Valves
• Burner Management Controllers
• Parallel Positioning and Metering
Starting with the basics, attendees will participate in open forums and training videos combined with the instructor’s 35+ years of in the field experience to answer your boiler system questions and guide you through boiler operation and safety.
Day Two
After guiding you through the design and thermodynamics of day one, attendees will learn specific boiler systems. The overall objective of the workshop is for the recipient to become familiar with boiler and control operation, so that routine maintenance and troubleshooting can easily be accomplished.
FURTHER DETAILS
Anyone seeking a basic working knowledge of boiler room equipment will benefit from this class. This course provides a certificate approved by the CWEA (California Water Environment Association) and the AFE (Association for Facilities Engineering) and the hours can be applied towards the continuing education requirement for re-certification. This workshop will address the minimum state requirements for boiler operators and can be a part of their training to meet those requirements in order to comply with the law.
• ASSOCIATION FOR FACILITIES ENGINEERING
Requires: (5) CEU credits every (3) years
Employment Credits: 1 year = 1 credit
Academic Credits: 10 hours = 1 credit
Earned for 2-Day Boiler Class: 8hrs per day x 2 days = 1.6 credits
PROFESSIONS
• Certified Professional Maint. Manager (CPMM)
• Certified Professional Supervisor (CPS)
• Certified Plant Engineer (CPE)
