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Fitness for Service

Fitness for service studies can be carried out on equipment to confirm acceptability for further use.

The use of a relevant design code, together with aspects of “API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, Fitness-For-Service, Second Edition” are the key supporting documents to the process.

The possible outcomes of a fitness for service assessment are;:-

  • Confirmation that the equipment is fit for continued service
  • Recommendation that the equipment requires remedial work before it is returned to service
  • That the equipment should be re-rated in order to allow its return to service
  • That the equipment should be retired

 

References

Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1999

Health & Safety Executive Contract Research Report 363/2001, entitled “Best practice for Risk Based Inspection as a Part of Plant Integrity Management”, prepared by TWI and Royal & Sun Alliance Engineering for the Health and Safety Executive.

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

EEMUA Publication No 159 Parts 1 & 2 “Users’ Guide to the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Above ground Vertical Cylindrical Steel Storage Tanks”

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, Fitness-For-Service, Second Edition