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Piping Flange Alignment Procedure

This document outlines the procedures and safety precautions for aligning piping flanges through controlled heating and welding. It describes responsibilities of roles like the construction manager, identifies required tools, and specifies quality control steps like inspections. The core process involves loosening flange bolts, partially excavating filler metal through grinding, adding additional weld, and verifying proper alignment during welding. Safety measures include using proper PPE, barricades, lighting, and trainings.

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Piping Flange Alignment Procedure

This document outlines the procedures and safety precautions for aligning piping flanges through controlled heating and welding. It describes responsibilities of roles like the construction manager, identifies required tools, and specifies quality control steps like inspections. The core process involves loosening flange bolts, partially excavating filler metal through grinding, adding additional weld, and verifying proper alignment during welding. Safety measures include using proper PPE, barricades, lighting, and trainings.

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PIPING FLANGE

ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE
& METHOD STATEMENT
This article is about Piping Flange Alignment Procedure or
method statement for Heating on Weldment.

1.0 PURPOSE
2.0 SCOPE
3.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
4.0 RESPONSIBILITY
5.0 MANPOWER
6.0 TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
7.0 METHODS/PROCEDURES
8.0 QUALITY CONTROL
9.0 SAFETY PRECAUTION
10.0 ATTACHMENTS.

PIPING FLANGE ALIGNMENT


PROCEDURE & METHOD
STATEMENT
1.0 PURPOSE

1.1. This Piping Alignment Procedure & method statement


shall provide minimum guidelines to carry out the heating on
the piping weldment for alignment for Plants and refinery
projects. In accordance with contract scope of work and
project specification.

2.0 SCOPE

This method statement covers the heating of the piping


weldment for construction on all rotating equipment flanges
for final alignment for Plants and refinery projects.

3.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS


3.1. Project Specification and Standard
3.1.1. S-000-3160-002 Specification for Piping Construction
Work in Field

3.2. Saudi Aramco Standard


3.2.1. SAES-W-011 Welding Requirements for On-Plot Piping.
3.2.2. SAES-L-350 Construction of Plant Piping.
3.2.3. SAES-L-310 Design of Plant Piping.
3.2.4. SAEP-352 Welding Procedures Review and Approval.
3.2.5. SAEP-324 Certification Review and Registration of
Project Welders.

3.3. Industry Codes Standard


ASME B31.3 Process Piping.
API RP 686 Recommended Practices for Machinery
Installation and Installation Design.

3.4. Applicable SATIP/SAIC/SATR


SATIP-W-011-01 Welding of On-Plot.

4.0 RESPONSIBILITY
4.1. Construction manager responsible for implementing HSE
and shall study, analyze and schedule all construction
activities with his department to include manpower and
equipment line up as well as other possible resources required
for the successful implementation of the construction work
activities. Study all aspects of work procedure as per Technical
Scope of Work.
4.2. Piping Superintendent shall assist Construction Manager
in the overall construction activities. Receives and carries out
directives and strategies of Construction Manager in various
phases of duties assigned by this immediate Supervisor.
4.3. Piping Supervisor shall be directly reporting to the Piping
Superintendent and responsible in the implementation and
control of all site activities per Technical Scope of Work and
latest approved construction drawings. He shall coordinate
with other discipline to visualize possible conflicts in the
drawing as well as in the schedules to provide other options in
preventing unnecessary delays and obstructions.

4.4. Piping foreman shall be responsible for the direct work


supervision at site and ensure that the work is performed in
accordance with JV Technical Scope of Work and
specification.
4.5. QC Inspector shall be responsible to verify the work and
ensure that the work is being performed.

4.6. Safety Supervisor officer shall be responsible in


monitoring safety aspects and ensuring that the work is done
in accordance with Safety Standard Procedure. He shall
discuss to the piping supervisor the characteristics of related
materials and status of work area giving reminders as an
additional point to work safely.

5.0 MANPOWER
5.1. The Piping Superintendent shall control the overall air
blowing activity. The basic manpower under him shall consist
but not limited to the following:

5.1.1. Piping Supervisor.


5.1.2. Piping Foreman.
5.1.3. Pipe fitters.
5.1.4. Permit Receiver.
5.1.5. Helpers.
5.2. Safety Engineer/Officer.
5.3. QC inspector.

6.0 TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND


TEMPORARY MATERIALS
6.1. Tools and equipment needed should be in good condition
and must be checked by Piping Supervisor / Safety Officer
prior to use in the construction area.

These includes but not limited to the following:

1. Hand Tools(Wrenches).
2. Power Tools.
3. Calibrated welding machines.
7.0 PIPING FLANGE ALIGNMENT
PROCEDURE
7.1. After pressure testing some piping lines are misaligned to
equipment nozzle where it affects the parallelism between
flange of equipment and pipeline.
7.2. Check both flange from nozzle of equipment and flange of
pipelines. Verify and study where the best spot to align the
nozzles.
7.3. Always consider not to stress equipment side.
7.4. The piping flange bolts must be loose from the machine
flange before partial excavation and recapping. This allows the
end of the piping to move as the piping cools after partial
excavation and recapping.

7.5. After studying the lines, select joint to recap and partially
excavate. Where it is one (1) option to align pipe line nozzles
to equipment nozzles.
7.6. Remove capping and partially excavate on filler metal
portion only by means of grinding. After grinding,
construction to apply additional weld with filler wire on the
excavated and capping point. Align both piping and
equipment as per requirement tolerances during welding
process.
Refer to the below typical figure.
7.7 After welding work, construction shall prepare DWR
(Daily Welding Report) and QC shall conduct internal visual
inspection.

7.8 MT shall be done on the re-capped and excavated welds of


carbon steel piping. PT and PMI shall be done on the re-
capped and excavated welds of stainless steel. Re-capped joint
previously radiograph shall be subjected to 100% RT and if
previously not selected no RT required.

8.0 QUALITY CONTROL


8.1 QC Inspectors to ensure that no stress on both equipment
and pipelines is present
8.2 All inspections shall be conducted as per applicable
SATIP, SAIC and SATR

9.0 SAFETY PRECAUTION


1. Construction Manager / Piping Supervisor / Foreman shall be
responsible for the implementation of this procedure and the
required orientation necessary for the work force.
2. Safety Supervisor/ Officer shall monitor compliance of the
entire working crew regarding safety procedures until the
work is fully completed.
3. The necessary manpower inclusive of supervisory staff, tools,
equipment, materials and other resources required must be
made available and ready to use.
4. Provide warning sign and sufficient barricade on working
areas to avoid unauthorized entry. Only assigned personnel
shall be allowed in the area.
5. All workers shall wear mandatory PPE and additional PPE if
required.
6. Sufficient lighting shall be provided if working in the night.
7. Only trained personnel are allowed to work in this activity.
8. Good housekeeping must be maintained for the duration of
work.
9. Job Safety Analysis of this procedure shall be disseminated
and explained to all involve personnel for safety awareness.

10.0 ATTACHMENT
Attachment 1 Job Hazard and Risk Assessment (JHRA)

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