Spirax Sarco is celebrating the 500th delegate to complete its Boiler Operation Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) course at its new UK Steam Technology Centre in Cheltenham.
The company claims to have been the first organisation to become accredited to teach the BOAS course in 2005, which provides national accreditation for anyone that operates or managers industrial boilers.
BOAS was recently recommended in the new best practice BG01 boiler guidance, published by the CEA, SAFed and HSE in 2011.
Successful candidates may use the designatory letters 'Cert. IBO' (Certified Industrial Boiler Operator) or 'Dip.BOM' (Diploma in Boiler Plant Operation Management). After five years BOAS graduates are asked to take a refresher course, also available at the Cheltenham training centre.
Spirax Sarco has recently invested £1.4M into the refurbishment of the UK Steam Technology Centre, which is said to be the only training facility in the UK to offer a fully-operational steam system with SCADA control. 'This enables it to enhance the quality of training across Spirax Sarco's selection of steam engineering courses, as well as supporting live technology demonstrations.'
