Guidance
Testing regime for offshore TR-HVAC fire dampers & TR pressurisation requirements
Testing regime for offshore TR-HVAC fire dampers & TR pressurisation requirements
- HSE
- Guidance
- Offshore Information Sheet 1/2006
- Hot Work and FireInspection and Maintenance
- Barrier managementFireRegulation and legislationStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenancePressure testing
- Gas detector
- Fire protectionFunctional testingRisk assessmentVentilation
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Guidance for offshore duty holders on assuring temporary refuge HVAC fire-damper performance and maintaining protective pressurisation. It examines full-loop testing, closure indication and timing, detector arrangements, pressure-decay measurement and leakage inspection. Inspection findings inform recommendations on test frequency, access and maintenance records, with reference to relevant offshore regulations.
Classifications: Barrier management; safety barrier management.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pressure testing; hydrostatic testing; pneumatic testing.
Classifications: Gas detector; gas monitor; gas detection instrument.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Ventilation; forced ventilation.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
Guidance covers testing offshore fire dampers and pressurisation requirements for temporary refuge areas.
Offshore Information Sheet 1/2006. Themes: hot work and fire, inspection and maintenance.