SWG

Question 1

Purging is the process of?

Answer 1

-Displacing air from pipelines and replacing it with gas
-Displacing gas from a pipeline and replacing it with air
- Removing foreign materials from new or existing pipelines in a safe manner.

Question 2

The purge stack must not be directed at ?

Answer 2

People, animals, doors, windows, eaves, equipment of sources of egnition and power lines.

Away from as much things as possible.

Question 3

What does 10/8 mean?

Answer 3

Done/finished

Question 4

What does 10/19 mean?

Answer 4

On the way

Question 5

How do you know when a rider is corroded ?

Answer 5

Bubbling, Pitting, metal loss

Question 6

What does EOC mean?

Answer 6

Emergency Operation Conditions

Question 7

What is a EOC?

Answer 7

-Needs to be repaired ASAP

Question 8

What is 2 different sewer reads identified as?

Answer 8

Automatic EOC

Question 9

True or false-

If there is a 4” or 6” line break it is up to you if it’s a EOC or not

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is the definition of UOC?

Answer 10

Unusual operating conditions

Question 11

What is a UOC?

Answer 11

-assigned to crew leaders
- Basically a uoc is where we go and check if it’s an actual emergency and something that needs to be fixed
- Heath ( company who is a surveying contractor who searches for leaks & corrosion searches for these)
- Downtime is when we do uoc’s

Question 12

What is the definition of an AOC?

Answer 12

Abnormal Operating Condition

Question 13

What is a AOC

Answer 13

• ALWAYS A AOC UNTIL WE DETERMINE ITS A UOC
• example is if we see a riser that is corroded

Question 14

What are the requirements for Sanding ?

Answer 14

6” of sand underneath pipe called patting

6” of sand on top of pipe called shading

1” on both sides

Relatively rock free

3/8 screen

Question 15

PGT mode on the gs700 is used for what?

Answer 15

Sewer calls

If you get 20lel in barhole mode you switch it to pgt mode to confirm it is natural gas or sewer gas.

Question 16

What is the Swedge?

Answer 16

Transition from pipe to steel

Question 17

If a Swedge on a riser is corroded, does it have to be replaced?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

What is the 2-4-5 rule?

Answer 18

2 FT from the hole
4 FT you need a ladder
5 FT shoring ( 5 feet or more deeper you need shoring )

Question 19

What does LEL mean?

Answer 19

Lower Explosive Limit

Question 20

What does 20LEL = to ?

Answer 20

1% gas

Question 21

What is the red zone?

Answer 21

red zone is a precaution that needs to be taken when the backhoe is down and it means to stay out of the swing zone of the back hoe

Question 22

How many outages does there have to be for it to become reportable?

Answer 22

10 or more and you have to report it to dispatch and supervisors

Question 23

How deep does your barholehave to be to get readings?

Answer 23

At least 18”

Question 24

What is the clearance of each side of the trench when on a paved road for plates?

Answer 24

18”

Question 25

What is the clearance for a trench on a dirt road when putting a plate on it?

Answer 25

24” (2ft)

Question 26

What does Bypass mean?

Answer 26

When you Isolate a section of the pipe without turning off the gas

Question 27

Why do we bypass?

Answer 27

Anytime it’s one way fed they want us to bypass if we can - we bypass we can to avoid major outages.

Question 28

What is the pipe clearance from other utilities?

Answer 28

Our pipe must be 12” or 1 ft away from other utilities.

Question 29

What do we do if our pipe clearance from other utilities can not be met?

Answer 29

If our clearance can’t be met then we use our sleeving

Question 30

What does MAOP mean?

Answer 30

Maximum allowable operating pressure

Question 31

What does MAOP mean?

Answer 31

Absolute max that can go into the pipe - that is the maximum pressure that we can put in our pipe line that it was tested for.

Question 32

How do we determine what we test new pipe at?

Answer 32

1 in a half 2 times maop is how we determine what we test at for new pipe

Question 33

How do we determine what we test existing lines / pipe at?

Answer 33

Mop - maximum operating pressure Operating pressure that we set in the facility. What the system is holding at that moment.

Question 34

What is Mop

Answer 34

maximum operating pressure Operating pressure that we set in the facility.

Question 35

Can we squeeze on a previous squeeze?

Answer 35

No

Question 36

How long is a squeeze good for?

Answer 36

8hrs

Question 37

What happens when you are approaching the 8hr mark for a squeeze?

Answer 37

You have to take the squeeze off and move the squeeze at least a foot away from the previous squeeze.

Question 38

What happens when you go past the 8hr mark for a squeeze?

Answer 38

You have to section out that squeeze

Question 39

How far does the riser have to be from the foundation of a home?

Answer 39

10-12” (1ft)

Question 40

How far does the riser have to be from the house line?

Answer 40

18”

Question 41

What grade is the following? - any leak that can be seen, heard or felt and which is in a location that may endanger the public or property

Answer 41

Grade 1

Question 42

How far does a squeeze have to be from any fitting, fusion, or any other squeezes?

Answer 42

-12” (1ft) or 3 times the pipe diameter, whatever is greater away from a fitting,fusion, or any other previous squeezes in the past.

Question 43

How many times do you squeeze for a 1 way fed line?

Answer 43

1 time

Question 44

How many times do you squeeze for a 2 way fed line?

Answer 44

2 times

Question 45

Why is it important to know if a main is 1 way or 2 way fed or 3 way fed?

Answer 45

So we know how many times to squeeze.

Question 46

What are the approximate pound increments for tightening each bolt on a perfection coupling?

Answer 46

5-10 pounds until reaching 50-55 pounds You use a torque wrench to do this

Question 47

What does HVTT mean?

Answer 47

High Volume Tapping Tee

Question 48

What kind of pipe is all yellow pipe?

Answer 48

8100

Question 49

What kind of pipe is black with a yellow stripe?

Answer 49

8300

Question 50

What kind of pipe is yellow with a black stripe pipe?

Answer 50

8400

Question 51

How long is 8100 good for?

Answer 51

3 years

Question 52

How long is 8300 good for?

Answer 52

10 years

Question 53

How long is 8400 good for ?

Answer 53

3 years

Question 54

What time of pipe is on the end of risers?

Answer 54

8300

Question 55

What type of type of pipe do we install?

Answer 55

8400

Question 56

What type of black pipe was installed in 1970’s

Answer 56

7000

Question 57

What type of black pipe was installed in the 1980’s?

Answer 57

8000

Question 58

When do you add an efv?

Answer 58

- main to service disconnect - Customer request - New install

Question 59

How long do you have to hold the survey cone down when surveying ?

Answer 59

3-5 seconds

Question 60

When surveying with cone how many feet do you do apart?

Answer 60

Every 3ft

Question 61

When do we set up for a 24hr follow up?

Answer 61

- any time we irate - Anytime you evac

Question 62

When do you set up for a 30 day follow up ?

Answer 62

if you have residual reads

Question 63

What does 106 line mean ?

Answer 63

Cut and cap line

Question 66

What grade is the following ? -In or under any building or tunnel

Answer 66

Grade 1

Question 67

What grade is the following? -blowing at the surface

Answer 67

Grade 1

Question 69

What is sanding under the pipe called?

Answer 69

Patting

Question 70

What is sanding on top of the pipe called?

Answer 70

Shading

Question 71

How many inches is in a ft?

Answer 71

12”

Question 72

What does rod mean?

Answer 72

Reduce outer diameter

Question 73

What are the approximate pound increments for tightening each bolt on a perfection coupling ?

Answer 73

5-10 pounds until reaching 50-55 pounds. You use a torque wrench to do this

Question 74

Locate markings: labels will not exceed how many feet in spacing?

Answer 74

10ft on property 50ft on street

Question 75

What is a door tag?

Answer 75

We leave a door tag when the customer is not home to let them know there gas is shut off or that we will be coming by for something later

Question 76

What is a mi tag ?

Answer 76

Material investigation tag that you put on pipe or fitting of component has to be turned into lab to be investigated

Question 77

What is a tic tracer ?

Answer 77

A tool we use that checks for an electric current on a meter or tracer wire

Question 78

How many times does tracer wire have to be wrapped around a meter?

Answer 78

3 times

Question 79

What does dov mean?

Answer 79

Dispatch viewer operation

Question 80

What is the tolerance of pipe?

Answer 80

24” + pipe size

Question 81

Where do we place pins on plates ?

Answer 81

-Flow of traffic - minimum 2 pins per plate

Question 82

When purging with an efv what do we use?

Answer 82

A drill bit 40

Question 83

Why do we use a drill bit 40 when purging an efv?

Answer 83

Because the tiny hole on top releases just a little bit of pressure so it doesn’t trigger the efv

Question 84

When do we use a riser repair kit?

Answer 84

When there is slight corrosion but when it is super bad we will replace the whole riser

Question 85

What repair clamp can be used for a temporary repair on Pe?

Answer 85

Smith Blair 225 -can’t exceeds more than 30 days

Question 86

While electrofusing how long does a 6” coupling or tee have to be clamped for?

Answer 86

15 min for a coupling and tee

Question 87

While electrofusing how long does a 6” elbow have to be clamped for?

Answer 87

20min for an elbow

Question 88

What does hvtt mean?

Answer 88

High volume tapping tee

Question 89

Do fittings have to be a certain amount of length apart?

Answer 89

No, fittings can be right next to eachother and don’t need to be a certain length apart.

Question 90

What is a whip

Answer 90

The pipe that we put at the end of the riser We add our test tree to the whip to test our risers and service lines

Question 91

What is a branch service ?

Answer 91

When there is a line that connects to the street and branches off with a tee to two different meters

Question 92

When do you know when to stop squeezing when using the lico tool?

Answer 92

You squeeze to the last spicket/barb

Question 93

What does inline mean

Answer 93

On

Question 94

What does cross lined mean

Answer 94

Off