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(Total Level Hours: 185; includes 72.5 of Core Curriculum)
24101 Job Site Safety (17.5 Hours)
Describes the appropriate personal protective equipment most commonly used
on the job site and addresses the impact of housekeeping on safety and
project completion. Explains the most common indicators of existing
utilities and recommends safe methods for locating and working around
existing utilities.
24102 Tools and Equipment (22.5 Hours)
Describes the safe use, care, and maintenance of the most common pipelayer
hand and power tools. Discusses methods for operating and maintaining
dewatering equipment, generators, and compressors. Contains an introduction
to drilling and tapping machines.
24103 Rigging and Delivering Pipe and Associated Structures (7.5 Hours)
Describes the most common methods for receipt inspection, storage, and
delivery to the trench of PVC, ductile iron, corrugated steel, and concrete
pipe. Identifies the hand signals used by pipelayers when rigging pipe, and
piping components, including manholes and appurtenances.
24104 Cutting Pipe (12.5 Hours)
Discusses the safest, most practical methods for cutting common pipe
materials. Also describes common pipe materials and standard sizes for
thermoplastic, concrete, ductile iron, and corrugated steel pipe.
24105 Gaskets, Joints, and Fittings (20 Hours)
Describes the most common methods for joining PVC, ductile iron, and
concrete pipe, including O-ring pipe, slip joints, mechanical joints, and
restraint joints. Discusses common methods for joining pipe to pipe, pipe
to appurtenances, and pipe to manhole connections, including transition
couplings.
24106 Introduction to Elevations (5 Hours)
Discusses the use, care, and maintenance of the optical level, transit, and
the pipe laser. Contains a brief introduction to elevations as it relates
to the setup of these instruments. Describes common causes and solutions to
laser problems in the field.
24107 Trench Safety (7.5 Hours)
Discusses soil behavior as it relates to trench failures, including common
indications of an unstable trench. Introduces typical shoring, shielding,
and sloping methods. Identifies characteristics that may make a trench a
confined space and describes the safety measures needed to work in the
trench.
24108 Foundation Stabilization, Bedding, and Dewatering (7.5 Hours)
Discusses common methods for preparing the trench for pipe installation,
including stabilization, bedding, and initial backfill. Describes effective
methods for dewatering a trench and includes a section on troubleshooting
dewatering equipment.
24109 Testing Pipe (12.5 Hours)
Discusses methods for preparing pressure and gravity systems for testing,
including cleaning and inspecting pipe systems. Describes methods for
testing pressure and gravity systems, including vacuum testing of concrete
manholes.
