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Certificate
Industrial Maintenance Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
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A journey-level Industrial Maintenance Electrical & Instrumentation Technician should: have a thorough knowledge of basic electrical/electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical fundamentals; have a working knowledge of safety and electrical hazards; have knowledge of mechanical/electrical isolation of stored energy; identify tools, equipment, and best practices for performing electrical and instrumentation maintenance.
Apply basic safety practices to protect workers during electrical and instrumentation maintenance operationsApply basic rigging techniques to safely move and position equipment and componentsSelect and apply fasteners anchors gaskets and packing for industrial maintenance applicationsApply industrial safety practices specific to electrical and instrumentation technician workApply electrical theory and alternating current principles to support electrical and instrumentation workMeasure and interpret flow pressure level and temperature process variablesApply process mathematics to support instrumentation calculations and measurementsInstall and work with tubing including layout fitting and connectionClean purge and test tubing and piping systems to verify integrity and cleanlinessRead and interpret instrument drawings and documents to support installation and maintenance activitiesPerform conductor terminations and splices for electrical and instrumentation systemsIdentify and apply electronic components in instrumentation and control system applicationsRead and interpret electrical and instrumentation drawings to support field workInstall and maintain distribution equipment for electrical and instrumentation systemsInstall and maintain hydraulic and pneumatic control systemsApply basic process control elements including transducers and transmitters to instrumentation systemsCalibrate and configure instruments to meet process measurement requirementsInstall and maintain pneumatic control valves actuators and positionersPerform loop checks to verify instrument and control system installation and functionTroubleshoot and commission instrumentation loops to confirm proper operationApply process control loop tuning principles to optimize control system performanceApply data network principles to support industrial control system communicationsProgram and maintain programmable logic controllers for industrial automation applicationsApply distributed control system principles to support process control and monitoring