Virginia 16-Hour Package for Class 4 Operators

This 16-hour package is intended for Class 4 Water Operators in Virginia. The following approved courses are included:

Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) - 6 hours
Piping Systems Part 1 - 5 hours
Piping Systems Part 2 - 5 hours

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: All Operators

Approved By: Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation

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 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
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. 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
Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Virginia Piping Systems: Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement (1 of 3)
- Virginia Piping Systems: Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement (2 of 3)
- Virginia Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2024) - Certificate of Achievement (3 of 3)