Resources to help identify and estimate the frequencies and aggressiveness of everything that might be ‘attacking’ the pipeline. US natural hazards database Waters SCC (pdf file) Mechanical damage report (pdf file) NTSB pipeline recommendations PHMSA advisory bulletins Corrosion (pdf file) US Soils database Fatigue estimation software Publications Template enabled Excel spreadsheet
Topic: Resources
General
References and articles to assist in pipeline risk management: PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) Technical reports gas pipelines Technical reports liquid pipelines PHMSA advisory bulletins IMP resources: gas, liquid, distribution Mayberry slides on RA Data Quality UK pipeline regulation, guidance, data Kiefner and Associates References
from the desk of WKM
Articles 2014, 2013, 2012 Essential Elements The essential elements of risk assessment (pdf file) Developments Towards a Unified Pipeline Risk Assessment Approach – Essential Elements (pdf file) Reprint from Pipeline and Gas Journal (pdf file) Working Pipeline Risk Assessment Template Model Spreadsheet-based, fully functional risk assessment template (available soon) Books Pipeline Risk Assessment: The Definitive Approach […]
Risk Assessment is an investigative journey
Formal risk management has become an essential part of pipelining. As an engineered structure placed in a constantly changing natural environment, a pipeline can be a complex thing. Good risk assessment is an investigation into that complexity; providing an approachable, understandable, manageable incorporation of the physical processes potentially acting on a pipeline: external forces, corrosion, […]