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Don't miss this chance to learn about the NFPA 86 revisions!

This is a "MUST" seminar for all those concerned about
industrial heating safety in their facilities!

Introduction

Explosions and fires in industrial heating systems can result in injury, loss of life, loss of property and loss of production. Understanding the required use of the American National Standards governing the compliant design and operation of Ovens and Furnaces is essential for everyone involved with this type of equipment.

What Will Be Presented
The two day Safety Standards& Codes Seminar will provide a comprehensive review on the soon to be released 2011 edition of NFPA 86 including updated requirements for:

Class A, B, C & Furnaces
PLC Based Burner Management System
Multiple Burner Systems
Safety Shutoff Valves
Purge and Re-start
Calculation Methods for LFL

Additional topics will include:

Loss Prevention
Product Liability
Enforcement
Insurer Perspectives

NEW this year:

Introduction to NFPA 87-2011 - Recommended Practice for Fluid Heaters
Gas Line Evacuation (Purging) and Charging

Who Should Attend
This seminar is designed for individuals involved in the design, manufacture, service or operation of ovens, furnaces, kilns, dryers, thermal oxidizers and a wide range of industrial applications. It is primarily intended to help the attendee become better acquainted with NFPA 86 - Standard for Ovens and Furnaces and the recent updates to the NFPA 86 standard.

Who You Will Meet
Seminar speakers have a firsthand working knowledge in the development of the NFPA 86 standard. Don't miss the opportunity to speak directly with members of the NFPA 86 Technical Committee who are directly involved with the maintenance of this Standard.

Course Outline

TUESDAY

Session 1 - Introduction to NFPA 86 Standards for Furnaces and Ovens

Insights into the evolution of standards applicable to industrial oven and furnaces.

Session 2 -General Requirements, Location, Construction and Ventilation
General requirements and compliant location and construction requirements for ovens and furnaces and related equipment to protect personnel from fire and explosion hazards along with design requirements for heating system standards.

Session 3 - Furnace Heating Systems Including Class B Furnace Considerations

Compliant applications for fuel fired combustion system as applied to ovens and furnaces will be covered.

Session 4 - Thermal Oxidizer & Class A Ovens and Furnaces

Compliance requirements for Thermal Oxidizers, Class A Furnaces and related equipment to protect personnel from fire and explosion hazards, wiwth a focus on coordinating compliance requirements with process equipment functionality during startup, operation and shutdown.

Session 5 - Introduction to Safety Equipment & Application including Programmable Logic Controller Systems

General requirements, safety devices and PLC requirements for Burner Management Systems.

Session 6 - Safety Equipment & Application Including Safety Controls & Devices

Safety devices for furnace heating and ventilation systems covering valves, flame safeguard controls and other required equipment.

Session 7 - Safety Equipment & Application Including Safety Shutoff Valves

Requirements for utilizing safety shutoff valves as a key safety element to protect against explosions and fires.

WEDNESDAY

Session 8 - Special Atmospheres for Class C Ovens and Furnaces

Safety controls and procedures relating to the introduction and removal of flammable special atmospheres in furnaces.

Session 9 - Class C Furnace: Quench & Molten Salt Bath

Requirements for furnaces using either an internal or external quench or molten salt bath.

Session 10 - Loss Prevention: An Insurer’s Perspective

Special session on loss prevention and insurer’s role involving the application and enforcement of standards, including drawing approvals and product listings.

Session 11 -Commissioning, Operations, Maintenance, Inspection & Testing including Gas Line Evacuation (Purging) and Charging

Compliance requirements also extend to equipment use and its maintenance.

Session 12 - Introduction to NFPA 87: Recommended Practice for Fluid Heaters

An overview of the new NFPA 87.

Session 13 - Product Liability

Highlights of the use of NFPA standards as they pertain to product liability litigation and OSHA citations.

Course Hours

TUESDAY
Registration 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Morning Session 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Luncheon Break Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon Session 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Reception 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
Morning Session 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Luncheon Break Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon Session 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m

Seminar Faculty

Dan Curry, (Seminar Chairman) Eclipse, Inc.; Product Development Manager - Controls; Member of NFPA 86 Technical Committee; 34 years of experience in various industrial roles including electronic control repair, calibrations, field service and management, control panel design and manufacturing management, burner application engineering, product engineering, project management and market research.

Tom George, CFPS CFSE, Senior Account Engineer with Tokio Marine Management; Member of NFPA 86 Technical Committee; Chair of NFPA 86 Task Group on Class A Furnaces.

Ted Jablkowski, P.E., Fives North American Combustion, Inc.; Member of the NFPA 86 Technical Committee; Chair of NFPA 86 Introductory Chapters Task Group; Member of the NFPA 85 Fundamentals of Combustion System Hazards and NFPA 85 Single Burner Boiler Technical Committee; Chair of IHEA’s Safety Standards & Codes Committee; Chair of ANSI Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO TC 244 Industrial Furnaces & Associated Thermal Processing Equipment & member of Working Groups 1, 2 & 3.

Bruce Mickelson, Honeywell International Inc., Senior Product Marketing Manager, Commercial/Industrial Combustion Controls. He has over 35 years experience in the combustion industry. he hold technical degrees in Industrial Controls Enginering and Marketing.

Glen R. Mortensen, Zurich Services Corporation; Member of the NFPA 86 Technical Committee and Secretary of the NFPA 86 Task Group on Class C Furnaces.

Raymond Ostrowski, Consultant; Member of the NFPA 86 Technical Committee; Chairman of the NFPA 86 Task Group on Class C - Industrial Furnaces Using a Special Processing Atmosphere.

Mark Stender, Surface Combustion, Inc.; Member of the NFPA 86 Technical Committee.

Franklin Switzer, S-AFE, Inc., Industrial Combustion Safety Consultant; Member, NFPA 86 Technical Committee; Member of the NFPA 85 Technical Committee for Fundamentals of Combustion Systems Hazards, Single Burner Boilers, and Multiple Burner Boilers; Member of the NFPA Technical Committee; Member of the ASME CSDAFB Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers Standards Committee; and Member of the ANSI/CSA Joint TAG on Automatic Gas Controls.

Algirdas Underys, A. Finkl & Son, Inc.; Chairman of the NFPA 86 Task Group on Process Heaters. Member of the NFPA 86 Technical Committee; Past Chairman of the Main NFPA 86 Technical Committee.

Registration and Hotel Reservation Information
Registration Fees:

$700 - IHEA members

$800 - Non-Members

The fee includes: tuition; seminar presentations in bound booklet and on flash drive; one printed copy of the NFPA 86 Standard; Reception on the first day; and luncheon & refreshment breaks. Upon completion of the course seminar attendees are awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Group Discount - If you register multiple people from the same company, at the same time a discount will apply. The first registrant will pay the full amount; each additional registrant will receive a $125 discount off the registration price.

Location:

Hilton Garden Inn O'Hare Airport

2930 South River Road

Des Plaines, IL 60018

Safety Seminar Group Room Rate - $119 plus tax

You will be able to make your room reservation when you register on-line for the seminar, The hotel will not take reservations directly. The hotel provides complimentary airport shuttle transportation to/from O'Hare Airport. Reservations must be made by Feburary 10, 2012 to get the special IHEA Safety Seminar group room rate.

Call 859-356-1575 with any questions.

For further information, and to be included on the seminar information mailing list, please email or fax your name, title, company name, address, phone number and email address to:

E-MAIL: ihea@ihea.org
FAX: 859 / 356-0908

CANCELLATION POLICY:
Registrations cancelled by February 10, 2012 will receive a full refund minus a $50 processing fee. Registration cancelled after February 10, 2012 will not be refunded.