EESTI ENERGIA Tehnoloogiatstus AS

Quality, Environmental and Safety Management System

Production process
Coating procedure

Coating procedure specification according NORSOK - 501

system 7C Sigma Coating System

Contents
1.

Purpose of procedure....................................................................................... 2

2.

Scope and responsibility.................................................................................. 2

3.

Content of procedure.................................................................................... 2

3.1.

Applied equipment..................................................................................... 2

3.2.

Applied personal protection equipment.....................................................2

3.3.

Environment conditions............................................................................. 3

3.4.

Preparation for blasting............................................................................. 3

3.5.

Blasting...................................................................................................... 3

3.6.

Painting works............................................................................................ 4

3.7.

Acceptance criteria: according table 3 inspection and testing................4

3.8.

Qualification of personnel..........................................................................6

4.

Safety of work............................................................................................... 6

5.

Environment protection................................................................................ 6

6.

Documents connected with procedure..........................................................6

7.

Connecting data (records) on quality............................................................7

1.

Appendix: Pre qualification........................................................................8

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Appendix Coating system no.7................................................................26

1. Purpose of procedure

The procedure CP-S7 is a guide upon performance of paint works in accordance with
Coating system no. 7C Sigma Coating System.

2. Scope and responsibility

The procedure is applied in subdivision VIIMISTLUS (hereinafter - VIM) of EESTI
ENERGIA
Tehnoloogiatstus AS (hereinafter - company) upon performance of paint works,
where
Coating system no. 7C is applied.
The holder of present document is a manager of VIM.

3. Content of procedure
3.1.

Applied equipment

Blasting: abrasive steel grit GH40; Venture type nozzle with flow section 10
mm; equipment for blasting, clearing and grit separation: CLEMCO-MUNKEBO.

Painting chamber with combined extract-and-input ventilation system,

heating possibility of suction air up to 600C; preconditioning chamber with combined
extract-and-input ventilation system, heating possibility of suction air up to 40 0C.

Painting devices: GRACO 750, WAGNER PS34.

Control and measurement devices: dry film control device eXacto F, layer
thickness comb-meter for wet film control, temperature/humidity/dew-point control
Thermometer Hygrometer HD8901Delta, surface temperature control Testo 830-T1,
surface profile comparator Clemco.

Auxiliary tools.

3.2.

Applied personal protection equipment

Painting mask complete with chemical filters.

Blasting worker helmet complete with forced air supply system.

Protective painting suits.

Goggles.

Protective footwear.

Other facilities for individual protection of workers.

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3.3.

Environment conditions

Whenever possible, blasting and application of anticorrosive coatings should be

executed in the adapted for such works facilities (workshops). Preparation and
painting in premises provide optimum conditions for the achievement of best result.
Conditions (air, surface temperature, humidity, paint temperature) at fulfillment of
preparatory treatment, painting works and drying of paint should not deviate from
technical requirements indicated in the specifications for corresponding paints.
Anyway, if the relative humidity of air exceeds 80 % and if the temperature of steel
does not exceed or exceeds temperature of dew point less than on 3 0C, no blasting
and anticorrosive coating operations should be carried out.
Test type: Environmental conditions. Inspections should be done 2 times per shift
(every 4 hour)
Acceptance criteria: in accordance with specified requirements. Consequence: not
blasting and coating.

3.4.

Preparation for blasting

Thread, machined surfaces and other areas which shall not be painted, shall be
adequately protected from abrasive influence and possible impurity /damage during
blasting. Bolts, nuts, caps, sticky tape, fabric, tarpaulin, rubber can be suitable
protection. All edges should be rounded to r>2mm.
Before blasting whole surface should be free from any alien material such as
welding flux, metal spray, dirt, fat, salts consistent grease. Solid alien contaminants
are removed by cutting; fats, salts, consistent grease are washed off by water,
alkalis or solvents.

3.5.

Blasting

Blast clearing to be executed in specially equipped chamber. Tools and equipment

for clearing should be in working condition, compressed air dry and clean.
Condition of the cleared surface is expressed by degree of preparatory treatment
and regulated by standard ISO 8501-1. Degree of the surface preparatory treatment
of products should correspond to requirements of specification Sa3 blast cleaning
to pure metall. During inspection with the naked eye any dust, fat and dirt, the
dried-on rolling scale, rust, old paint or foreign materials might not be observed; the
surface has a uniform color shade with slightly marked spots.
Surface profile should be medium G quality and of the cleared steel surface (or
surface roughness) is estimated by the relation of the highest ledges to the cavities
casually formed on surface. It is necessary visually to compare a profile of blasted
surface with reference sample.

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Schedule of clearing works should be made in such a way to make possible to start
painting as soon as possible while surface has not become soiled again. Cure time
between blasting and painting should be no more than 4 hours at medium humidity
not exceeding 80%
Inspection test of cleanliness.
Acceptance criteria: in accordance with specified requirements. Inspection should
be done for ever y parts.
Consequence: Reblasting

3.6.

Painting works

Painting works shall be carried out according to standard NORSOK M-501, Edition 6,
2012.
Before application of each coat layer a strip painting with brash or roller of all the
welded seams, internal and external corners, edges, and areas which cannot be
completely covered by airless spraying method should be executed. This operation
is necessary for reception of a design thickness of a covering on all sites of a
design.
Each coat layer shall be applied uniformly over the whole surface. Passes,
curtaining, overflows and drops shall be avoided. Each coat layer should be free
from pinholes/ perforations, swellings/bubbles, passes. Soiling of the painted
surfaces between layers is inadmissible. Any arisen soiling shall be immediately
removed and damaged layer should be restored.
During application of anticorrosive coatings only accepted by painting system 7
paints and solvents shall be applied.
Paints and solvents shall be stored properly. Packing should be in a good condition.
Original packing shallbe firmly closed; labels and stickers shall be plain and good to
be read. During warehousing of paints and solvents it is necessary to consider
safety data indicated on factory labels, requirements regarding storage conditions
and periods of storage. In case of paints are stored in a cold premise, it is necessary
to place them before usage for a while in warm that they were adequately warmed.
Before application all the paint components shall be mixed up in the necessary
proportion and not exceed allowed terms of storage/use.
A time Interval prior to application of the repeated/next coat layer shall be
according to the recommendations indicated in the technical specification of the
corresponding paint.
Inspection test for visual examination of coating shall be done after curing and on
coated parts for every coat .
Acceptance criteria: according to specify requirements
Consequence: Repair of defects
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3.7.
Coating procedure tests and acceptance criteria:
according paint coating specification 10000709666-PDC000 rev 01 table 6.1 inspection and testing
Controller shall be guided by valid operating procedure of application of
anticorrosive coatings, technical specification for paint and corresponding standards
during work.
Measurement/inspection instruments used during work should be calibrated and
certificated according to the valid rules. Calibration certificates should be accessible
for review.
Prior to measurement of thickness a film should reach sufficient degree of
hardness.
Calibration of dry film control device to be done on a smooth surface, in
accordance with Norsok M-501 Edition 6 (Table 11.) shall be done every time
before inspection start.
In accordance with ISO 19840: maximum quantity of measurements, which
might be replaced (Table1, point 6.1), shall be defined; maximum thickness of
dry film shall be defined (see reference to ISO 12944-5 in Point 9d). It cannot
be more than 200 % - 600 m from project thickness.
Minimum thickness - 300 m in the given system is the minimum thickness.
Acceptance criteria according paint coating specification 10000709666-PDC000 table 6.1,ISO 19840 and coating system data sheet.
Inspection shall be done on every coated parts.
Consequence: coating to be rejected. Following the results of fulfillment and
inspection of painting processes a person responsible for those issues a
Painting Report in accordance with enclosed forms.
Environmental conditions test. Acceptance criteria: in accordance with
specified requirements.
Shall be done before painting.
Consequence: not blasting and coating.
Inspection test of cleanliness should be done on every parts before
painting.
Acceptance criteria: in accordance with specified requirements in table 6.1.
Consequence: Reblasting.
Salt test.
Acceptance criteria: Maximum conductivity corresponding to 20 mgm/m*2
NaCl.
Test shall be done on small part - 3 or 4 test , big part - every parts.
Consequence: repeat washing with portable water and retesting until
acceptance.
Roughness test.
Acceptance criteria: from 50 m to 85 m,Ry5.
Shall be done on every parts.
Consequence: Reblasting.
Visual examination of coating.
Acceptance criteria: according to specify requirements: no defects
Shall be done on every parts.
Consequence: Repair of defect.
Holiday detection according ISO 29601/NACE RPO 188. Shall be done on
every parts.
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Acceptance criteria: no holidays during testing.

Shall be done on every parts.
Consequence: repair and retesting.
Film thickness test: Min 300 m and Max 600 m.
Acceptance criteria: ISO 19840 and coating system data sheet.
Shall be done on every parts.
Consequence: Repair , additional coats or recoating as appropriate.
Adhesion testing. The minimum adhesion value according NORSOK M-501
Table 3 note 4 is never below 5 MPa .
One test on one batch should be done.
Consequence: coating to be rejected.

3.8.

Qualification of personnel

Workers executing anticorrosive painting shall have required professional

qualification and pass corresponding training with certified acknowledgement.
Prior to start painting works responsible for these works person shall check and
consider all the possible ambiguities.
The person for carrying out inspections, verification and verification of personal
qualification shall be qualify in accordance NS 476, has FROSIO certificate with
inspector level 3.

4. Safety of work
As many paints (especially diluted with solvent) contain unhealthy substances, it is
necessary to observe the established norms and safety rules.
Workplaces shall be accessible for inspection of safety data sheets of applied paints
by personnel.

5. Environment protection
It is necessary to observe the established norms and rules for environment
protection during handling with paints. It is necessary to handle painting materials
very accurately, prevent their hit into the earth, reservoirs.
Waste shall be collected and utilized according to the valid legislation and the
established rules.

6. Documents connected with procedure

ISO 8501-1 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related
products -- Visual assessment of surface cleanliness -- Part 1: Rust grades and
preparation grades of uncoated steel substrates and of steel substrates after overall
removal of previous coatings. The informative appendix to the part 1:
Representative photographic examples of the change of appearance imparted to
steel when blast-cleaned with different abrasives (ISO 8501-1:1988/Suppl: 1994).
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ISO 8503 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related
products -- Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates
ISO 8504-2 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related
products - Surface preparation methods -- Part 2: Abrasive blasting clearing.
Norsok standard M-501, Edition 6, 2012 Surface preparation and protective coating

7. Connecting data (records) on quality

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Technical data sheets;

Safety data sheets;
Coating system no. 7C;
Record of surface treatment;
Daily log
Additionally Salt test report
Adhesion test report
Holiday test report

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1. Appendix: Pre-qualification certificate

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2. Appendix Coating system no.7

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3. Appendix:Paint test records

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4.Technica Data Sheets

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