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KP4 documents/guidance

• Please see the KP4 programme webpage

General

• Offshore Information Sheet 5/2007 Ageing Semi-submersible Installations
• Offshore Information Sheet 4/2009 Guidance on Management of Ageing and Thorough Reviews of Ageing Installations
• OLF Guideline 122: Recommended Guidelines for the Assessment and Documentation of Service Life Extension of Facilities
• NORSOK Standard: Life Extension for Transportation Systems
• Managing Ageing Plant, A Summary Guide, HSE Books
• Plant Ageing Study, Phase 1, Report, HSE Research Report 823
• Plant Ageing, Management of Equipment Containing Hazardous Fluids or Pressure, HSE Research Report 509
• A Framework for Monitoring the Management of Ageing Effects on Safety Critical Elements, Energy Institute, 2009
• A Review of Safety Culture and Safety Climate Literature for the Development of the Safety Culture Inspection Toolkit, HSE Research Report 367
• Fatigue Reliability of Old Semi-submersibles, HSE Research Report OTO 2000/052
• Beyond Lifetime Criteria for Offshore Cranes, HSE Research Report OTO 2001/88
• Oil and Gas UK : Guidance on the Management of Ageing and Life Extension for UKCS Oil and Gas Installations, Issue 1, April 2012
• HSE - Offshore safety reports
• Offshore safety statistics bulletins
• Presentation - KP4 - One year on

Electrical control and instrumentation

• EN 60079
• Offshore Info Sheet 3/2011 HV motors etc
• Offshore Safety Notice 1/2009 Explosion protected electrical heaters
• Offshore Info Sheet 2/2011 Safe operation and maintenance of unearthed electrical distribution system
• Offshore Info Sheet 1/2011 Inspection and maintenance of explosion protected (Ex) electrical equipment in hazardous areas
• HSE Offshore Safety notice 1/2009 explosion protected electrical heaters
• HSE Offshore Information Sheet No 3/2010 – High Voltage electrical motors for use in hazardous atmospheres
• HSE Offshore Information sheet 1/2011- Inspection and maintenance of explosion protected (Ex) electrical distribution System
• HSE Offshore Information sheet 2/2011- Safe operation and maintenance of unearthed electrical distribution system
• HSE Guidance book HSG 230, keeping electrical switchgear safe
• BS EN 60079-17:2007 Explosive atmospheres. Electrical Installations inspection and maintenance
• Energy Institute 1st Edition: Guidelines for managing inspection of Ex Electrical equipment ignition risk in support of IEC 60079-17
• EEMUA/EIC/OGUK Guide to Application of IEC 61511 to Safety Instrumental systems in the UK Process Industries
• EEMUA: Alarm Systems- A Guide to Design Management and Procurement EEMUA, Publication 191 2007 2nd edition

Mechanical integrity

Initial design

• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel and Piping Code Series

Inspection

• API 510 Pressure vessel inspection code: Maintenance inspection, rating, repair, and alteration
• API 570 Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, repair, alteration, and rerating of in-service piping systems
• API 572 Inspection of Pressure vessels and heat exchangers
• API 574 Inspection practices for piping system components
• API 576 Inspection of pressure relieving devices
• API 580 Risk based inspection
• API 581 Risk based inspection technology
• API 579 Recommended practice for fitness-for-service and continued operation of equipment

EI Guidance

• EI vibration induced fatigue guidelines
• EI management of bolted joints
• EI Management of small bore tubing

Flaw assessment

• BS 7910 Guide on methods for assessing the acceptability of flaws in metallic structures

Research Reports

• RR509 - Plant ageing: Management of equipment containing hazardous fluids or pressure
• RR076 Machinery and rotating equipment integrity inspection guidance notes
• RR363/2001 Best Practice for risk based inspection as part of integrity management
• RR430 Offshore gas turbines (and major driven equipment) integrity and inspection guidance notes
• RR823 - Plant Ageing Study

Temporary repairs

• Offshore technology report 2001/038: Temporary/permanent pipe repair – Guidelines
• SN 4/2005: Weldless repair of safety critical piping systems
• ASME PCC-2-2011 Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping

Composites

• ISO/WD 24817 (Draft standard) Composite repairs for pipe work and vessels

Temporary equipment

• Temporary Equipment Offshore

Corrosion

• Stainless Steels - Chloride stress corrosion cracking report 2011
• Stainless steels limits of performance
• Guidance for corrosion management in oil and gas production and processing
• Guidelines for the management of the integrity of bolted joints in pressurised systems
• Corrosion threats handbook - Upstream oil and gas production plant
• Guidelines for the management of coating for external corrosion protection
• External corrosion awareness handbook: A guide for visual recognition of external integrity threats to upstream oil and gas production plant

Further general information on corrosion can be found at the following links:

• National Association of Corrosion Engineers
• EEMUA
• Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining   
• NORSOK

Structures

• Plant Ageing Study, Phase 1, Report, HSE Research Report 823
• Plant Ageing, Management of Equipment Containing Hazardous Fluids or Pressure, HSE Research Report 509
• A Framework for Monitoring the Management of Ageing Effects on Safety Critical Elements, Energy Institute, 2009
• A Review of Safety Culture and Safety Climate Literature for the Development of the Safety Culture Inspection Toolkit, HSE Research Report 367

Process integrity

• Loss of containment manual 2012

Fire and explosion

• Fire, explosion and risk assessment

Human & Organisational Factors

General guidance

• HSE - Human factors and ergonomics microsite
• Reducing Error and Influencing Behaviour (HSG48)

Managing human failures

• HSE Inspector's toolkit
• Safety Critical Task Analysis
• Improving Maintenance: A Guide to Reducing Human Error

Competence

• Competence - Briefing note
• HSE Inspector's toolkit
• Developing and Maintaining Staff Competence
• Competence assessment

Organisational change

• Organisational change - Briefing note
• Chemical Information Sheet No CHIS7
• Staffing assessments
• HSE Inspector's toolkit

Pipeline integrity

• API RP 17A Design and Operation of Subsea Production Systems, Third Edition
• API RP 17B  Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe
• API RP 17J Specification for Unbonded Flexible Pipe
• API RP 579 Fitness for Purpose
• API TR 17TR2 Ageing flex pipes
• BS PD 8010 part 2 Subsea Pipelines
• BS PD 8010 part 4 Integrity Management Guidelines
• DNV OS F101 Submarine Pipeline Systems
• DNV OS F201 Dynamic Risers
• DNV RP-F101 Corroded Pipeline
• DNV RP-F116 Integrity Management Sub Sea Pipelines
• DNV RP-F204 Riser Fatigue
• DNV RP-F206 Riser Integrity Management.
• DNV RP-O501 Erosive Wear
• HSE Research Report 162 (2003): Assessment of valve failures offshore oil & gas sector
• HSE Research Report RR509 - Plant ageing: Management of equipment containing hazardous fluids or pressure 2006
• HSE Research Report RR823 – Plant Ageing Study Phase 1 Report 2010
• Energy Institute: Guidance for Corrosion Management in Oil and Gas Production and Processing
• Energy Institute Research Report: A framework for monitoring the management of ageing effects on safety critical elements Nov 2009
• Energy Institute S813 Guideline on the Integrity Management of Subsea Facilities
• SINTEF Report (Clients PSA, Norway): Ageing and life extension for offshore facilities in general and for specific systems
• NORSOK U-009 (2011) Life extension for subsea systems
• NORSOK Standard Y-002 (2010): Life Extension for Transportation Systems
• ISO/NP TS 12747: 2011 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems - Recommended practice for pipeline life extension
• UK Oil & Gas: OP010 - State of the Art Report on Flexible Pipe Integrity and Guidance Note on Monitoring Methods and Integrity Assurance for Unbonded Flexible Pipes (2010)
• UK Oil & Gas HS071: Guidance on the Conduct and Management of Operational Risk Assessment for UKCS Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Issue 1, January 2012
• UK Oil & Gas HS073: Guidance on the Management of Aging and Life Extension for UKCS Oil and Gas Installations Issue 1, April 2012