Pressure-Test Safety Around Temporary Caps and Closures
Treat temporary caps, plugs, access doors, and test connections as stored-energy hazards before and during pressurization.
Stop if
- Before this section is pressurized, who is leading the test, what closures need restraint, and where is the exclusion area?
Watch out
- Do not stand in front of a cap, tighten a moving closure under pressure, or remove anything until the section is confirmed depressurized.
Check
- Confirm the approved test plan and pressure
- Inspect temporary closures and restraints
- Clear people from the line of fire
- Increase pressure only under the test lead's direction
- Depressurize and verify zero before touching a closure
Steps
- Confirm the approved test plan and pressure
- Inspect temporary closures and restraints
- Clear people from the line of fire
- Increase pressure only under the test lead's direction
- Depressurize and verify zero before touching a closure
Say this to your foreman
Before this section is pressurized, who is leading the test, what closures need restraint, and where is the exclusion area?
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