Almost every manufacturing facility that handles a hazardous material will utilize hoses in their handling of the material. And one of the biggest risk any facility will manage is the BULK UNLOADING/LOADING of their HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Whether the hazardous material is a PSM/RMP covered chemical or just a good ole fashion HAZMAT, the integrity of bulk unloading/loading hoses need to be managed using a Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practice (RAGAGEP). In this article I will break the news to those who may not be aware of the MI requirements for these bulk hoses; I will be using the holy grail of Hose RAGAGEP’s… ARPM IP-11-7, MANUAL FOR MAINTENANCE, TESTING, AND INSPECTION OF CHEMICAL HOSE
IP-11-7 was revised in 2015, and this revision was significant in that the FREQUENCY of pressure testing went from an “annual” test to…