Session Chairman: Mr. Charles Gepford, Southern California Gas Company
This is an introductory corrosion fundamentals course designed for the new comer in the field and those with less than 2 years experience. The objective of the corrosion fundamentals course is for each student to understand the basic fundamentals of electricity, galvanic and stray currents, corrosion control methods, and field testing procedures, so each student will have a basic technical foundation on which to build corrosion control knowledge.THE FOLLOWING CLASSES WILL ASSIST YOU IN MEETING THE DOT OPERATOR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
*** TUESDAY ***
1 pm - 2:30 pm FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY AND CORROSION Instructor: Mr. Marcos Garcia, SoCalGas, Victorville, CA The fundamentals of DC electricity and basic corrosion cells are discussed.
2:30 pm - 3 pmBREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL WITH REFRESHMENTS
3 pm - 4:30 pm FUNDAMENTALS OF CATHODIC PROTECTION Instructor: Ms. Pam Garcia, MWD of S. Calif, La Verne, CA What is cathodic protection and how does it relate to corrosion? The basics of the various types of cathodic protection systems in use today and design considerations for each type are discussed.
4:30 pm - 6 pmSOCIAL HOUR WITH BAR AND APPETIZERS AT POOL *** WEDNESDAY ***
8 am - 9:30 am CATHODIC PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION Instructor: Mr. Rod Jackson, CH2M-Hill, Sacramento, CA www.ch2m.com A classroom demonstration using a water box will show the function of the components of sacrificial anode and impressed current cathodic protection systems. The demonstration will also show the damage caused by interference currents.
9:30 am - 10 amBREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL WITH REFRESHMENTS
10 am - 11:30 am USE AND MISUSE O PERMANENT REERENCE ELECTRODES Instructor: Mr. Gary Matlack, GMC Electrical, Inc, Ontario, CA www.gmcelectrical.com How and why permanent reference electrodes are used in the field. Monitoring of underground and underwater structures is simpliied with proper use of copper sulfate, silver chloride, and zinc sulfate reference electrodes.11:30 am - 1 pmLUNCH FOR ALL1 pm - 2:30 pm BASIC CATHODIC PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS AND TESTING TECHNIQUES Instructor: Mr. Steve Fox, PE, City of San Diego, San Diego, CA This course describes common cathodic protection instrumentation and their function used by corrosion engineers to assess site conditions of buried steel structures.
2:30 pm - 3 pmBREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL WITH REFRESHMENTS
3 pm - 4:30 pm CATHODIC PROTECTION DESIGN FOR SACRIFICIAL AND IMPRESSED CURRENT GROUNDBEDS Instructor: Mr. Scot Foreman, Consultant, Claremont, CA Intended for fundamental level students to learn the procedures involved in the design of sacrificial and impressed current groundbed systems. The talk will introduce the fundamental steps used for design, such as soil resistivity and site selection.
4:30 pm - 6 pmSOCIAL HOUR WITH BEER, WINE, AND APPETIZERS IN EXHIBIT HALL
*** THURSDAY ***
8 am - 9:30 am CATHODIC PROTECTION INTERERENCE CAUSES AND CURESInstructor: Mr. Michael Tarlton, Corrosion Engineering Consulting, Midlothian, VA, www.correngcon.usMethods of recognizing and testing for cathodic protection interference along with measures for correction will be presented.
9:30 am - 10 amBREAK WITH REFRESHMENTS
10 am - 11:30 am FUNDAMENTALS OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS Instructor: Mr. Tony Hobbs, Tnemec, Compton, CA www.tnemec.com A discussion and overview of protective coating systems and their relation and uses in corrosion control will be presented11:30 am - 1 pmOPEN FORUM AND LUNCH An informal open forum session will be held during lunch. Students are encouraged to participate. Comments are solicited regarding the material covered in the seminar and this is an excellent opportunity for students to ask additional questions about material covered in the seminar and provide input that will help to shape future seminars. There will also be a drawing for door prizes donated by the WSCS committee, exhibitors, and sponsors.
1 pm - 3 pmFUNDAMENTALS COURSE EXAM A Fundamentals course examination will be given to those requesting it at the end of the seminar. Those students who pass the test will be awarded a certificate of successful completion of the fundamentals course. The test is an open book test. Test scores will be mailed to student and student's supervisor, if requested. Each student will recieve a new hard bound book entitled “Control of Pipeline Corrosion” by Peabody as well as the workbook and CD companion to the book on the first day of the course. The cost for this exam is $150 (book, testing, and certificate) in addition to the normal registration fee.GET MORE EXAM INFO
8 am - 5 pm (depending on test)NACE INTERNATIONAL CORROSION TECHNICIAN AND CORROSION TECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS Attendees at Western States Corrosion Seminar can apply to take the NACE International certification examination for Corrosion Technician, Corrosion Technologist, or other specialties. Persons who have taken the Fundamentals, Intermediate, and/or Advanced Sessions at WSCS should consider this an excellent opportunity to obtain professional recognition.GET MORE EXAM INFO.
WESTERN STATES CORROSION SEMINAR CP TESTER RECOGNITION COURSE CP RECTIFIER COURSE May 1 to 3, 2018 Kellogg West Conerence Center, Cal Poly Pomona University