Oil platform inspection and quality control standards are extremely critical in safeguarding marine life, the workers, and the offshore structure itself. Every material and product used in offshore installations must pass international standards and guidelines to zero in the hazards associated with this industry.
InTouch is one of the leading companies for inspection services of oil platforms manufactured in China.
Some of the key components that our inspection processes take into account include:
- NFPA 10 covers the requirements for portable fire extinguishers intended for use in North American oil platforms.
- ISO 7240 specifies the requirements, test methods, and guidelines in selecting fire alarm and detection systems, which are crucial in fire hazard locations.
- ANSI/UL 299 covers the performance and manufacture requirements for dry chemical fire extinguishers.
- ANSI/UL 711 covers the test methods for grading and evaluating all types of fire extinguishers.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has formulated several standards intended for use in oil platform applications.
- API 8B provides the procedures for inspecting, maintaining, repairing, and re-manufacturing of hoisting equipment.
- API 9A provides the requirements for the different types of wire ropes, torpedo lines, galvanized guy wires, mooring wire ropes, and well-measuring wires for offshore structures.
- API 9B covers the guidelines for the design, construction, evaluation, sizes, and applications of wire ropes intended for oil field applications.
The International Electrotechnical Commission provides a series of standards aimed at reducing the foreseeable hazards associated with the electrical installations in offshore structures.
- IEC 61363-1 ed1.0 provides the guidelines for calculating short-circuit currents on offshore electrical systems; which is relevant in choosing the appropriate switchgear for the infrastructure.
- IEC 61892-1 ed2.0 provides the minimum requirements for electrical installations in fixed and mobile offshore units.
- IEC 61892-3 ed2.0 covers the requirements for electrical equipment intended for oil platforms use including cooking and heating appliances, batteries, lighting fixtures, communication devices, generators, motors, switchgears, control gears, convertors, control and instrumentation devices, and underwater systems and appliances.
- IEC 61892-4 ed1.0 specifies the requirements and guidelines for selecting and rating electrical cables intended for fixed and mobile offshore units.
- IEC 60092-351 ed3.0 covers the materials intended to provide insulating protection to offshore electrical installations.
- DNV-OSS-102 from the Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas (DNV) covers the rules on the classification of floating oil platforms, including the requirements for design and construction.
Standards compliant personal protective devices help protect oil platform workers from occupational hazards.
- ASTM F2412 – 11 covers the test methods for evaluating the performance of protective footwear. Test methods included address to impact resistance, compression resistance, conductive property, and puncture resistance.
- NFPA 2112 is the National Fire Protection Association standard that covers the certification, design, testing, and performance requirements of flame-resistant garments.
- NFPA 2113 covers the conditions for selecting, caring, and maintaining flame-resistant clothing, which are essential in keeping oil platform workers safe against flash fire.
- ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 is the ANSI-recognized International Safety Equipment Association standard that covers the requirements for eye and face protective devices.
- ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 covers the types, test methods, and performance requirements for head protective devices used by industrial workers.
- ANSI/ISEA 110 covers the requirements for respiratory protective devices intended to provide a worker time necessary to escape danger during an emergency.
