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Project requirements. For each Flanged Joint the Inspection and test
The execution of these Quality Control tasks shall reports issued have to be properly tracked and
be performed before starting, during and after the managed through dedicated databases or – even
completion of the works, as final release. better – IT Platform for each Flanged Joints.
The Quality Control tasks could be split in indirect
and direct activities.
The indirect activities include some preliminary
check relating to, for example, the qualification of Conclusions
personnel, devices and tools maintenance and We have described the principles and main topics
calibration, procedures and operative instructions to consider and to be properly tackled in order to
setting up. define an integrated management system that -
The direct activities, instead, are related to all acti- starting from the definition of attributes of the bol-
vities referred to the inspection and testing directly ted Flanged Joints, and consequent data genera-
performed on each Flanged Joint before, during tion – allows the correct tracking and traceability of
and after the tightening works. For example, direct all steps needed during site works.
inspection and testing could be based on a visual In terms of Quality Control, the major advantage is
check and a non-destructive test (i.e. break-loose to improve the reliability of the Plant and to reduce
check) made on a statistical approach. the re-works due to the incorrect execution of the
The inspection and test shall be performed in ac- tightening.
cordance with an approved procedure conforming Another significant benefit comes from the impro-
to the Project requirements. The procedure shall vement of the data management through the digi-
indicate the methods, acceptance criteria and cer- talization that brings to a considerable reduction of
tification process needed to maintain traceability the time loss for a standard approach bureaucracy
during the inspection and test performing. in reports issuing and activities certification.

Salvo Bazzano

Graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Catania University in 2007.
He has worked in Priolo Refinery (Italy) for about 6 years covering various roles as Inspector, Piping and
Project Engineer for international Oil and Gas Companies (Erg S.p.A., ISAB s.r.l. / Lukoil Group).
In 2013, he joined Technip Italy S.p.A as Site Quality Control Manager in various Projects, and, since 2018
he is responsible for the Quality Control & Methods activities within Construction, Start-up and Subcon-
tracting Department in Rome home office.

Andrea Iacobelli

Mechanical Engineer, he entered Technip Italy S.p.A. Construction Department just few months after
graduation (University “La Sapienza” Rome, 1992). After several years spent on site, covering roles with
progressively higher responsibility, since March 2020 is Construction Section Head within the Construc-
tion, Start-up and Subcontracting Department in the Rome home office and member of ANIMP Executive
Committee of the Construction Section.

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