May/June 2010 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index

CSB Releases New Hot Work Safety Video Emphasizing Effective Hazard Evaluations and Gas Monitoring Procedures around Storage Tanks

May/June 2010 Inspectioneering Journal

Washington, DC, June 7, 2010 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a 14-minute safety video warning of the hazards of welding and other hot work activities in and around storage tanks containing flammable materials.

Pipe Cleaning Practices that Led to Kleen Energy Explosion Are Common Across Gas Energy Industry, Survey Data Show

May/June 2010 Inspectioneering Journal

Washington, DC, May 19, 2010 - The practice of using flammable natural gas to clean power plant piping, which led to the fatal explosion at Connecticut-based Kleen Energy on February 7, has been commonly used across the gas-fired power generating...


Risk Based Method to Establish Inspection Intervals for Pressure Relief Devices
May/June 2010 Inspectioneering Journal
This article describes the API Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) methodology for pressure relieving devices (PRDs) as detailed in the soon to be released 2nd edition of API 581 "Base Resource Document On Risk-Based Inspection" This methodology has been...
Authors: P.A. Henry, P.E., Valerie Magyari, D. Baham
The Role of Corrosion Control in Achieving Excellence in Pressure Equipment Integrity and Reliability
May/June 2010 Inspectioneering Journal
Clearly, corrosion prevention and control has a major role in achieving excellence in Pressure Equipment Integrity and Reliability (PEI&R). But there is a lot more to PEI&R than just corrosion control. This article will show how corrosion control...
Authors: John Reynolds