PERC Investment | Registration | Fees | Cancellation Policy | Class Size | Class Locations
Additional Books Required | Hotel Information | CETP Course Descriptions | Other Courses

2008 PAPGA Training Program
Information and Registration

PERC Investment
Your PERC dollars are working for you! PERC has provided PAPGA with the opportunity to substantially lessen the cost of the courses. This means that your upfront investment in training is dramatically reduced and more of your PERC dollars are transferred directly into your pocket. Take advantage of this opportunity to increase the level of training in your company!

Top

Registration
Register and pay by credit card online at our website, www.papropane.com. Companies that register online will have their registration forms processed first. Please check online at www.papropane.com to see if a course is full if you plan to mail your registration form.

Top

Fees
Course fees include the instructor fees, training facility, student manuals and lunch. Due to varying company policies, the testing fee is a separate charge and not included in course fees that require certification

All other expenses; including lodging, are the responsibility of the attendee.

Top

Cancellation Policy
A $20 nonrefundable processing fee is in effect, as well as a sliding scale of refund percentages as follows: 16 to 30 days notification – 50% refund; less than 16 days notification – no refund. Substitution may be possible. PAPGA reserves the right of refusal.

Top

Class Size

• A minimum of ten students for each course is required in order to avoid cancellation of a class.
• Classes are limited to five attendees per company location.
• Most courses are limited to 20 students.

Top

Class Locations
Altoona classes
Hampton Inn, 180 Charlotte Drive, Altoona, PA
Phone: 814-941-3500

Bensalem classes
Ray Murray, Inc., 1443 Wells Drive, Bensalem, PA
Phone: 215-639-1212

Scranton classes
Holiday Inn Scranton-East, 400 Tigue Street, Dunmore, PA
Phone: 570-343-4771

Camp Hill classes
Tarantin Tank & Equipment, 415 Railroad Ave.
Camp Hill, PA
Phone: 717-972-8750

Top

Additional Books Required
NFPA 58 2008 edition is a requirement for Basic Principles & Practices, all delivery courses, Plant Operations, and Distribution Systems.

NFPA 54 2006 edition is a requirement for Gas Check, Distribution Systems, Appliance Installation and Appliance Service.

Pamphlets C-6 and C-6.3 is a requirement for Cylinder Requalification and will be provided at class.
Students may bring NFPA 54 and NFPA 58 to class or they can be bought online when registering for a class.

When PAPGA receives and processes your registration form, you will be sent a confirmation letter. Please read it thoroughly as it contains important information about the class. Directions to the training site and hotels are also included. If you do not receive a letter two weeks after registering, please call the association office at 717-441-6040.

Top

Hotel Information
Group or corporate rates have been arranged at the hotels listed below. Please make your own hotel arrangements by contacting the appropriate hotel for your class. Specify that you are with the PA Propane Gas Association or PAPGA when making your room reservation.

Please make these arrangements at least one month before your course is scheduled. You are responsible for all of your hotel expenses.

Top

CETP Course Descriptions

Basic Principles & Practices
This is an “entry level” course that provides instruction about propane’s physical and combustion properties, how propane is produced and transported, the organizations that influence, publish or enforce codes and standards, how basic functions are performed in a bulk plant, primary safety concerns, and customer service. It also provides company employees with valuable insights and understanding of the tasks performed by other employees and some of the challenges they face in day-to-day situations.

Basic Principles & Practices is a prerequisite for all CETP courses that are being offered.

Combined Delivery Course
This course includes Delivery Basics - 2.1, Bobtail Delivery - 2.2, and Cylinder Vehicle Delivery - 2.4

Delivery Basics - Provides general information applicable to all drivers of cargo tank motor vehicles used to deliver propane. The course includes DOT driver qualifications, personal protective equipment, CMT pre-trip inspections. Also included is verifying placarding, marking and inspections, flammable and combustible liquids, verifying the presence of odorant, handling CMV accidents, breakdowns and emergencies, parking/garaging of vehicles.

Bobtail Delivery - Identifies bobtail equipment and operating procedures, pre-unloading inspections, bulk plant loading/unloading systems and procedures. It includes walk-around inspection of CTMV, purging propane containers prior to transferring product, handling outof-gas calls and piping leak checks, evacuating ASME tanks, post-trip inspections, required monthly inspections, bobtail loading via compressor or auxiliary inlet.

Cylinder Vehicle Delivery - Identifies features of cylinder delivery vehicles, preparing cylinders for storage and transportation, inspecting, evacuating and flaring cylinders, replacing valves and fittings on cylinders, requalifying cylinders, operating a dispenser, identifying DOT marking/labeling requirements, transporting DOT cylinders, operating a dispenser to fill vehicle-mounted ASME tanks. It includes driving techniques, examining customer cylinders & installations, handling out-of-gas calls and leak checking piping systems, DOT exchange and motor fuel cylinder cabinet installation requirements, performing post-trip inspections.

Plant Operations
Book 3.1 Maintaining ASME Tanks - including PPE, combustible liquids, ammonia contamination, purging/evacuating, flaring, replacing valves/fittings, corrosion protection, protective coatings. Book 3.2 Maintaining DOT Cylinders - examining, evacuating, purging cylinders, replacing valves/fittings, requalification, preparing for scrap. Book 3.3 Operating Dispensing Equipment to Fill Containers - by weight or volume, preparing cylinders for transportation, filling vehicle mounted ASME tanks. Book 3.4 Maintaining Bulk Plant Equipment. All of the above books are enclosed in one binder.

Distribution Systems
Book 4.1 Layout, Design, and Selection of a Vapor Distribution System. Using architectural and construction drawings, determining system load and customer demand. Designing DOT aboveground ASME and underground ASME installations. Determining proper corrosion protection for tanks/piping, selecting regulators, piping tubing, vapor meters, estimating job costs. Book 4.2 Preparing and Installing Vapor Distribution Systems Preparing tanks and cylinders for transporting. Locating underground utilities and services, preparing foundations, installing DOT aboveground ASME and underground ASME containers, manifolding, installing PE tubing and fittings, installing regulators, copper tubing, steel piping and corrugated stainless steel tubing. Performing pressure tests on gas distribution lines, installing vapor meters, purging gas distribution lines, performing leak checks. Placing appliances into service, documenting and record keeping, communicating safety information to customers.

Appliance Installation
Focuses on placing propane-burning appliances into service, including principles of venting and ventilation; principles of combustion and make-up air; pressure testing and leak-checking piping systems; sizing; and installing venting systems.

Successful completion of Appliance Installation is a prerequisite to taking Appliance Service

Appliance Service
Emphasizes troubleshooting skills basic to electrical circuits/systems and controls that are incorporated into modern propane appliances. Students are taught to read and understand electrical schematics, as well as how to use various electrical testing devices.

Top

Other Courses

Gas Check Inspection
A step-by-step program for inspecting residential propane installation. Both consumers and marketers benefit from this important safety program through increased employee morale, improved customer service and satisfaction, and the ability to target priority installations for comprehensive upgrades. The course provides individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to complete a gas check on a residential system.

Cylinder Requalification
The class will cover CGA pamphlets C-6 and C-6.3 to provide a stepby-step process for requalifying a cylinder. Student will be shown how to take measurements and calculate formulas required during the inspection process.

Please Note:
As a convenience to you, we are now offering you the option to choose how you would like to receive your text books. If it would be easier for you to pick up the text books at the scheduled class, please check the appropriate box on the registration form. If you would still like to have your textbooks shipped to your company, please check that box instead. If neither box is checked, the text books will be handed out at the scheduled class.

Top