Gary L. Arthur: About the Author
President, Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics Institute
Gary is a second-generation fiberglass industry pioneer like his father, who started a grassroots pipe shop in 1958. He has a thirty-six year legacy, beginning with 15 years in manufacturing, field fabrication, inspection, repair, and alteration of fiberglass piping systems. In 2003, Gary founded a nonprofit industry trade certification organization named the Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics Institute, which he has been President ever since. As a crusader supported by hundreds, Gary supports two United States Patent and Trademark Office registered certification mark pipe reliability programs. Recently, his standards development team published the industry’s first standard practice for in-operation pipe system inspection.
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Published Articles
The first standard practice was published for fiberglass aboveground pipe and duct system inspection. We’ll review the challenges involved with its development.
A look at common challenges with fiberglass aboveground storage tank inspections and how procedures were developed into standards to help lower safety risks.
