51315-5731-Are We Learning From the Past? Opportunities for Continuous Improvement of Internal Corrosion Management Programs

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Product Number: 51315-5731-SG

ISBN: 5731 2015 CP

Author: Richard Eckert

Publication Date: 2015

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Title of Paper:Are We Learning From the Past? Opportunities for Continuous Improvement of Internal Corrosion Management ProgramsAbstract: Statistics maintained by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) suggest increasing trends in internal corrosion incidents on hazardous liquid and natural gas transmission pipelines in the United States. In spite of improvements in pipeline integrity and risk management pipeline degradation due to internal corrosion continues to cause leaks and failures. In some cases pipeline operators may be missing opportunities to learn from these incidents and thereby develop improved approaches to mitigation and prevention. This paper demonstrates an approach to learning from internal corrosion incidents that consists of three phases of analysis; determining the immediate (mechanistic) cause identifying basic or contributing causes and analysis of root causes from a management systems perspective. A hypothetical example case is used to demonstrate how each of these analytical phases is conducted. Pipeline operators can use one or more of these analytical approaches to learn from internal corrosion incidents and identify steps for continuous improvement of internal corrosion management programs. This approach is equally applicable to any type of integrity threat. To fully implement lessons learned and realize the value of the analysis the need for planning and follow-through is also discussed.