ITEM: 20517
Operator Certification Study Guide, Fifth Edition
Softbound, 2003, 250 pp., ISBN: 1-58321-287-6
$65.00

By John Giorgi.The new Operator Certification Study Guide gives water treatment and water distribution operators practice in answering questions that are similar in format and content to questions that appear on certification exams. The study guide questions are not the same as those appearing on certification exams. However, the questions allow operators to experience the types of questions that may be on an actual exam.

The areas covered for treatment operator exams include
-Evaluate Characteristics of Source Water
-Monitor, Evaluate, and Adjust Treatment Processes
-Laboratory Analysis
-Operate Equipment
-Evaluate and Maintain Equipment
-Safety and Emergency Preparedness
-Perform Administrative Duties

The areas covered for distribution operator exams include
-System Design
-Monitor Water Quality
-Install Units
-Operate and Maintain Equipment
-Safety
-Perform Administrative Duties

Here's what the Operator Certification Study Guide provides:

-560 sample questions - 260 for the 13 areas covered in the exams, 200 additional practice questions, and 100 additional math questions

-Questions are organized by certification levels I, II, III, and IV, so you can just study those questions applicable to your certification level.

-Treatment operator questions and distribution operator questions are in separate sections. It's like getting two books in one.

-The answer is included under each question, along with the reference book, chapter, and page from which the answer was taken. Suggested topics of study for each examination area are also listed. Math questions include the solution.

-Separate ABC Formula/Conversion Tables for treatment and distribution.

-Separate ABC Examination Requirements for treatment and distribution.