What makes Dunphy’s BOAS training different?
Dunphy’s BOAS training combines structured classroom learning with practical, real-world insight gained from decades of industrial combustion and boiler expertise.
Training is delivered by experienced engineers with direct exposure to industrial boiler systems, burners, fuel trains, controls, and safety devices. This ensures delegates gain not just theoretical understanding, but practical operational context that can be applied immediately within their own boiler houses.
Our approach focuses on:
- Real operational scenarios and fault conditions
- Practical understanding of boiler and burner systems
- Compliance-led operation aligned with insurer and HSE expectations
- Improving efficiency, reliability, and safety across the boiler lifecycle
What the BOAS course covers
The Dunphy BOAS course covers all key aspects of boiler house operation, management, and compliance, including:
Core technical principles
- Basic heat and heat transfer principles
- Combustion theory and draught
- Fuel concepts and efficiency
- Environmental considerations and emissions
Boiler operation and plant systems
- Boiler operation fundamentals
- Boiler controls and instrumentation
- Water level control and protection systems
- Feedwater and boiler water analysis
- Water treatment and quality management
- Boiler auxiliaries and associated plant
Safety, compliance, and legislation
- Routine safety checks and procedures
- Emergency situations and risk management
- Legislative hierarchy and legal responsibilities
- HSE guidance INDG436
- BG01 – Guidance on the Safe Operation of Boilers
Boiler house management
- Planned maintenance and inspection regimes
- Fault finding and risk mitigation
- Operational efficiency and energy management
- Record keeping and best practice management
The course is delivered through a combination of classroom instruction and practical demonstrations, followed by formal assessment.
BOAS assessment and certification process
The BOAS course includes all required assessment elements. Both Operators and Managers are required to complete:
- Completion of the mandatory evidence pack (requirements vary by award)
- A series of written examination papers
- A professional interview with an independent CEA assessor
All assessments are conducted in line with CEA requirements. The interview is typically completed on the final day of the course.
Successful candidates are awarded Cert.IBO or Dip.BOM certification, depending on role and assessment outcome.
