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NCCER Pipefitting Level 1
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NCCER
This individual has demonstrated the ability to: • Describe types of work performed by pipefitters • Identify training options and career opportunities for pipefitters • Identify common pipefitting hand tools • Properly use wrenches, levels, squares, and wraparounds • Safely use power tools to cut, grind, bevel, and thread pipe • Set up, light, and shut down oxyfuel equipment • Perform washing, gouging, and beveling • Cut shapes from thick and thin steel …see more skills below.
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Skills
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…skills continued… • Safely use different types of ladders • Demonstrate 3-point contact and the 4-to-1 rule • Describe how to use and care for scaffolding • Erect, inspect, and disassemble tubular buck scaffolding • Identify types of motorized equipment used by pipefitters • Explain guidelines for using motorized equipment safely • Operate portable generators and air compressors • Explain how aerial lifts, forklifts, and trenchers are used • Describe the functions of backhoes and mobile cranes