Plumbing Apprentice Student Workbook
Year One
4th Edition
Published on 1. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-1-4180-6511-9 (ISBN)
Description
Developed in conjunction with industry leaders who serve on the PHCC Educational Advisory Committee and written by leading educators, this first year apprentice training manual lays the foundation for a complete orientation to the plumbing field. It reflects what the industry has determined is needed to begin training and it is written around modern teaching and learning principles. Trainees in industry, schools and colleges, contractor programs, and continuing education for license prep will all benefit from this material. Readers will gain the knowledge they need to be successful as they explore such topics as the skills required of a mechanic, types of tools and their uses, piping installation practices, first aid, fixture installation procedures, safe work methods, and more. Developed by a team of experts covering a wide range of field experience in the industry, this book also delves into basic arithmetic and science for plumbing and basic blueprint reading and sketching.
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Clifton Park
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1112 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4180-6511-9 (9781418065119)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Lesson 1. Introduction to the Plumbing Professional Lesson 2. Plumbing laws, Tools and Safety Lesson 3. Hand Tools Used in Plumbing Work Lesson 4. Rough-In Tools - Copper, Plastic, and Soil Pipe Lesson 5. Rough-In Tools - Steel Pipe Lesson 6. Finish and Repair Tools Lesson 7. Welding and Power Tools Lesson 8. Review - Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals Lesson 9. Mathematical Operations - Fractions Lesson 10. Mathematical Operations - Decimals and Fractions Lesson 11. Measuring Tapes, Folding Rules and Scale Rulers Lesson 12. Goals of Plumbing, Water Sources, and Waste Disposal Lesson 13. Sewage Disposal Lesson 14. Introduction to Gases Lesson 15. Mechanical Properties of Materials and Structures Lesson 16. Cutting, Drilling and Nail Protection for Building Structural Elements Lesson 17. Piping Materials Used in Plumbing Work - Pressure Lesson 18. Piping Materials Used in Plumbing Work - DWV Lesson 19. Joining Methods and Materials for DWV Piping Lesson 20. Pressure Pipe and Fittings Lesson 21. Review of Lessons 8 - 11 Lesson 22. Percents and Decimals Lesson 23. Squares, Square Roots, and Circles Lesson 24. Angles, Ratios and Triangles Lesson 25. First Aid Education Lesson 26. Safety on the Job - OSHA - PHCC Safety Manual Lesson 27. Safety Manual Lesson 28. Safety Manual Lesson 29. Typical Plumbing Fixtures Lesson 30. Fixture Fittings (Faucets) Lesson 31. Valves Lesson 32. Building Plans and Drawings Lesson 33. Scale Rulers Lesson 34. Sketching - Freehand and with Drafting Tools Lesson 35. Symbols and Detail Sketching Lesson 36. Projections Used for Drawings