ASSE Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Course and Exam

This course will be held at Madison Area Technical College. Please see website at: ASSE

Day 1

Introduction to Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention 

• Cross-connection basics
• Hazards to public health
• Causes of backflow and backflow prevention methods
• Air gap
• Barometric loop

Backflow Prevention Assemblies—Double Check Valve Assembly (DC)

• How the DC works
• Appropriate application of the DC
• Assembly limitations

Testing of Backflow Prevention Assemblies

• 3-valve and 5-valve test gauges
• Care and maintenance of test gauges
• Calibration requirements

Workshop

• Demonstration of proper testing practices
• Demonstration of DC assembly test procedures
• Hands-on practice with DC testing

Day 2

Quiz

Backflow Prevention Assemblies

• Reduced Pressure Principal Assembly (RPZ)
  • How the RPZ works
  • Appropriate application of the RPZ

• Pressure vacuum breaker (PVB) and spill-resistant vacuum breaker (SVB)
  • How the PVB and SVB work
  • Appropriate application and limitations of the PVB and SVB
• Test procedures for (RPZ), (SVB), and (PVB) assemblies
• Hands-on practice—all testable assembly types

Day 3 

Backflow Prevention Devices

• Appropriate device applications
• Limitations of devices

Cross-Connection Program Authority, Responsibility, and Liability

• Federal authority
• State responsibilities
• Municipality or water purveyor responsibilities
• Designer, installer, and manufacturer responsibilities
• Facility owner responsibilities
• Liability issues

Safety

• How to minimize hazards for testers
• Personal protective equipment
• Confined space, lockout/tagout, fall prevention

Quiz

Day 4

Wisconsin Rules and Codes

• Rules and regulations
• Requirements for new and existing services

Municipal and Utility Cross-Connection Programs

• How to establish a utility cross-connection control program
• Cross-connection survey programs
• How to manage cross-connection programs—documentation, tracking, and follow-up

Troubleshooting Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Preventers

• How to relate malfunction symptoms to cause
• Repair of backflow preventers
• Hands-on troubleshooting and discussion

Troubleshooting Workshop—Hands-On Practice Classroom

Review Session

Individual ASSE Tester Practical Exams 

Day 5

Individual ASSE Tester Practical Exams Continue

Manufacturer Presentations

• Discussion of backflow prevention assemblies from various manufacturers

 ASSE written exam

• Benjamin Jordan

  Program Director

  Benjamin J. Jordan, PE, is a program director with Interdisciplinary Professional Programs in the transportation sector. He has over 35 years of experience in civil engineering and public works. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a Master of Public Affairs degree with a Certificate in Public Management from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.

• Program Director

  Benjamin Jordan

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