APPT 168: MEDICAL GAS/HYDRONICS/SIGNAL PERSON
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Effective Term: | Summer 2022 |
| Units: | 4.5 |
| Hours: | 36 lecture, 66 laboratory per quarter (102 total per quarter) |
| Prerequisite: | Per California Code of Regulations, this course is limited to students admitted to the Plumbing & Pipefitting Apprenticeship Program. |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Letter Grade Only |
| Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- A student will be able to receive N.I.T.C. medical gas installer and braze certification.
- A student will be able to apply pipe sizing methods for all hydronic heating and cooling systems.
Description
Fourth-year course of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of medical gas, brazer, crane signaling, and hydronic systems.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Receive N.I.T.C. Medical Gas Installer and Brazer certification
- Size piping systems and equipment related to hydronic systems
- Become NCCCO Crane Signal Person certified (National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators)
Course Content
- N.I.T.C. certification
- NFPA 99 certification
- Piping system sizing
- Sizing up hydraulic systems
- Sizing up hydronic systems
- National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) course requirements
- Mobile crane operator practice exam
- Tower crane operator practice exam
- Overhead crane operator practice exam
- Crane inspection, methods and techniques
Lab Content
Students will work individually and in teams to prepare and size medical gas and hydronic equipment in the lab, which includes:
- Piping systems
- Convection, conduction, radiation
- Radiators
- Heat pumps
- Pre-cool and chilled water
- Boilers
- Controls
- Pumps
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Laboratory with medical gas and hydronic equipment
2. Personal protective equipment
3. Calculator
4. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with email software and hardware; email address
2. Personal protective equipment
3. Calculator
4. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with email software and hardware; email address
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Written examination
Hands-on demonstration
Chapter quizzes
Group and classroom participation
Punctuality
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Lecture
Discussion
Laboratory
Demonstration
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
International Codes and Standards Organization. NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code. 2020.
International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee, Inc.. Hydronic Heating and Cooling. 2016.
International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee, Inc.. Signal Person Training Guide. 2019.
Texts older than five years may be utilized in this course as industry-standard texts.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Readings from the NFPA 99 textbook (National Fire Protection Agency) section 99
- The application of medical gas and vacuum systems
- The design of hydronic, heating and cooling systems in a controlled environment
- The ability to signal cranes safely
- Writing assignments are part of the homework assignments from readings, and practice quizzes at the end of each chapter in the textbook, NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code, and the Signal Person Training Guide
Discipline(s)
Plumbing