Guidelines for Mechanical Integrity Systems with CD-ROM provides practitioners a basic familiarity of mechanical integrity concepts and best practices.

Features:

• Recommends efficient approaches for establishing a successful MI program
• Includes supplemental CD-ROM

Contents

Introduction

• What is Mechanical Integrity
• Relationship to Other Programs
• Expectations for the MI Program
• The Effect of RAGAGEPs
• Structure of this Guidelines Book

Management Responsibility

• Facility Leadership?s Roles and Responsibilities
• Organizational Roles and Responsibilities
• Roles and Responsibilities Matrix
• Reporting Mechanisms
• Auditing
• Technical Assurance Responsibilities
• Defining Acceptance Criteria
• Providing Technical Content
• Establishing Metrics
• Ensuring Technical Review

Equipment Selection

• Reviewing Program Objectives
• Establishing Equipment Selection Criteria
• Defining Level of Detail
• Documenting the Equipment Selection
• Equipment Selection Roles and Responsibilities

Inspection, Testing, and Preventive Maintenance

• ITPM Task Planning
• ITPM Task Selection
• Developing Sampling Criteria
• Other ITPM Task Planning Considerations
• ITPM Task Scheduling
• Task Execution and Monitoring
• Defining Acceptance Criteria
• Equipment and ITPM Task Results Documentation
• ITPM Task Implementation and Execution
• ITPM Task Results Management
• Task Schedule Management
• ITPM Program Monitoring
• ITPM Program Roles and Responsibilities

MI Training Program

• Skills/Knowledge Assessment
• Training For New and Current Workers
• Verification and Documentation of Training Effectiveness
• Certification
• Ongoing and Refresher Training
• Training for Technical Personnel
• Contractor Issues
• Roles and Responsibilities

MI Program Procedures

• Types of Procedures Supporting the MI Program
• Identification of MI Procedure Needs
• Procedure Development Process
• MI Procedure Format and Content
• Other Sources of MI Procedures
• Implementing and Maintaining MI Procedures
• Procedure Program Roles and Responsibilities

Quality Assurance

• Design
• Procurement
• Fabrication
• Receiving
• Storage and Retrieval
• Construction and Installation
• In-service Repairs, Alterations, and Rerating
• Temporary Installations and Temporary Repairs
• Decommissioning/Reuse
• Used Equipment
• Spare Parts
• Contractor-Supplied Equipment and Materials
• QA Program Roles and Responsibilities

Equipment Deficiency Management

• Equipment Deficiency Management Process
• Acceptance Criteria
• Equipment Deficiency Identification
• Responding to Equipment Deficiencies
• Equipment Deficiency Communication
• Permanent Correction of Equipment Deficiencies
• Deficiency Management Roles and Responsibilities

Equipment-Specific Integrity Managment

• Fixed Equipment
• Relief and Vent Systems
• Instrumentation and Controls
• Rotating Equipment
• Fired Equipment
• Electrical Systems
• Fire Protection Systems
• Miscellaneous Equipment
• Ventilation and Purge Systems
• Protective Systems
• Solids-handling Systems
• Safety-critical Utilities
• Other Safety Equipment

MI Program Implementation

• Budgeting and Resources 183
• Program Development Resources
• Initial Implementation Resources
• Ongoing Efforts
• Use of Software in MI Programs
• Use of CMMS
• Other Software Used in MI Programs
• Return on Investment (ROI)
• Improved Equipment Reliability
• Cost Avoidance
• Regulatory Compliance and Industry Association Commitments
• Reduced Liability and Reduced Damage to Corporate Reputation

Risk Management Tools

• Introduction to Common Risk-based Analytical Techniques Used in MI Programs
• Incorporating Risk into MI Decisions
• FMEA/FMECA
• RCM
• Risk-based Inspection
• Equipment and Process Data
• Risk Modeling
• Inspection Planning Strategies/Guidelines.
• Other RBI Program Issues
• Protection Layer Analysis Techniques

Continuous Improvement of MI Programs

• Program Audits
• Performance Measurement and Monitoring
• Equipment Failure and Root Cause Analyses
• Failure Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis

Index

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