Western States Corrosion Seminar, CP Tester Course, CP Rectifier Course May 1 to 3, 2018

 

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GENERAL SESSION

FUNDAMENTALS SESSION

INTERMEDIATE SESSION

ADVANCED SESSION

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CP TESTER COURSE

RECTIFIER COURSE

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FUNDAMENTALS SESSION


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.
 
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*** 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 pm BREAK 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 pm
SOCIAL 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 am
BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL WITH REFRESHMENTS

10 am - 11:30 am USE AND MISUSE OF PERMANENT REFERENCE 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 simplified with proper use of copper sulfate, silver chloride, and zinc sulfate reference electrodes.
 
11:30 am - 1 pm LUNCH FOR ALL
 
1 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 pm
BREAK 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 pm
SOCIAL HOUR WITH BEER, WINE, AND APPETIZERS IN EXHIBIT HALL


*** THURSDAY ***

8 am - 9:30 am CATHODIC PROTECTION INTERFERENCE CAUSES AND CURES
Instructor: Mr. Michael Tarlton, Corrosion Engineering Consulting, Midlothian, VA, www.correngcon.us
Methods of recognizing and testing for cathodic protection interference along with measures for correction will be presented.

9:30 am - 10 am
BREAK 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 presented
 
11:30 am - 1 pm OPEN 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 pm
FUNDAMENTALS 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 Conference Center, Cal Poly Pomona University
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768

"Corrosion Control in Action"