Neil Ferguson: About the Author
Joint Integrity Leader, Hydratight
Neil Ferguson serves as the Joint Integrity Leader for Hydratight's Americas division. He is a seasoned international executive with wide-ranging experiences spanning 50 countries in the industrial and automotive manufacturing, distribution, and service markets.
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Published Articles
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July/August 2016 Inspectioneering JournalBy Neil Ferguson at Hydratight
Joint integrity management remains at the top of many operators’ priority list. The discipline considers risk and drives safety to ensure we learn necessary lessons from past catastrophic failures, such as the Piper Alpha explosion in 1988, where leaking gas condensate ignited and killed 167 of the 229 people on board the offshore rig.
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May/June 2016 Inspectioneering JournalBy Neil Ferguson at HydratightLarge scale capital projects present a myriad of challenges for owner-users in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. Budgets are constantly being stretched and project deadlines are often exceeded. One area that deserves attention from all parties involved is joint integrity management.
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July/August 2015 Inspectioneering JournalBy Neil Ferguson at HydratightWith the increasing demand for oil, gas, and petrochemical products in a highly competitive market, products and services irrespective of their origin must satisfy customer quality requirements. Additionally, the needs to ensure quality control and regulatory compliance are now more scrutinized and critical than ever.
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May/June 2014 Inspectioneering JournalBy Neil Ferguson at HydratightIn November 2013, ASME released its updated PCC-1 guidelines for pressure boundary bolted flange joint assemblies. Contained within the document is Appendix A, which represents a major change from the previous 2010 release and is considered to be one of the most critically important changes for BFJA technicians, operators, and other industry professionals.
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March/April 2014 Inspectioneering JournalBy Neil Ferguson at HydratightJoint integrity programs (JIP) should be an integral part of every refinery, petrochemical, production, or other industrial-complex facility operations.
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January/February 2014 Inspectioneering JournalBy Neil Ferguson at HydratightIf necessity is the mother of invention, then the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are the parents of guidelines, standards, and regulations that help keep industrial operations safe for humans and the environment.
