STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND THE PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
The importance of engineering structural integrity in the petrochemical industry is discussed in the context of the history of many serious accidents that have taken place in refineries, storage facilities and processing plants in recent years. A number of critical incidents from around the world are reviewed, and several cases investigated in North America by the author are cited. These demonstrate the important role of well conducted regular inspections, based on sound advanced planning, in maintaining in-service assessment of fitness-for-purpose of plant. The significant contribution of risk-based inspection procedures, together with the need for a sound knowledge of potential degradation mechanisms, is emphasised. Finally, it is noted that there is a need for a safety-conscious organisational culture underpinned by robust, relevant and continued training and development, for the entire workforce including management and supervisory staff.
Iain Le May
Metallurgical Consulting Services Ltd, PO Box 5006, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7K 4E3
国际会议
第九届工程结构完整性国际会议(The Ninth International Conference on Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment)
北京
英文
2007-10-15（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）