Boiler Repair and Maintenance

Identification

• Boiler maintenance and repair incorporate all tools, procedures and methodologies that companies use to ensure that stationary engines, turbines, and steam engines operate effectively. These procedures include boiler upgrades, routine checks, boiler maintenance, emergency boiler repairs, and energy conversions.

Personnel Involved

• Corporate and municipal personnel involved in boiler maintenance and repair activities include boiler operators, stationary engineers, operating engineers, and plant utilities engineers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET OnLine).

Tools

• O*NET OnLine indicates that boiler maintenance and repair procedures require the use of tools and equipment such as pneumatic sanding machines, gas brazing equipment, and oxyacetylene welding equipment. To perform tasks effectively, boiler repair and maintenance personnel also use manifold test gauges.