Week 1

Question 1

What is hot tapping?

Answer 1

Working on a line that has gas flowing through it.

Question 2

What tools need to be grounded?

Answer 2

Cutting and squeeze off tools

Question 3

What is bonding?

Answer 3

Bonding is a form of grounding. When you connect two pipes together with a metal cable, you avoid static shock.

Question 4

What does OQ mean?

Answer 4

Operator qualification. A skill based test conducted by an employer.

Question 5

MDPE?

Answer 5

Medium density poly ethylene.

Question 6

HDPE?

Answer 6

High density poly ethylene

Question 7

ASTM?

Answer 7

American standard of testing materials

Question 8

MAOP?

Answer 8

Maximum allowable operating procedure.

Question 9

NFPA 58?

Answer 9

PROPANE tank to service line (house)

Question 10

49 CFR 192?

Answer 10

The pipe that goes from the GAS MAIN to the service main.

Question 11

CFR?

Answer 11

Code of federal regulations

Question 12

Capacity model?

Answer 12

Accepts that a failure will occur on a job site, this model allows for containment of the effects as safely as possible.

Question 13

Behavior?

Answer 13

YOU control it!

Question 14

Conditions?

Answer 14

Out of Your control. I.e weather, traffic