Guidance
Advice on acceptable criteria for damaged passive fire protection (PFP) coatings
Advice on acceptable criteria for damaged passive fire protection (PFP) coatings
- HSE
- Guidance
- Offshore Information Sheet 12/2007
- Hot Work and FireInspection and MaintenanceStructural and Asset Integrity
- Barrier managementCorrosionFireStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenance
- Fire protectionOperating and work proceduresRisk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Guidance for offshore duty holders on assessing damaged passive fire protection coatings against fire threats and structural criticality. It explains cementitious and epoxy intumescent coating behaviour, three damage severity levels and a five-step evaluation method. Repair priorities and manufacturer procedures are considered alongside water ingress, disbondment, cracking, corrosion and erosion.
Classifications: Barrier management; safety barrier management.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Offshore Information Sheet 12/2007. Themes: hot work and fire, inspection and maintenance, structural and asset integrity.