a set of basic, technical tools is required to set up and run a successful IMP. while these will usually be software tools, they do NOT to involve specialized, commercial software platforms. simple spreadsheets and databases are usually sufficient.
focusing here only on the more technical aspects of a regulatory IMP, a key tenet is that the owner/operator needs to be able to measure the level of threat from any plausible failure mechanism. that single aspect alone requires dozens of location-specific and pipeline-specific pieces of information, all used appropriately to arrive at risk measurements.
Risk management during operations mirrors the design process in many regards. that is, the same considerations that should influence design choices also influence long term risk.
- risk assessment inputs
- exposure distributions
- patrol: effectiveness, findings per patrol distributions
- depth cover
- DoC alternatives: pavements, coatings, warning tapes/mesh
- spill pt estimates
- drain down
- hole size
- ignition probability
- landuse vs activity levels
- line lowering
- spans
- debris loadings
- buoyancy
- thermal stress/strain
- surges
- stress concentrators
fatigue screening
surge screening
ILI, validation, POE, unity plots
remaining defect analysis
AC induced
TTF: mpy corr, cracking, avail wall, burst calc
threat dismissal
PMM decision-making and documentation
data integration: CIS/ILI/etc anoms, GIS layers,
Downloadable Spreadsheets
under development.
Procedures
under development
On-line
under development