PD 8010-4:2012 Pipeline systems. Steel pipelines on land and subsea pipelines. Code of practice for integrity management
PD 8010-4:2012 gives recommendations and guidance on integrity management of steel pipelines on land and subsea pipelines, as defined in PD 8010-1 and PD 8010-2 respectively.
This part of PD 8010-4:2012 provides all those with an involvement in pipeline systems –designers, equipment manufacturers, fabricators, constructors, installers, executive operators, site operators, control room operators, integrity and maintenance engineers, safety and associated pipeline personnel – with guidance on how to ensure that any pipeline system retains its integrity: i.e. that it continues to function as originally intended for the duration of the required operating life, which might be significantly longer than the original design life.
In any pipeline system, it is not sufficient solely to ensure that there are no leaks of hydrocarbons or other chemicals to the environment; the system needs to be able to transport fluids throughout its operating life without blockages, unacceptable reductions in flow rate, or de-rating required due to excessive corrosion or erosion. The management of reliability and maintainability in operations is closely related to integrity management
