Pipeline Design, Construction & Integrity Management

OVERVIEW

The course provides a sound review of Pipeline Integrity Management strategies, in compliance with regulatory requirements, including self-assessment. It is highly interactive and takes the form of lectures and case studies. On completion of the seminar, participants will have a solid understanding of the procedures, strengths, limitations, and applicability of the main issues that comprise a Pipeline Integrity Management Program.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Provide attendees with the latest techniques used to develop a comprehensive integrity management program covering both pipelines and their associated facilities.
• Described in detail with examples of typical program content including an overarching view of where detailed Risk Analysis and Defect Assessment fits in the Program.
• Provide a systematic, comprehensive and integrated approach to managing the safety and integrity of pipeline systems.
• Provide a prescriptive as well as a performance or risk-based approach for developing an Integrity Management Program

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

• Supervisors
• Engineers and technicians responsible for ensuring the adequate protection of pipeline assets
• Maintenance planners
• Regulators and service-providers to the pipeline industry will also benefit from attending the course.

COURSE CONTENTS

• Managing Integrity of NG Pipelines
• Risk Assessment
• Pipeline Integrity Management- Pressure Testing
• Assessment- Inline Inspection
• Integrity Assessment- Direct Assessment, Pipeline Remediation & Repair Technologies
• Pipeline Design ASME B31.8
• ASME IMP - Prevention Practices - Mechanical Damage
• Distribution Integrity Management Program for City Gas Distribution Systems
• Emerging Technologies to Prevent Mechanical Damage & find leaks in Gas & Liquid P/L's, Safe Management of the Life Cycle of Pipeline
• Integrity Management Planning & Implementation
• Practical Demonstration/ Site Visit