In-service inspections (ISI) take on major importance in the monitoring of the assets’ condition, and the detailed analysis collected in that process enables to assess of the extent of possible damage and take corrective measures to control the materials’ aging effects. The failure of a small component can lead to unwanted process interruptions.

The traditional inspection methods have substantial impacts in terms of time and cost, as well as additional risks. Non-intrusive Inspection (NII) has been increasingly recognized as a viable alternative for integrity management.

There are numerous benefits comprising Health, Safety, and Environment.

It is important that all the activities performed during a shutdown, turnaround or outage occur without time, and budget slips, striving to achieve the operation planned objectives, fulfilling quality and safety criteria, and ensuring the assets’ performance after the resumption of their activities.

Integrity, reliability, and equipment performance in industrial plants are matters of great strategic importance for owners and operators. Failures can cause catastrophic events, influencing the operations, increasing costs dramatically, and endangering people in the surroundings.

In-service Pipelines are vulnerable to many threats induced by damage mechanisms or external factors, from ground movements, harsh environments, corrosion, erosion, fatigue, and even human sabotage.

The consequences of the release of hazardous and volatile products can have significant economic effects and severe health, safety, and environmental consequences.

EQS Global inspection activities in all pipeline life cycle stages and monitoring services, during operation, ensure the integrity and enable the early detection of failures.

Corrosion has a huge economic and environmental influence. Besides causing severe damage and threats to public safety, corrosion disrupts operations, being it necessary to pursue complex repairs and replacements of failed assets.

Cathodic Protection reduces and eliminates corrosion, protecting a large range of metallic structures in numerous environments. This is a proven economical way of prolonging the useful life of a structure and guaranteeing integrity during its operational life.

The analysis of fixed equipment through a risk-based inspection approach may lead to increased effectiveness of the mechanical integrity inspection program. At the same time enhances the minimization of risks associated with the health, safety, and environment, maximizing resource usage.

Through a team of inspection engineers with extensive experience in the most complex industries, strong knowledge of mechanical integrity, and RBI software, EQS Global aims to help its clients to balance costs and risks.