The newly released EEMUA 250 (Edition 1) supports users in managing defined-life repairs by offering guidance on when to shut down pressure equipment versus applying a temporary repair.
‘Guide to the Management of Pressure Equipment Defined-life Repairs’ highlights risk-based decision-making, life cycle considerations, and strategies for maintenance and inspection, especially where existing industry guidance on repair duration, extension, or conversion is limited.
The primary function of a defined-life repair is to allow the system to return to or remain in service with limited interruption to production until a planned permanent repair can be installed. Although there is industry guidance available on the selection of defined-life repairs (e.g. ASME PCC-2, ISO 24817 and EI composite repair guidance), at the time of publication there was limited known industry guidance covering the life cycle management of defined-life repairs, for example:
• How long can a defined-life repair remain in service?
• How to extend the life of a defined-life repair?
• How to make a defined-life repair permanent?
EEMUA 250, with its detailed guidance on different repair types and the step-by-step life cycle management of them, helps tie together key guidance from long term user experience and other guidance and standards, providing the user with an arsenal of guidance documents that will help with ensuring complete and effective management of defined-life repairs.
EEMUA 250 is available directly from EEMUA – click here.
