State of Israel Ministry of Energy and Water
Natural Gas Authority
Industrial Gas Installation Directive
(IGID)
Prepared for Natural Gas Authority Qiryat Hamada 6 POB 45140 Jerusalem 90451 Prepared by Parsons Brinckerhoff Beit Bareket 1 Airport City POB 1032 Airport City 70100 Israel www.pbworld.com
Revision # Date Reason for change
0 1.2.09 Initial draft
1 2.3.09 Review with comments
2 22.3.09 Review with comments
3 6.4.09 submitted to NGA
4 19.11.09 submitted to NGA
5 08.08.10 Add'l comments in section 1.4, 6 & 7- 31792
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Table of Contents Table Of Contents...................................................................................................................... 3
Abbreviation List 4
Abbreviation List 5
SECTION 1.0 GENERAL ...................................................................................................... 6
SECTION 2.0 TABA ............................................................................................................ 9
SECTION 3.0 DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM .......................................................................... 10
3.1 Schedule 10
3.2 Detailed Design 10
3.3 Provision of the Package 13
3.4 The NGA Review Process 14
SECTION 4.0 PROCUREMENT ............................................................................................ 15
4.1 Manufacturing of the System 15
4.2 Lawful code 15
4.3 Certificates 15
4.4 Traceability 15
4.5 Material Specification 16
SECTION 5.0 CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................. 18
5.1 Construction of the system 18
5.2 NGA Supervision 21
5.3Notification to the NGA 21
5.4 Testing and Commissioning 21
5.4 Testing and Commissioning 22
SECTION 6.0 REQUEST FOR GASSING UP .............................................................. 24
6.1Request Requirements 24
6.2NGA Review 25
6.3Provision of Gassing up permit 25
SECTION 7.0 OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY ..................................................... 26
7.1 Procedure Details 26
7.2Construction Completion Certificate 27
7.3 System Completion Approval 29
SECTION 8.0 PROVISION OF AS BUILT DOCUMENTATION ................................... 31
8.1As built Documentation Provision 31
SECTION 9.0 FINAL COMPLETION APPROVAL ......................................................... 32
SECTION 10.0 HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PLAN ................................. 33
10.1General safety 33
10.2Adherence to Procedures 33
10.3HSE Objectives 33
10.4Training and Material Maintenance 34
10.5Safety Management System 34
10.6Items to be Addressed in HSE Procedures 35
10.7Environmental Responsibility 36
10.8Incident reporting 36
10.9Hazard Identification Study (HAZID) 37
SECTION 11.0 QA/QC SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL PLAN .... 38
SECTION 12.0 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM ............................... 39
Abbreviation List
ABD - As Built Documentation
AGI - Above ground installation
ALARP - As Low As Reasonably Possible
CA - Certifying Authority
CAR - Corrective action report
CP - Cathodic Protection
CTOD - Crack Tip Opening Displacement
EMP - Environmental Management Plan
HAZ - Heat Affected Zone
HAZID - Hazard Identification Study
HAZOP - Hazard & Operability
HSE - Health, Safety & Environment
IGID - Industrial Gas Installation Directive
NCR - Non conformance report
NDT - Non Destructive Testing
NGA - Natural Gas Authority- Israel
OPM - Operating Manual
Owner - Owner may be owner and/or operator
P&ID - Process and instrumentation diagram
PFD - Process flow diagram
(W)PQR - (welding) Procedure qualification record
QA/QC - Quality Assurance / Quality Control
QP - Quality Plan
SCADA - Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
SMS - Safety Management System
TABA - City Wide Outline Plan for Natural Gas
WPS - Welding procedure specification
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SECTION 1.0 GENERAL 1.1 This document shall be known as the Industrial Gas Installation Directive,
hereinafter entitled the IGID.
1.2 The IGID shall be supplementary to the City Wide Outline Plan for Natural
Gas, (TABA) the Natural Gas Law, Safety Decree and other relevant TABA’s,
and shall be read in conjunction with them.
1.3 The TABA shall be in place and sanctioned independent of the IGID. The
IGID provides more detailed specification of some of the requested
information necessary to obtain NGA approval for the design, fabrication,
installation and operation of Industrial Gas Installation system.
1.4 The standard relevant for the IGID is the EN 15001 (series) or the ASME
B31.3. (latest editions)
1.5 In case of conflict, the City Wide Outline Plan for Natural Gas (TABA) the
Natural Gas Law and/or Safety Decree shall govern over the IGID.
1.6 The general objective of the IGID is to present instructions and guidelines
required by the Natural Gas Authority (NGA) to the supplier, Owner or
Operator (herein, owner) of an Industrial Gas Installation system, with the
intention of assisting the applicant obtaining required, necessary permits.
1.7 The IGID is applicable to the planning, designing, fabrication, constructing,
operating and maintaining of an Industrial Gas Installation system and does
not address local and regional permitting.
1.8 Owner shall be in full compliance with the IGID. When in full compliance with
the requirements of the IGID and all other specific requirements made by the
NGA, the NGA will submit written confirmation of compliance to the required
Regional Planning Committee.
1.9 Once written confirmation has been submitted by the NGA to the Regional
Planning Authorities, the owner may continue to apply for the required
building permits ( בנייה יהיתר ).
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1.10 Owner’s compliance with the IGID shall be verified with the NGA through the
ongoing process, as described below. Only upon completion of this process
will written approval be submitted, as described in section 1.8.
1.11 Owner shall bear all costs associated with Owner’s compliance with the IGID
and application for permits. The NGA shall not bear any commercial or other
responsibility related to Owner’s successful or unsuccessful compliance with
the IGID and application for permits.
1.12 The NGA shall be the custodian of the IGID. The Owner shall be obliged to
obtain the latest version of the IGID inclusive of all its supplements,
addendum, etc., from the NGA
1.13 The purpose of the IGID is to create conditions for the safe and efficient
development and use of an Industrial Gas Installation system in accordance
with Israeli governmental law and policy.
1.14 Before Owner can install and subsequently operate an Industrial Gas
Installation system, the Owner shall apply for a permit and such permit shall
be granted before commencement of any installation related activity. The
IGID provides guidelines and instructions for Owner to follow in his application
procedure for an installation and operating permit.
It shall be emphasized that the owner bears the sole responsibility for the safe
construction, operation and maintenance of the distribution system and shall
implement the required procedures, means and methods assuring that the
system integrity is maintained throughout its design and operational life.
1.15 Exemptions to the IGID may be granted by the NGA only upon written request
by Owner and subject to agreed restrictions and conditions. Such agreed
exemption shall carry NGA signature. Exemptions to the IGID shall be
considered on a case-by-case basis and a given exemption can be withdrawn
if:
1.15.1 the data furnished by Owner to obtain it appear to be incorrect
or incomplete to the extent that the exemption would not have
been granted if the actual data had been known at the time the
decision was made.
1.15.2 the circumstances on the basis of which it was granted have
changed to the extent that the exemption would not have been
granted if the altered circumstances had existed at the time the
decision was made.
1.15.3 It cannot be maintained in case a safety hazard develops out
of it.
1.15.4 It appears that one or more conditions, under which it was
granted, are not complied with.
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SECTION 2.0 TABA
2.1 The design, procurement, construction and operations of the system shall
fully comply with the relevant TABA instructions.
2.2 The owner shall verify if more than one TABA is applicable to the segment.
2.3 The designer shall provide a statement in the design package (as described
below) that the design conforms to the TABA.
2.3.1 Should this not be the case, the designer shall list the non conformities.
2.4 A detailed risk assessment shall be carried out on each Above ground
installation (AGI) in addition to the risk assessment carried out during the
TABA stage.
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SECTION 3.0 DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM
3.1 Schedule
3.1.1 As an essential part of the preparation of the design, the Owner shall prepare
a detailed schedule providing data on all aspects of the planned project
development including but not limited to design, procurement, manufacturing,
fabrication, installation, testing and commissioning aspects. This data shall
include:
� description of all key activities in logical sequence
� early and late start of these activities
� early and late completion of these activities
� scheduled or available float in all activities
� interfaces with third parties
� milestones
� target dates for getting permits
� contingencies and mitigation measures in case of conflicts
3.1.2 This schedule shall take into account the review process of the NGA, as
described below. This schedule shall be submitted to the NGA periodically
during the life of the project.
3.1.3 This planning stage shall be accompanied by a revision track record, that
provides information, background of schedule changes and mitigation
measures in case schedule changes might create conflicts.
3.2 Detailed Design
3.2.1 The Design shall make reference to the relevant TABA and shall
provide more detailed information complementary to the requested
information therein.
3.2.2 The design shall provide a complete and comprehensive summary of
all design related data and criteria applicable to the proposed
Industrial Gas Installation system such as:
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� Reference to the design code stated in section 1.4,
guidelines, technical specifications and all addenda to
these
� Relevant engineering decisions, their rationality, choice of
design related parameters and any other variables having
impact on the design.
� Software used for design and analyses
� Decisive design factors derived from the route survey,
environmental, corrosion and protection philosophy,
specific operating criteria, required lifetime for the pipeline,
etc.
3.2.3 The design shall provide specific details about project specific design
factors, waivers and deviations to the code, etc., all to be agreed
between Owner and NGA and such agreement shall be in writing and
signed by both parties.
3.2.4 This design should include a description and drawing that shows the
boundary limits of this project. These boundary limits should note the
upstream provider as well as the downstream owner. (as applicable)
3.2.5 The scope of the NGA review takes into consideration the upstream
boundary limits from the NG provider up to the first valve in the skid
into the turbine/ heater/ or other facility. Therefore, it is considered that
this valve is the downstream boundary limit and therefore shall not be
included in the design package.
3.2.6 The design shall be carried out by a recognized, competent, design
firm to assure its robustness.
3.2.7 To support the design, Owner shall conduct a detailed route survey of
the proposed system, on both sides of the theoretical centerline of the
pipeline corridor as well as around any above ground system facility,
(e.g. block valve station, PRMS, etc.) which shall provide the following
data along the route:
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� Surface topography
� Location of any infrastrastructure facilities, infrastructure
lines, (ie High Voltage cables, below ground pipelines)
buildings, above and under ground structures, etc.
� Land use limitations (as per TABA)
3.2.8 The data obtained from this survey shall be evaluated and utilized in
the decision making regarding optimization of the proposed pipeline
route and be taken into consideration for the pipeline design,
particularly taking into account possible hazards to the NG pipe due to
the surrounding areas.
3.2.9 The detailed design shall include the following items that firmly
establish the system parameters, installation and operating criteria and
limitations:
� Overall design philosophy and statements of code approval
� Design pressures
� Design temperature
� Flows
� Velocities
� P&IDs
� PFDs
� Outside diameter
� Wall thickness
� Material grade (composition, choice of material)
� Design drawings
� Hazardous area drawings
� HAZID
� HAZOP
� Corrosion protection measures. (corrosion coating, CP,
impressed current)
� Stability measures (weight coating, burial, backfill)
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� Geotechnical report
� risk assessment
� Environmental report
� Protection measures (burial, backfill, concrete coating,
saddles)
� Installation criteria and limitations i.e. allowable stress level
and stress control during all phases of the pipeline
installation activities
� Electrical design
� Instrumentation design
� Operating criteria and limitations such as gas flow, operating
pressure, surge pressure, minimum and maximum
throughput
� System layout inclusive protection system against over
pressurization
� Stress analysis
� Connection to the SCADA system
� Supervision plan
3.2.10 The detailed design package shall be signed and approved by the
designers and the owner/operator.
3.2.11 The designer shall provide a statement that approves that the design
meets the requirements of the design code as found in section 1.4 as
well as the relevant TABA's.
3.2.12 The Owner shall provide a statement approving the above as well and
stating his readiness to own and / or operate this line in a safe manner
3.3 Provision of the Package
3.3.1 The owner shall provide the NGA with three color copies of the design
packages as well as three CDs that include all documents found in the
hard copies.
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3.4 The NGA Review Process
3.4.1 The NGA shall review the design for content and shall be allowed to
reject the design out of hand, should the package quality not meet the
required high standards.
� In the event that the package is rejected as such, the owner
shall have the right to reissue the package upon revision as
described above. This reissuance shall include a specific table
of changes made to the package that will assure that the
package is robust. This revised package shall also be
approved by a second, experienced independent design firm.
3.4.2 Upon initial acceptance of the design package, the NGA shall carry out
a design review and issue an approval or design comments. These
design comments will be provided in a tabular format to the owner for
response.
3.4.3 Responses to these comments shall be provided to NGA within the
table format to assure tracking of the comments. Revised
documentation shall be provided in the format as described above.
3.4.4 The tracking of this design review stage shall be carried out strictly
through the table and therefore, it is advised that a highly detailed
response be provided within the table along with a specific mention of
the location of the document within the revised package.
3.4.5 Upon conclusion of the review, a revised design package shall be
provided (if applicable) as per the method described above.
3.4.6 The final design package shall be signed and approved by the
designer.
3.4.7 The NGA shall provide the design approval for this package upon
completion of this review as well as other requirements of the NGA
described elsewhere.
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SECTION 4.0 PROCUREMENT 4.1 Manufacturing of the System
4.1.1 Based on the approved design package, the owner shall begin to
carry out the procurement process.
4.1.2 The Owner shall obtain all materials from reputable suppliers with
proven track records.
4.1.3 Owner shall establish acceptance criteria associated with suppliers
and demonstrate that these are met through conducting a pre-
qualification process.
4.1.4 This process of approval by the owner shall be fully documented for
the possible audit by NGA.
4.2 Lawful code
Line pipe and pipeline appurtenances shall be specified in compliance with
lawful codes and NGA approved specification. Before commencement of any
manufacturing, fabricating or procurement, the NGA and Owner shall have
agreement on the material specification, the manufacturing process and the
QA/QC plan in place to assure compliance of the materials with the
specification and codes in place.
4.3 Certificates
Each completed pipe or part (e.g hot bend, T, valve) shall have its own
unique manufacturing, inspection and test certificate which shall be presented
to the NGA or its appointed representative for final acceptance. The
independent third party shall accept the definitive material certificate by
signing off the original documents.
4.4 Traceability
Each pipe or part shall have a fully traceable history inclusive of its base plate
certificate and all steps of its manufacturing process and acceptance testing.
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4.5 Material Specification
4.5.1 The Material Specification shall provide details for the manufacturing
method, limitations, acceptance and rejection criteria, inspection
method and the material traceability method, of the following related
elements (as applicable):
� Bare Line pipe
� Line pipe corrosion coating
� Line pipe weight coating and/or protection coating
� Anodes
� Line pipe bends
� Flanges, Tees, valves and any other appurtenances
� Corrosion coating for Flanges, Tees, valves and any other
appurtenances
4.5.2 As a minimum, the following data shall be verified:
� Chemical composition of base materials.
� Chemical composition shall be in compliance with chosen
material grade.
� Mechanical properties of base materials based testing as
per the relevant code
� Destructive tests may include: tensile testing (longitudinal
and traverse), fracture toughness, hardness (Charpy V,
CTOD), lamination detection, bending, etc.
� Mechanical properties of all welds inclusive HAZ
� Mechanical properties after bending, forging, heat
treatment, forming of base materials.
� Corrosion sensitivity of end product. Accelerated corrosion
testing of weld, HAZ and base material sample
� Dimensions
� Measurements of wall thickness, pipe straightness, pipe
body ovality, pipe end ovality.
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4.5.3 Owner shall provide the NGA with the inspection and testing program and
procedures proposed to verify that the chemical and mechanical
properties are met, frequency of testing not limited to destructive and non-
destructive testing method, testing equipment, verification, acceptance
and reject criteria, etc.
� The manufacturing process shall be monitored through a pre-agreed
test and inspection plan, which shall be conducted by qualified
inspectors. The inspectors shall be employed by an independent
Certifying Body such as Lloyds, DNV, Bureau Veritas, TUV or any
party to be acceptable to the NGA.
� For already made, off the shelf materials, Owner shall supply evidence
of authenticity of base material, manufacturing specification with
reference to lawful codes, test and inspection and acceptance
certification, signed by independent Certifying Body such as Lloyds,
DNV, or any party to be acceptable to the NGA.
� The NGA reserves the right to review the material manufacturing
specification, test and inspection plan, QA/QC plan, etc and to request
for changes and/or amendments, before pipe manufacturing and
procurement of appurtenances is being initiated.
� During any phase of the manufacturing process, Owner shall provide
the NGA ample warning (minimum 2 weeks) for the NGA to witness
agreed hold points.
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SECTION 5.0 CONSTRUCTION 5.1 Construction of the system
Upon completion of the above items, (ie design and fabrication) the owner
may commence with the construction document's submittal. NGA will review
and provide comments to the issues stated above. Owner shall provide
response to these comments in a timely manner. No construction activity
should take place prior to resolving all comments to the satisfaction of NGA.
This process may be timely and should be taken into account when
developing the schedule. 60 days prior to construction the owner will provide
the following information:
5.1.1 Quality Management System procedure
The Owner shall be responsible to supply the NGA with a detailed
Quality Management System Plan. This plan shall be assessed by the
NGA on its safety aspects through a formal and systematic review of
the installation plan with the objective of hazard identification and
execution concerns. The plan shall provide full details of the pipeline
installation aspects with emphasis on management of personnel
safety and pipeline integrity control during all phases of the
installation. Procedures shall be developed for all specific installation
aspects such as the pipe laying, pipe burial, pressure testing etc. The
procedures shall noticeably address how human safety and pipeline
integrity are managed through all steps of the installation, how this is
monitored and judged.
5.1.2 Spread Supervision Procedures
Spread Supervision procedures shall include a description of the
project that is to be carried out as well as the roles and responsibilities
of each supervisory entity in the project.
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5.1.3 Inspection and Test Plan
Inspection and Test Plan shall include specific construction actions
and the inspection and supervision coverage that is required by each
entity on the project, inclusive of the contractor and supervisory
bodies. A definition of each method of coverage should be included to
assure that the definitions are fully understood by all parties.
5.1.4 Organigram
Organigram shall include the role of each person on the project
inclusive of the contractor's personnel as well as the supervisory
staff's.
5.1.5 Schedule of project
As an essential part of the preparation of the design, the Owner shall
prepare a detailed schedule providing data on all aspects of the
planned pipeline development including but not limited to design,
procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, testing and
commissioning aspects.
5.1.6 Risk Assessment for construction
Risk Assessments shall include any risks that may arise during the
construction phase. This may include but is not limited to personnel
risk, equipment risk, material risk, and environmental risk.
5.1.7 Construction Procedures
Construction procedures shall include a detailed process for each and
every construction action that is expected to take place on the project.
5.1.8 WPS, PQR, welder certificates and NDT Examination for the project
Owner shall develop, test and implement approved welding and NDT
procedures for all of the welding of the pipeline in obedience of the
lawful codes and the requirements of the design code, stated in
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section 1.4, augmented with the additional requirements to be detailed
in a project specific specification.
An independent Certifying Body shall verify compliance with the codes
for all phases of the weld procedure development inclusive its
mechanical and chemical testing. The NGA or its representative shall
have the right to witness the welding process procedure.
Owner shall apply a strict material traceability record of all base
material, weld consumables and test coupons identification and
verification procedures. Similarly Owner shall apply strict recording of
the applied welding parameters. The approved welding procedure
shall have been signed by independent Certifying Body and supplied
to the NGA for review.
Each welder or welding machine operator shall be qualified in
accordance with design code requirements prior to the start of
production welding by making a test weld using the qualified welding
procedure whereas Owner shall assure that only qualified welders and
welding operators are employed during the welding of the Industrial
Gas Installation.
Production welding shall not commence until the qualified welding
procedures, qualified welders and qualified inspection personnel lists
have been reviewed and supplied to the NGA and satisfy the
inspection requirements of the independent third party.
All pipeline and station welds (100%) shall be non-destructively
examined. (NDT) Weld quality shall be in accordance with design
code requirements.
NDT shall be carried out to written procedures, which shall be
submitted to the NGA or its representative prior to the commencement
of the work and shall be reviewed and accepted by independent third
party certifying body.
Owner shall submit detailed procedure and technique sheets for NDT
examination signed off by independent Certifying Body for approval by
NGA prior to the start of production.
5.1.9 Electrical and Instrumentation Procedures shall describe the
method of construction of these systems to the stations as well as
the SCADA systems in place.
5.1.10 The Cathodic protection procedures shall describe the methods of
installation of the CP system to assure that the system is
protected both temporarily and permanently as per the
requirements of the approved design.
5.2 NGA Supervision
The NGA will visit the project over the course of the project and review issues
such as mechanical works, welding works, NDT, CP and E&I.
5.2.1 Contact between the third party agency and the NGA should be open
and independent. The reports of the third party agency shall be
provided to NGA for information, as needed.
5.2.2 The owner shall provide the supreme supervision reports written by
the designer.
5.2.3 Owner shall routinely update the NGA with regards to the project
schedule and the foreseen upcoming construction activities.
5.2.4 In the event of a significant design change, owner shall provide
revised drawings/ documentation to the NGA.
5.3 Notification to the NGA
The owner will provide NGA with notification of the following activities at least
72 hours in advance. NGA will have the option to attend these actions:
5.3.1 welding of sample for WPS approval
5.3.2 destructive tests at a certified lab
5.3.3 approval of welder's to the WPS
5.3.4 pressure test (strength, tightness)
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5.4 Testing and Commissioning
5.4.1 Owner shall conduct and successfully complete a pipeline test before
taking the pipeline into service. The testing shall only be initiated after
all construction activities inclusive any remedial work, have been
successfully completed and the body, as a whole, shall no longer be
subjected to any loading, displacements, other than those for normal
operating. The testing program comprise three steps:
� Conclusive confirmation that the pipeline or station has
been installed without any form of buckling and without any
dents, i.e. confirmation that the pipeline has not suffered
any structural damage through measuring its Internal
Diameter (ID) over its full length. This test is normally
executed by pigging the line with a gauge plate for
pipelines. Size of gauge plate shall be as per the
specification. The AGI's shall be reviewed visually for such
confirmation during the pressure test.
� Pressure testing of the complete pipeline system, (strength
test) should be carried out to the specification and
approved procedure.
� Pressure testing of the complete pipeline system, to a
pressure of at least 1.1 times beyond the design pressure
to confirm leak tightness of the pipeline body. This leak test
is normally executed in continuation with the strength test
whereby the leak test pressure is lower than the strength
pressure.
5.4.2 Owner shall develop and present to the NGA a pipe line test
specification, which shall include the Owner's method to execute the
above three tests. This specification shall, as a minimum, incorporate
the requirements stipulated in the design code, stated in section 1.4,
but the NGA reserves the right to review the test specification and to
request for changes and/or amendments, before pipe testing begins.
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5.4.3 The agreed Test Specification shall be accepted by the independent
third party certifying body and designer and shall contain as a
minimum the following key criteria:
� Testing criteria to meet inclusive settings, allowable margins
� Test reject criteria
� Remedial action in case any of the three test fails
5.4.4 Following the completion of the hydrotest, the owner shall provide the
NGA with an acceptance of hydrotest certificate as well as back up
documentation that includes:
� pre hydrotest checklist
� filling reports
� equalizing reports
� gauging reports
� table of pressures
� graphs of pressure
5.4.5 This certificate shall be approved and signed by the contractor, the
supervision team on behalf of the owner/operator and the third party
agency
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SECTION 6.0 REQUEST FOR GASSING UP
6.1 Request Requirements
Upon completion of the construction and testing stage, the owner shall issue
a formal request for gassing up to NGA. This request will include the following
items:
6.1.1 A formal letter addressed to the NGA requesting an operations
permit. This letter should clearly define the system which is under
request.
6.1.2 Construction Completion certificate (as noted in section 7.2)
signed by the contractor, the supervising company, the third party
agency, the owner and other relevant supervision. This certificate
should base its approval of completion to the design code stated in
section 1.4.
6.1.3 Final mechanical completion certificate/checklist stating clearly
parts of the system completed and parts yet to be completed. This
certificate shall be related to a relevant specification. This
document shall be signed by all relevant parties.
6.1.4 The owner shall provide the letter he receives from the
downstream consumer (or upstream providing) stating the
readiness to receive/accept gas at the relevant pressures,
quantities, flows, etc.
6.1.5 If relevant to the request, a statement from the Plant Manager will
be required that states that the downstream kit (out of the scope of
the NGA) has been designed, constructed and will be operated to
a recognized, international standard.
6.1.6 Approval letters from the designer of the segment
6.1.7 Check list for cold commissioning including general diagrams and
P&IDs.
6.1.8 Operation, Maintenance and Emergency procedures are approved
by NGA and other relevant parties and in place. (as described
below)
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6.1.9 Pressure test results and approvals inclusive of mechanical
completion checklist that was issued prior to the pressure test
commencing
6.1.10 Copies of building permits ( 2טופס )
6.1.11 List and approved copies of all NCR/CAR/ deviation reports.
6.1.12 As Made Documentation
6.2 NGA Review
The NGA shall review the documentation provided for the above items and
will provide comments and request clarification as necessary. Owner shall
allow for sufficient time for NGA review of these items.
6.3 Provision of Gassing up permit
Upon fulfillment of the requirements of this chapter, NGA shall provide a
gassing up permit to the owner for the initial start up phase.
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SECTION 7.0 OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY
7.1 Procedure Details
The owner shall prepare a copy of an emergency and operations procedure
that will be reviewed by NGA.
7.1.1 The emergency procedure will take into account the natural gas
facilities in the premises as well as mutual influences possible from
other, nearby gas works and/or other infrastructure in the area. This
plan shall provide all possible emergencies related to the operation of
a Industrial Gas Installation system.
7.1.2 Owner shall identify and classify emergencies and their consequences
on HSE.
7.1.3 For all cases Owner shall analyze the short term and long term effects
of such emergency and the response to the occurrence.
7.1.4 For each type of emergency, Owner shall have a pre-established
response and effect mitigation plan with the objective of avoiding or, at
least, limiting the negative effect on HSE. To accomplish this Owner
must demonstrate to the NGA that an effect mitigation /limitation
philosophy is in place, that a personnel rescue and evacuation
procedures is in place, that associated spare/repair materials are in
stock, that specialist contracts are in place, that repair and clean-up
procedures are developed, etc.
7.1.5 This emergency procedure will also include a valve by valve opening
and closing status to assure proper closure in the event of an
emergency.
7.1.6 The owner shall prepare a copy of the operations procedures that will
include venting, gassing up, start up and operations, and
commissioning and decommissioning procedures (air to N2 to NG and
NG to N2 to air) and will include specific valve maneuvering and
assurances of safe practices on site. Valve maneuvering tables shall
be prepared that clearly note the status of each and every valve
during the operation to assure safe practices. These tables will
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provide for signature of at least two people for each and every
maneuvering action of valves.
7.1.7 The operations manual shall provide more detailed and specific
information applicable to the Industrial Gas Installation system,
complementary to the requested information therein
7.1.8 The operations manual shall address the following topics:
� Steady flow operating conditions of the pipeline.
� Planned shut-down of the pipeline
� Unplanned shut-down of the pipeline
� Planned re-start-up of the pipeline
� Emergency shut-down and blow-down
� Corrosion management
� Inspection and maintenance.
7.1.9 For the above operations, Owner shall develop detailed procedures,
inclusive of step-by-step description of necessary actions, plans,
drawings, signs, manpower requirements, organisation, names and
contacts.
7.2 Construction Completion Certificate
Upon completion of all work and documentation, the following construction
completion certificate will be provided to NGA:
# Statement Requires Signature of:
1 All materials have been fabricated and constructed
according the relevant designer documents.
Fabrication:
Owner/operator, third
party agency,
Construction: owner, third
party agency , contractor
2 All materials were purchased by Owner/operator and
supplied in accordance with the design and
standards.
Owner/operator
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3 All welds have been checked, approved and
accepted in accordance with the standards and
design.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
4 All works have been constructed in accordance with
the approved design.
Contractor,
Owner/operator , third
party agency
5 Holiday detection was performed in accordance to
the standard.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
6 All pressure tests, dewatering and drying of the
pipeline and stations have been performed in
accordance with approved procedures and the
results have been completed and accepted in
accordance with the standards.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
7 Golden welds were performed and accepted by all. Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
8 All NCRs and CARs have been successfully closed
out.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
9 Permanent Cathodic Protection has been put in
place as per the design and relevant standards and
accepted by all.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
10 All electrical works have been constructed as per
design and relevant specifications and are ready for
start up of the facility.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
11 The SCADA system has been constructed as per
design and relevant specifications and is ready for
operation upon start up of the facility.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
12 The firefighting system has been constructed as per
design specifications, successfully hydrotested and
is ready for start up of the facility
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
13 All safety and security measures are in place and are
ready for start up of the facility.
Owner/operator
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14 Cold commissioning has taken place successfully
and accepted by all.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
15 The system is ready for gassing up as per the design
and relevant specifications.
Contractor,
Owner/operator, third
party agency
16 Operations, Maintenance and Emergency
Procedures are complete and approved, all
operators have been trained, all parties are aware
and knowledgeable of the emergency procedures.
Owner/operator
17 All issues and recommendations raised in the risk
assessment (carried out during the design phase)
have been successfully addressed.
Owner/operator, risk
assessor
18 All issues and recommendations raised in the
geotechnical assessment and structural assessment
(carried out during the design phase) have been
successfully addressed.
Owner/operator, geo
technical designer and/or
structural engineer
Any request for concession from the above language shall be raised, in writing, prior
to construction to NGA.
7.3 System Completion Approval
Upon successful completion of the commissioning of the system, and
completion of the necessary adjustments to the downstream systems the
owner shall provide a "completion of hot commissioning and transfer to
normal operations" certificate to the NGA with language as follows:
Please be aware that the system (enter system title here) has undergone a
successful start up process as per the approved start up procedures and best
engineering practice. To date, the following systems are gassed up at the
following pressures, flows and temperatures:
Pressure:
Flow:
Temperature:
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We, _____, hereby state that the system is ready and capable of regular operations
as per the design flows and pressures dictated.
Signed by:
Plant Manager Operations Manager
Upon receipt of this certificate, NGA shall provide approval for operations permit.
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SECTION 8.0 PROVISION OF AS BUILT DOCUMENTATION
8.1 As built Documentation Provision
The Owner shall supply the NGA with three hard copies and three electronic
copies of the As Built Documentation (ABD). The ABD shall encompass as-
manufactured, as-built and as-installed data of the completed pipeline system
and all its parts. This includes but is not limited to:
8.1.1 All line pipe-manufacturing records, approved and signed by a
recognised and by the NGA accepted independent Certifying
Authority. (CA) This includes for the coating records.
8.1.2 Inspection and acceptance certificates of all associated materials
such as flanges, elbows, anodes, valves, etc, signed by a
recognised and by the NGA accepted independent Certifying
Authority. (CA) and procured from pre-qualified
supplier/manufacturer.
8.1.3 All welding and NDT records of the girth welds.
8.1.4 Pipe log book and welding log book
8.1.5 All inspection and test reports of the field joint coating.
8.1.6 All other construction reports pertinent to the pipeline.
8.1.7 As laid co-ordinates of the pipeline and stations on the original
design layout
8.1.8 As buried data of the buried pipeline and station sections with
confirmed depth of bury, soil cover, bury data shall be given at
each pipe girth weld.
8.1.9 Civil engineering as made documentation
8.1.10 Cathodic protection as made documentation
8.1.11 Electrical and instrumentation documentation
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SECTION 9.0 FINAL COMPLETION APPROVAL
The following are the steps that should be taken by the operator/owner which will
allow FINAL Completion Approval to be provided by NGA:
9.1 A formal letter addressed to the NGA requesting a completion approval
signed by the operator/owner of the system.
9.2 A copy of the NGA Temporary Gassing Up Permit that includes the caveats
that were found therein. The documents' package should include a
comprehensive list of the actions taken by the owner/operator in an attempt
to close out these caveats.
9.3 A formal approval of Hot Commissioning by the owner/ operator which
includes the approvals of the relevant supervisory bodies. This approval
should include any relevant documentation needed.
9.4 A formal approval that the system has been shifted to "normal operations"
and is running safely.
9.5 Formal close out of the As Made process including any reviews and
comments made by NGA or their representative.
9.6 Approved and signed Building Permits ( 4וטופס 3טופס )
9.7 Approval of the designer that the system was completed. Specific mention
to the geotechnical design and the approval of the system to the relevant
risk assessment is to be included.
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SECTION 10.0 HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PLAN
10.1 General safety
Health, Safety and care of the Environment is of prime importance to the
NGA. Owner shall be committed to maintain a safe, healthy and injury free
workplace for its employees and any person working on behalf of the Owner.
Furthermore, Owner shall be committed to avoid damage to the environment.
10.2 Adherence to Procedures
Adherence to agreed procedures, work-plan, operating philosophy, etc., of all
personnel is fundamental to ensuring safe and efficient working conditions. It
should be stressed that the responsibility for Health, Safety and care for the
Environment is the responsibility of the owner and shall be an integral part of
and, is inseparable from all daily operations.
10.3 HSE Objectives
Owner’s HSE objective shall be to:
10.3.1 Provide effective safety systems and plans for managing HSE in
all his operations to ensure those risks are assessed and reduced
to level: As Low As Reasonably Possible (ALARP).
10.3.2 Properly inspect and maintain all equipment and tools.
10.3.3 Promote safety awareness, near miss reporting and a healthy,
responsible attitude amongst all personnel.
10.3.4 Ensure effective emergency response arrangements, backed-up
with trained and exercised personnel.
10.3.5 Establish and maintain clear written standards and procedures to
control the risk to HSE and ensure these are adhered to
10.3.6 Ensure that all personnel involved, either staff or subcontractors,
are competent and able to perform their tasks safely.
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10.3.7 Ensure prompt investigation of incidents and that adequate
corrective actions are taken.
10.3.8 Promote joint consultation and lateral learning for all personnel
10.3.9 Provide sufficient resources for HSE advisory and audit services
to assist management to meet set HSE policy objectives.
10.3.10 Co-operate with statutory and professional bodies to promote
workable, practical standards and improve codes of practice and
legislation in relation to HSE matters.
10.4 Training and Material Maintenance
10.4.1 The NGA requires that all work under supervision of the Owner shall
be carried out with due observance of all legal requirements to achieve
the required statutory standards for Health, Safety and Environment.
10.4.2 Owner shall ensure that for all parties, personnel, contractors, working
on behalf of Owner, are fully familiar with and will adhere to statutory
health, safety and environmental standards and regulations. The HSE-
Plan shall include for regular audits, inspections, HAZIDs and
HAZOPs. The NGA reserves the right to witness audits, inspections,
HAZOPs, HAZIDs and if considered required, the NGA request for
changes and/or amendments of the plans prior to implementation.
10.5 Safety Management System
10.5.1 Owner shall develop and implement a safety management system
(SMS).
10.5.2 The SMS is a systematic approach to safety and health aspects in the
execution of onshore pipeline installation operations.
10.5.3 The approach must be laid down in a formal description in which it
must be demonstrated that the work is organized in such a way that it
can be executed safely.
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10.5.4 The SMS relates to all phases and combination of phases involved in
installation operations.
10.5.5 The SMS must in general contain objectives relating to safety and
heath:
� The way it is intended to accomplish these objectives.
� The standards applicable to accomplish these objectives.
� The way in which observance of these standards will be
monitored.
10.5.6 The description of the SMS should satisfy the principles of quality
management as formulated in the ISO-9000 series and should
contain, as a minimum, the following elements:
� Safety policy and control.
� Establishment of safety management evaluation criteria.
� Design, safety margins, review, applicable codes.
� Operations, HAZOPs, compliance with statutory regulations
and industry standards, environmental limitations,
� Personnel, required training standards, required courses, job
selection criteria.
� Supervision, required experience, job analysis, risk
identification, incident and near miss reporting, accident
and incident investigation
� Emergency planning and drills
10.6 Items to be Addressed in HSE Procedures
10.6.1 Disposal of chemicals used for the commissioning and conservation
of pipelines such as dye, corrosion inhibitors, oxygen scavengers,
biocides, etc.
10.6.2 Any limitations to exposure to the environment of chemicals, i.e. zinc
anodes.
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10.6.3 For each project installation a HSE plan shall be developed. This plan
needs to address all measures taken to support safe and healthy
working conditions for all personnel involved and all measures taken
to avoid pollution of the environment. The HSE shall include safety
training of personnel, health and safety measures related to
personnel transport to and from the offshore installation sites, health
and safety training and standards applied for hazardous.
10.6.4 The HSE plan shall provide details of and schedule for safety audits.
10.7 Environmental Responsibility
An Environmental Management Plan shall be prepared by the Owner. The
EMP shall address the effects of materials, anodes, and coating on its
environment. With respect to cleaning and testing of the pipeline/AGI's using
inhibited water, the used chemicals shall be of a biodegradable nature. The
EMP will specify all areas of possible impacts due to the construction of the
pipeline and all proposed mitigation measures.
10.8 Incident reporting
10.8.1 Any incident occurring during the course of the manufacturing,
construction, installation and commissioning phase shall be reported,
by written statement, to the NGA within 48 hours of the incident. Such
Incident Report shall provide a full description of the course of such
an incident and the measures to mitigate reoccurrence of a similar
type of incident. Owner shall maintain statistics with respect to the
incidents occurring. These statistics shall be evaluated against
threshold values, pre-agreed between the NGA and Owner. In case
unacceptable level of incidents take place, the NGA shall instruct
Owner to re-assess his SMS and might stop all work until such re-
assessment has been undertaken.
10.8.2 Similarly Owner shall report ’near-misses’, situations that have not
caused incidents but had the potential to do so. Owner shall actively
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pursue near miss reporting amongst all personnel involved in the
work.
10.9 Hazard Identification Study (HAZID)
10.9.1 Owner shall apply a structured manner in hazard identification, by
conducting frequent assessments of the work. These HAZIDs shall
be in the form of a meeting in which a multidisciplinary brainstorming
season shall be held about the work activities, the circumstances on
the work place, the human factor, etc. The end result of a HAZID
should lead to identification of potential hazards, shortcomings and
out of this, possible recommendation, improvements could be
accomplished.
10.9.2 The objective of HAZIDS is to provide the NGA assurance that:
� The Owner selected technology can be applied with
confidence so as to provide a safe and operable Industrial
Gas Installation system.
� The manufacturing, fabrication and installation of the
system can and will be achieved without unacceptable
dilution of design intent.
� That the Owner is adequately prepared to commission and
operate the pipeline
� The system is achieving an acceptable level of safe
operation consistent with commercial intend.
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SECTION 11.0 QA/QC SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE AND
CONTROL PLAN
11.1 Owner shall develop, implement, maintain and report using an approved
Quality System, which shall be in accordance with ISO 9000 series.
Owner shall present the NGA his quality system as a document
hereinafter referred to as the Quality Plan (QP). The QP shall address the
measures taken to assure that all aspects of manufacturing,
procurement, installation and commissioning are executed to
internationally and/or domestically recognised standards and, as a
minimum, to ISO 9000 series.
11.2 The QP shall include for hold points related to, witnessing, inspection and
acceptance hold points by the NGA. The NGA reserves the right to
review the QP and to request for changes and/or amendments, before
the QP is implemented.
11.3 Upon implementation of the QP, Owner shall timely invite the NGA for
witnessing the agreed hold points. It will be up to the NGA’s discretion to
witness these hold points.
11.4 The independent third party shall further check the quality of the work and
the effectiveness of Owner’s quality system on spot check basis. Owner
shall carry out all remedial actions as a result of such sampling.
11.5 Contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, fabrication and installation
contractors, proposed by Owner for the pipeline work, shall be reputable,
pre-qualified entities. Owner shall, on request, supply the NGA
information regarding the proposed entities track record, reputation, pre-
qualification criteria and compliance with these, audit results. On request,
Owner shall supply the list of pre-qualified entities.
11.6 The QP plan shall further include for an inspection, test and audit plan.
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SECTION 12.0 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
12.1 Owner shall develop and submit to the NGA a system inspection and
maintenance program for the lifetime of the complete system including all
sections. The inspection of the pipeline shall be internal and external.
12.2 The internal inspection shall confirm the internal pipe body integrity. The
pipeline internal integrity could be jeopardized as the result of corrosion,
pitting, and buckling resulting from internal or eternal accidental loads.
12.3 The external inspection shall confirm that the external pipeline body has
not suffered from accidental loads.
12.4 External inspection shall be conducted using approved methods of
inspection.
12.5 The NGA or its appointed representative shall be invited by Owner to
witness the inspection.
12.6 If the inspection results give reason for concern and the pipeline integrity
is considered to become a HSE concern, the NGA has the right and will
request Owner to shut-down the system and to make it safe without
delay.
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