These individual courses are approved for California drinking water and distribution operators. Save money with our convenient 36-hour package:
- Pumps: Part 1 (5 hours)
- Pumps: Part 2 (5 hours)
- Piping Systems: Part 1 (5 hours)
- Piping Systems: Part 2 (5 hours)
- Water Utility Management (5 hours)
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection (4 hours)
- Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) (6 hours)
- Fluid Mechanics (1 hour)
Approved By: Division of Unregulated Administration Bureau Commission Office
- Fluid Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics [11 Activities]
- 01. Definition of a Fluid
- 02. Fluids Distribute Forces
- 03. Definition of Pressure
- 04. Measuring Pressure
- 05. Sources of Fluid Pressure
- 06. Gauge Verses Absolute Pressure
- 07. Liquid Seeks Its Own Level
- 08. Velocity Head Verses Static Pressure
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- 09. The Bernoulli Effect and Venturi Applications
- 10. Friction Head
- 11. The Siphon
- Fluid Mechanics [11 Activities]
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection [53 Activities]
- 01. Valve Materials
- 02. Threaded Connections
- 03. Welded and Brazed Connections
- 04. Flanged Connections
- 05. Valve Installation
- 06. Repairing Gate Valves
- 07. Repairing Globe and Angle Valves
- 08. Repairing Ball Valves
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- 09. Maintaining Plug Valves
- 10. Maintaining Check Valves
- 11. General Maintenance
- 12. Special Valves
- 13. Butterfly Valves
- 14. Diaphragm Valves
- 15. Pop Safety Valves
- 16. Relief Valves
- 17. Safety Relief Valves
- 18. Pressure-Reducing and Regulating Valves
- 19. Quick-Opening Valves
- 20. Valve Actuators
- 21. Diaphragm Actuators
- 22. Piston Actuators
- 23. Electric Actuators
- 24. Actuator Installation
- 25. Actuator Maintenance and Repair
- 26. Bourdon Tube
- 27. Bimetallic Gauge
- 28. Bellows Gauge
- 29. Flowmeters
- 30. Rotating Unions
- 31. Accumulators
- 32. Air Receivers
- 33. Application Considerations and Studying the Total System
- 34. Valve Applications
- 35. Valve Materials
- 36. Valve Identification
- 37. Soldered Valve Connections
- 38. Threaded Valve Connections
- 39. Flanged Valve Connections
- 40. Tool Selection
- 41. Valve Location
- 42. Positioning the Valve
- 43. Protecting Hot Pipelines
- 44. Heat Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
- 45. Installing and Maintaining Insulation
- 46. Tracing
- 47. Installing Steam Tracers
- 48. Electric Tracing, Tracing Valves, and Fittings
- 49. Protection From Freezing
- 50. Protection From Corrosives
- 51. Active and Passive Protection
- 52. Inspection of Piping Protection
- 53. Hangers and Supports
- Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection [53 Activities]
- Piping Systems: Part 1
- Piping Systems: Part 1 [45 Activities]
- 01. Piping Systems
- 02. Fluids
- 03. Protecting Steam Lines
- 04. Keeping Fluids Clean and Moving
- 05. Piping System Maintenance
- 06. Valves and Fittings
- 07. Pipe Hangers and Supports
- 08. Temperature Effects
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- 09. Piping Insulation
- 10. Typical Piping Systems
- 11. Maintenance Considerations
- 12. Pipes
- 13. Pipe Schedules and Other Pipe Codes
- 14. Types of Systems
- 15. Metal Piping and Characteristics of Metals
- 16. Pipe-Manufacturing Methods
- 17. Behavior of Fluids in Piping
- 18. Piping Applications
- 19. Maintenance Considerations
- 20. Joining Pipe
- 21. Nonmetallic Piping Materials
- 22. Concrete Pipe
- 23. Asbestos-Cement Pipe
- 24. Plastic Pipe
- 25. Limitations of Plastic Pipe
- 26. Joining Plastic Pipe
- 27. Maintaining Plastic Pipe
- 28. Glass Pipe
- 29. Maintenance Requirements
- 30. Tubing
- 31. Advantages of Tubing
- 32. Tube Joining
- 33. Types of Tubing
- 34. Tubing Applications
- 35. Plastic Tubing
- 36. Other Applications and Maintenance
- 37. Hoses
- 38. Codes and Sizes
- 39. Hose Classifications
- 40. Hose Terminology
- 41. Reinforced Nonmetallic Hose
- 42. Nonmetallic Hose
- 43. Metallic Hose
- 44. Hose Couplings
- 45. Maintenance
- Piping Systems: Part 1 [45 Activities]
- Piping Systems: Part 2
- Piping Systems: Part 2 [49 Activities]
- 01. Fittings
- 02. Functions of Fittings
- 03. Screwed and Flanged Connections
- 04. Other Fittings
- 05. Welded Connections
- 06. Tube Fittings
- 07. Drawing Symbols
- 08. Valves
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- 09. Types of Industrial Valves
- 10. Gate Valves
- 11. Globe Valves
- 12. Needle Valves
- 13. Ball Valves
- 14. Butterfly Valves
- 15. Plug Valves
- 16. Check Valves
- 17. Quick-Opening Valves
- 18. Valve Maintenance and Connections
- 19. Specialized Valves and Diaphragm Valves
- 20. Blowdown Valves
- 21. Pressure-Regulating Valves
- 22. Temperature-Regulating Valves
- 23. Safety Valves
- 24. Relief Valves
- 25. Rupture-Disk Relief Valves
- 26. Reducing Valves
- 27. Other Valves
- 28. Valve Operators
- 29. Magnetic, Pneumatic, and Hydraulic Operators
- 30. Remote Control
- 31. General Applications
- 32. Strainers
- 33. Filters
- 34. Steam
- 35. Traps
- 36. Vent Valves
- 37. Trap Maintenance
- 38. Typical Piping System
- 39. Pressure Gauges
- 40. Temperature Gauges
- 41. Rotary Pressure Joints
- 42. Vacuum Breakers
- 43. Accumulators
- 44. Receivers
- 45. Actuators and Intensifiers
- 46. Pneumatic Pressure Line Accessories
- 47. Heat Exchangers
- 48. Wrenches
- 49. Maintenance
- Piping Systems: Part 2 [49 Activities]
- Pumps: Part 1
- Pumps: Part 1 [42 Activities]
- 01. The Development of Pumps
- 02. Pumping Systems
- 03. Water Pumping Systems
- 04. Chemical Pumping Systems
- 05. Waste Pumping Systems
- 06. High-Viscosity Material Pumping Systems
- 07. Solid Pumping Systems
- 08. Pumping Terminology
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- 09. Calculating Total Head
- 10. Horsepower Calculations
- 11. Total Energy vs Available NPSH
- 12. Available NPSH vs Required NPSH
- 13. Pump Performance Curves
- 14. Head Capacity Curves
- 15. Curve Families
- 16. Pump Selection
- 17. Centrifugal Pumps
- 18. Pump Part Definitions
- 19. End-Suction Casing Configurations
- 20. Split-Case Centrifugal Pumps
- 21. Double-Volume Pumps
- 22. Impeller Types
- 23. Wear Rings
- 24. Shafts, Bearings, and Sleeves
- 25. Turbine Pumps Overview and Lineshaft Turbines
- 26. Can Turbines
- 27. Submersible Turbines
- 28. Flow Patterns
- 29. Axial-Flow Propeller Pumps
- 30. Mixed-Flow Propeller Pumps
- 31. Special Propeller Pumps and Turbine Pump Construction
- 32. Vertical Turbine Pump Application
- 33. Regenerative Turbine Pumps
- 34. Introduction to Rotary Pumps
- 35. External-Gear Pumps
- 36. Internal-Gear Pumps
- 37. Lobe Pumps
- 38. Screw Pumps
- 39. Vane Pumps
- 40. Rotary Piston Pumps
- 41. Flexible-Members Pumps
- 42. Rotary Pump Installations
- Pumps: Part 1 [42 Activities]
- Pumps: Part 2
- Pumps: Part 2 [41 Activities]
- 01. Reciprocating Pump Applications
- 02. Reciprocating Pump Parts
- 03. Reciprocating Pump Classifications
- 04. Steam-Driven Pump Operation
- 05. Power Pump Operations
- 06. Horizontal Plunger Pumps
- 07. Vertical Plunger Pumps
- 08. Air-Driven Pump Operations
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- 09. Introduction to Metering Pumps
- 10. Metering Pump Classification
- 11. Plunger and Piston Metering Pumps
- 12. Diaphragm Pumps
- 13. Air-Operated Metering Pumps
- 14. Rotary Metering Pumps
- 15. Handling Difficult Materials
- 16. Chemical Pumps
- 17. Special Chemical Pumps
- 18. Magnetic-Drive Pumps
- 19. Canned-Motor Pumps
- 20. Centrifugal Slurry Pumps
- 21. Pulp-Handling Pumps
- 22. Trash and Sewage Pumps
- 23. Diaphragm Pumps
- 24. Reciprocating Slurry Pumps
- 25. Vortex Pumps
- 26. Pump Sealing Requirements
- 27. Stuffing Boxes
- 28. Packing Materials
- 29. Installing Packing
- 30. Mechanical Seals
- 31. Special Seals
- 32. Pump and Sleeve Bearings
- 33. Antifriction and Special Bearings
- 34. Bearing Lubrication
- 35. Bearing Seals
- 36. Pump Installation and Maintenance
- 37. End-Suction Centrifugal Pumps
- 38. Vertical Turbine Pumps
- 39. Rotary Pumps
- 40. Reciprocating Pumps
- 41. Difficult Material Pumps and Other Maintenance Problems
- Pumps: Part 2 [41 Activities]
- Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024)
- Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) Part 1 [25 Activities]
- 01. Article 90: Sections 90.1, 90.2, 90.3
- 02. Article 90: Sections 90.4, 90.5, 90.6
- 03. Article 100 Definitions
- 04. Article 105, Application of Safety-Related Work Practices and Procedures
- 05. Article 110, General Requirements for Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices
- 06. Section 110.3, Electrical Safety Program.
- 07. Section 110.4, Training Requirements.
- 08. Section 110.5 Host and Contract Employers Responsibilities.
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- 09. Section 110.6, Test Instruments and Equipment.
- 10. Section 110.7(A)&(B), Portable Cord- and-Plug-Connected Electric Equipment.
- 11. Section 110.7(C)-(F), Portable Cord- and-Plug-Connected Electric Equipment.
- 12. Section 110.8, Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection.
- 13. Sections 110.8, Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection. 110.9 Overcurrent Protection Modification. 110.10 Equipment Use.
- 14. Article 120, Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition
- 15. Section 120.2, Lockout/Tagout Program.
- 16. Section 120.3, Lockout/Tagout Principles.
- 17. Section 120.4, Lockout/Tagout Equipment.
- 18. Section 120.5?Lockout/Tagout Procedures PART-I.
- 19. Section 120.5 Lockout/Tagout Procedures PART-II.
- 20. Section 120.6, Process for Establishing and Verifying an Electrically Safe Work Condition.
- 21. Article 130: Work Involving Electrical Hazards
- 22. Section 130.5, Arc Flash Risk Assessment.
- 23. Section 130.7(C)(1) through (C)(8), Personal and Other Protective Equipment.
- 24. Section 130.7(C)(9) through (C)(15), Personal and Other Protective Equipment.
- 25. Section 130.7(C). Personal Protective Equipment (Tables).
- Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) Part 2 [15 Activities]
- 01. Section 130.7(D). Other Protective Equipment.
- 02. Section 130.8(A)-(D). Other Precautions for Personnel Activities.
- 03. Section 130.8(E)(N). Other Precautions for Personnel Activities.
- 04. Section 130.8(O). Alerting Techniques.
- 05. Section 130.9, Work Within the Limited Approach Boundary or Arc Flash Boundary of Overhead Lines
- 06. CHAPTER 2, SAFETY-RELATED MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
- 07. Article 205, General (Requirements)
- 08. Article 210, Substations, Switchgear Assemblies, Switchboards, Panelboards, Motor Control Centers, and Disconnect Switches
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- 09. Article 215, Premises Wiring
- 10. Article 220, Controller Equipment
- 11. Article 225, Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- 12. Article 230, Rotating Equipment
- 13. Article 235, Hazardous (Classified) Locations
- 14. Article 240: Batteries and Battery Rooms
- 15. Article 245, Portable Electric Tools and Equipment
- Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) Part 1 [25 Activities]
- Module One. Successful Water Utilities Management: Theories and Planning
- Introduction to Water Utility Management [1 Activities]
- 01. Module One. Successful Water Utilities Management: Theories and Planning
- Quiz #1 (3 questions)
- Characteristics of Successful Water Utility Management [1 Activities]
- 01. Characteristics of Successful Water Utility Management
- Quiz #2 (3 questions)
- Management Theories [1 Activities]
- 01. Management Theories
- Quiz #3 (3 questions)
- Problems Associated with Management: Overview [1 Activities]
- 01. Problems Associated with Management, Overview
- Quiz #4 (1 questions)
- Problems Associated with Management: Planning [1 Activities]
- 01. Planning
- Quiz #5 (2 questions)
- Problems Associated with Management: Risk Assessment [1 Activities]
- 01. Risk Assessment
- Quiz #6 (2 questions)
- Risk Management [1 Activities]
- 01. Risk Management
- Quiz #7 (4 questions)
- Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Overview [1 Activities]
- 01. Best Practices, Overview
- Quiz #8 (1 questions)
- Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Self-Assessment [1 Activities]
- 01. Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Self-Assessment
- Quiz #9 (2 questions)
- Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Organizational Culture [1 Activities]
- 01. Best Practices for Water Utility Management: Organizational Culture
- Quiz #10 (1 questions)
- Introduction to Water Utility Management [1 Activities]
- Module Two. Practical Approaches to Utility Management
- Overview (Practical Approaches to Utility Management) [1 Activities]
- 01. Module Two. Practical Approaches to Utility Management
- Quiz #11 (1 questions)
- Lean Techniques [1 Activities]
- 01. Lean Techniques
- Quiz #12 (2 questions)
- Additional Resources and Tools: Overview [1 Activities]
- 01. Additional Resources, Overview
- Quiz #13 (1 questions)
- Additional Resources and Tools: Effective Utilities Management (EUM) [1 Activities]
- 01. Additional Resources and Tools: Effective Utilities Management (EUM)
- Quiz #14 (2 questions)
- Additional Resources and Tools: Case Studies [1 Activities]
- 01. Additional Resources and Tools: Case Studies
- Quiz #15 (2 questions)
- Continual Improvement Management [1 Activities]
- 01. Continual Improvement Management
- Quiz #16 (2 questions)
- Reliability [1 Activities]
- 01. Reliability
- Quiz #17 (2 questions)
- Overview (Practical Approaches to Utility Management) [1 Activities]
- Module Three. Workplace Safety: Requirements and Resources
- Overview of Workplace Safety [1 Activities]
- 01. Module Three. Workplace Safety
- Quiz #18 (2 questions)
- Hazardous Materials and Environmental Risks [1 Activities]
- 01. Hazardous Materials and Environmental Risks
- Quiz #19 (2 questions)
- Workplace Hazards [1 Activities]
- 01. Workplace Hazards
- Quiz #20 (2 questions)
- Safety Recommendations [1 Activities]
- 01. Safety Recommendations
- Quiz #21 (3 questions)
- Safety Requirements [1 Activities]
- 01. Safety Requirements
- Quiz #22 (3 questions)
- Safety Resources [1 Activities]
- 01. Safety Resources
- Quiz #23 (2 questions)
- Conclusion [1 Activities]
- 01. Conclusion
- Quiz #24 (2 questions)
- Overview of Workplace Safety [1 Activities]
- Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- California Fluid Mechanics - Certificate of Achievement (1 of 8)
- California Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection - Certificate of Achievement (2 of 8)
- California Piping Systems: Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement (3 of 8)
- CA Piping Systems: Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement (4 of 8)
- California Pumps: Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement (5 of 8)
- California Pumps: Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement (6 of 8)
- California Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) - Certificate of Achievement (7 of 8)
- California Water Utility Management - Certificate of Achievement (8 of 8)
