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Overview (Course Description)
Designing, constructing, operating and maintaining Canadian pipelines require not only specific skill sets but intimate knowledge of the requirements of the latest 2019 edition of CSA Z662 Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems. CSA Z662 is a National Standard of Canada, and is referenced in all federal, provincial and territorial regulation, many of whom adopt the new edition immediately upon release.
Focusing on the general requirements of oil and gas pipelines, this newly-updated course reviews all relevant clauses in the latest 2019 edition of the Z662 standard, as well as its application through all pipeline phases, from design through to abandonment. A greater emphasis on practical information, exercises and case studies assist in conveying the standard's requirements and rules that apply across various workplaces. This course provides a timely update to previous participants of CSA Z662 training, and serves as a solid foundation from which to participate in additional, more specialized training.
This 3-day course consists what’s in Z662:19 Pipeline Systems-Essentials, and the 3rd day focuses on how to apply CSA Z662 – Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems to address the management of pipeline design and materials procurement. It will review Safety and Loss Management System and Integrity Management System.
Target Audiences
- Directors
- Engineering Design Managers
- Project Managers
- Design Engineers
- Records management professionals
- Pipeline Inspectors
Why Get Your Training From CSA?
CSA Group's training faculty draws from the volunteers who helped develop standards such as CSA Z662 using balanced industry representation and CSA Group's recognized accredited process. This often allows instructors to provide additional insights on the rationale behind many of the changes in the updated standard that participants can directly apply to their own roles and organizations, helping deliver additional return on their training investment.
Learning Objectives
- Develop a solid understanding of the content and application of the CSA Z662 standard
- Describe the standards requirements for the safe design, construction and operation of pipeline systems in Canada.
- Understand the differences between the mandatory safety and loss management requirements and the integrity management requirements
- Recognize the integrity management issues relating to all aspects of the pipeline lifecycle
- Learn the requirements for competency and traceability issues relating to staff and contractors
- Understand the inter-relationships among the various elements of a pipeline system
- Discover compliance approaches satisfactory to regulatory authorities
- Understand the challenges facing risk management in upstream pipeline operators
- Become familiar with the full lifecycle of a pipeline, including design, material selection, construction, operation and maintenance
- Understand integrity management issues relating to design and materials procurement
- Learn the requirements for competency and tractability issues relating to staff and contractors
- Develop a solid understanding of the implementation of mandatory safety and loss management requirements
Course Outline
(*First 2-day is the same as Z662:19 Pipeline Systems- Essentials)
Scope
- Oil industry fluids
- Gas industry fluids
Terminology
- Critical terms
- Newly defined terms
Management Systems
- Safety and Loss Management
- Integrity Management
- Engineering assessments
Risk management
- Risk Acceptance Criteria
- Risk Assessment, including hazard identification, risk analysis, and risk evaluation
- Risk Control
- Risk Monitoring and Review
- Communication and Documentation
Pipeline Design
- Pressure containment
- Area Classification
- Component design
- Compressor and pump station design
- Operational control
Materials
- Material toughness
- Material Selection
- Reuse of Materials
Construction
- ROW activities
- Transport and Handling
- Inspection techniques
Installation
- Activities on pipeline rights-of- way
- Clearing, grading, and ground disturbances
- Pipe and components handling
- Bends and elbows in steel piping
- Alignment and welding
- Protective coatings
Joining
- Arc and gas welding — General
- Arc and gas welding — Joint configurations
- Welding details of opening with localized type of reinforcement
- Welding details for branch-to-run pipe connection
- Arc and gas welding — Materials
- Pipe and components
- Filler metals and fluxes
- Shielding gases
- Arc and gas welding — Qualification of welding procedure specifications
- Welding procedure specifications
- Welding process and method
Operations
- Safety
- Corrosion protection
- ROW inspections
- Repairs
- Pipeline operations & maintenance
- Pipeline deactivation, reactivation and abandonment
(*3rd day focuses on Design Management Systems)
- Safety and Loss Management Systems (Clause 3)
- Recommendations to implement Safety and Loss Management program (Annex A)
- Design Stage of Integrity Management (Annex N)
- Design processes (Clause 4)
- Material selection and qualification (Clause 5)
Instructor Profiles
Izak Roux
Izak is a mechanical engineer with more than 30 years experience in integrity management of pressure equipment, pipelines and aeronautics engineering. He has extensive experience in the application of NDE technics, finite element analysis and fatigue assessments. He has been involved in pipeline integrity and construction quality assurance and, since 2003, in the application of CSA Z662 for upstream facilities and steam pipelines for SAGD facilities. Izak has worked in the Alberta oil and gas and utilities industries, and has acted as contract Chief Inspector for various oil and gas companies and a number of SAGD projects. Izak is Vice Chair of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Council of Alberta, and member of the CSA B51 Technical Committee and ASME Post Construction Subcommittee on Inspection Planning. Izak is also a management and engineering consultant to the energy and utilities industries.
Kash Verma
Kash Verma is a highly respected engineering professional with over 36 years experience in the oil and gas industry. He is an innovative and strategic thinker who exercises sound technical, analytical and engineering skills to deliver multi-million dollar projects. Kash is successful in leading, guiding and mentoring others to excel at work and in their personal lives. Kash has been a training consultant/instructor for over 5 years after leaving Amoco/BP. He is ranked excellent by his students for his ability to transfer and share his oil and gas experience, skills and knowledge. He has designed and written several courses for the pipeline industry. Kash Verma has M. Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta and BC.
