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Steel- General

GOOD PRACTICES

▪ Tool box for inspection may include: notebook, photo camera, binoculars,
hammer, metallic brush, color spray, measure tape and gauge caliber.
▪ It is recommended to establish and itinerary to carry out the Assessment i.e.
following the material flow.
▪ Flow sheet with equipment codes will facilitate the identification of the defects

location.
▪ Defects can be physically marked on the field with color spray or painting.

▪ Consider the immediate implementation of counter measures (even
temporary) for risks identified as high.
▪ Design peer review must be done for the structures where a correct design or
erection is in doubt.
▪ Changes from the original design (i.e. new heavier equipment installed

supported by an existing structure or platform) should be considered and
analyzed as its bearing capability could have been modified.
▪ Structures that have been modified or showing cuts, modifications or missing
parts/members should be assessed carefully in order to analyze their new
bearing capabilities.
▪ Thickness of beams and plates on critical structures and members can be
measured yearly. Same for the measurement of member deformation.

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