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Pipelines

How to break a pipeline

An alternative view of pipework vibration management by Neil

Parkinson, technical director at

AV Technology.

ome incidents are guaranteed to make headlines, never more so

S than at control of major accident hazards regulations and offshore installa- tions safety case regulations sites, which have the ability to turn even the smallest incidents into disasters.

The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reports that more than 20% of offshore hydrocarbon leaks are caused by piping vibration and

Pipework vibration criteria fatigue. 1000

In 2012, 431 seri- ous incidents were reported, of which

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Problem nearly 30% involved 100 frequency hydrocarbon release. vibration –

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