Safety Critical Element (SCE) –Passive Fire Protection acceptance of repair materials and methods

For: duty holders and application contractors with annual shutdown (turnaround) scheduling and management of change meetings for PFP.

• Offshore:

- Offshore Installation Managers

- Offshore Inspection Engineers

- Fabric Maintenance Contractors

• Onshore:

- HSE Managers

- Technical Safety Engineers

- Integrity Engineers & Specialists

Passive Fire Protection (PFP) systems are safety critical with Performance Standard requirements.

Repairs need to be made to PFP from time to time.

When original products are no longer available, a management of change assessment is required to determine if a change in PFP product is acceptable.

Replacements may have like for like specifications, but may not be compatible with existing coatings.

Duty holders should engage with the original installed PFP product manufacturer early to understand what repair options are available.

The PFP manufacturer should present both fire and pre-fire durability independent testing to back their methods of repair.