Use and store process gases in brewing
Overview
This standard covers the skills and knowledge needed for you to use and store process gases in brewing. This standard details the skills needed to store and use different types of process gases in accordance with relevant procedures and regulations. This standard also details understanding the principles of using and storing process gases in brewing. It covers the regulatory requirements, properties and uses of process gases, carbon dioxide collection and health and safety issues. This standard is for you if you are involved in, and require a broad knowledge and understanding of, the use, application and storage of process gases in brewing.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
use and store process gases in accordance with the legal or
regulatory requirements, the organisational health and safety,
hygiene and environmental standards and instructions
monitor and control compressed air and oxygen in wort aeration
monitor and control carbon dioxide and nitrogen process gases
use process gases in brewing
identify and follow company, economic and health and safety
procedures and regulations for preventing leaks
monitor and control the process of carbon dioxide collection
handle and store compressed gas cylinders in accordance with
legal or regulatory requirements, the organisational health and
safety, hygiene and environmental standards and instructions
- store liquid gases and monitor and control their distribution in
high-pressure mains in accordance with legal or regulatory
requirements, the organisational health and safety, hygiene and
environmental standards and instructions
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
the organisational health and safety, hygiene, environmental and
quality standards and instructions
the personal protective equipment required
the work area tools and equipment needed
why it is important to check the cleanliness of work area, tools and
equipment
- what may happen if regulatory requirements for the handling and
use of process gases are not met
- what the essential properties and quality of compressed air and
oxygen are for use in wort aeration
- what the essential properties of carbon dioxide and nitrogen are
for use as process gases
why the properties of inert gases are important in brewing
what the typical uses for process gases are
why it is important to prevent leaks on both economic and health
and safety grounds
- the practice and benefits of the process of carbon dioxide
collection
how to safely handle and store compressed gas cylinders
what safety hazards are associated with the storage of liquid
gases and their distribution in high-pressure mains
- how to deal with waste materials in accordance with
organisational requirements
the need for records to be accurate and completed promptly
what should be communicated, to whom and why it should be
done
- the limits of your authority and the consequences of exceeding
them