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PREFACE ....................................................................................................................... 4
SECTION 9.0 QA/QC SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL PLAN ....... 43
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PREFACE
The NGA require all gas systems to be safe and operated within tolerable levels of
individual and societal risk and maintain the integrity of gas systems throughout the
operational life of these systems.
All gas system Owners/Operators must demonstrate their design, operational and
maintenance philosophy, procedures and safe systems of work which must include
identification of all hazards that may impact on the system integrity or tolerable
individual and societal risk, risk assessment, mitigation measures and definition of
residual risk associated with the management of each risk mitigation strategy.
The Owner/Operator bears the sole responsibility for the safe design, construction,
operation and maintenance of the system and shall implement the required
procedures, means and methods assuring that the system integrity is maintained
throughout its design life.
Approval issued by the State of Israel to the Owner do not impose any liability on the
State of Israel and/or its representatives and will not be used as cause for
prosecution or legal action against the State of Israel and/or its representatives by
the Owner or a third party.
In the event that the State of Israel and/or its representatives are to compensate any
party due to any act or negligence by the Owner, the Owner shall indemnify the
State, and/or on its representatives, accordingly. The Owner will bear all legal and
other expenses of the State, if any, with respect to such indemnities.
For the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that approvals issued by the
State of Israel do not affect the powers given to the Minister, the Natural Gas
Authority and the Safety Officer granted by law.
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Abbreviation/Definition List
QP - Quality Plan
SCADA - Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
Shall - Indicates a mandatory requirement
Should - Indicates best practice and is the strongly recommended/preferred
option
SIL - Safety Integrity Level
SMS - Safety Management System
TABA - City Wide Outline Plan for Natural Gas
Statutory -
TABAs, VATAL's, Building Permits etc.
Plans
TPI - Third Party Inspection Body. Deemed as the 3rd party supervision
body in this directive
WPS - Welding procedure specification
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1.1 This document shall be known as the Industrial Gas Installation Directive,
hereinafter entitled the IGID. The scope of this document takes into
consideration the upstream boundary limits from the NG provider up to the
first isolating valve in the appliance skid (Boiler, Gas Turbine, Kiln or other
facility). Therefore, it is considered that this valve is the downstream boundary
limit and therefore shall not be included in the design package.
1.2 The IGID shall be supplementary to the relevant statutory plans (TABAs,
VATAL's, Building Permits etc.), the Natural Gas Law, Safety Decree and
other relevant regulations, and shall be read in conjunction with them.
1.3 The relevant statutory plans shall be in place and sanctioned independent of
the IGID. The IGID provides more detailed specification of some of the
requested information necessary to obtain NGA approval for the design,
fabrication, installation and operation of Industrial Gas Installation system.
1.4 The standards relevant for the IGID are the EN 15001 (series) or the ASME
B31.3 (Latest Editions). Hazardous Area Classification shall be carried out as
per the requirements of the IGEM/SR/25 or the EN 60079-10. Buried sections
of PE pipe shall be designed as per the requirements set by the SI 5664 Part
3.
1.5 In case of conflict, the relevant statutory plans and the Natural Gas Law
and/or Safety Decree shall govern over the IGID.
1.6 The general objective of the IGID is to present instructions and guidelines
required by the Natural Gas Authority (NGA) to the supplier, Owner or
Operator (herein, owner) of an Industrial Gas Installation system, with the
intention of assisting the applicant obtaining required, necessary permits.
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1.8 Owner shall be in full compliance with the IGID. When in full compliance with
the requirements of the IGID and all other specific requirements made by the
NGA, the NGA will submit written confirmation of compliance to the required
Regional Planning Committee.
1.9 Once written confirmation has been submitted by the NGA to the Regional
Planning Authorities, the owner may continue to apply for the required
building permits () .
1.10 Owners compliance with the IGID shall be verified with the NGA through the
ongoing process, as described below. Only upon completion of this process
will written approval be submitted, as described in section 1.8.
1.11 Owner shall bear all costs associated with Owners compliance with the IGID
and application for permits. The NGA shall not bear any commercial or other
responsibility related to Owners successful or unsuccessful compliance with
the IGID and application for permits.
1.12 The NGA shall be the custodian of the IGID. The Owner shall be obliged to
obtain the latest version of the IGID inclusive of all its supplements,
addendum, etc., from the NGA
1.13 The purpose of the IGID is to create conditions for the safe and efficient
development and use of an Industrial Gas Installation system in accordance
with Israeli governmental law and policy.
1.14 Before Owner can install and subsequently operate an Industrial Gas
Installation system, the Owner shall apply for a permit and such permit shall
be granted prior to commencement of any installation related activity. The
IGID provides guidelines and instructions for Owner to follow in his application
procedure for an installation and operating permit.
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1.15 Exemptions to the IGID may be granted by the NGA only upon written request
by Owner and subject to agreed restrictions and conditions. Such agreed
exemption shall carry NGA signature. Exemptions to the IGID shall be
considered on a case-by-case basis and a given exemption can be withdrawn
if:
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2.1 The design, procurement, construction and operations of the system shall
fully comply with the relevant statutory plans instructions (TABAs, VATAL's,
Building Permits etc.), as applicable.
2.2 The owner shall verify if more than one statutory permit is applicable to the
segment.
2.3 The designer shall provide a statement in the design package (as described
below) that the design conforms to the relevant statutory plans. Should this
not be the case, the designer shall list the non-conformities.
2.4 A detailed risk assessment shall be carried out on each Above Ground
Installation (AGI).
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3.1 Schedule
3.1.1 As an essential part of the preparation of the design, the Owner shall prepare
a detailed schedule providing data on all aspects of the planned project
development including but not limited to design, procurement, manufacturing,
fabrication, installation, testing and commissioning aspects. This data shall
include:
3.1.2 This schedule shall take into account the review process of the NGA, as
described below. This schedule shall be submitted to the NGA periodically
during the life of the project.
3.1.3 This planning stage shall be accompanied by a revision track record that
provides information, background of schedule changes and mitigation
measures in case schedule changes might create conflicts.
3.2.1 The Design shall make reference to the relevant statutory plans and
shall provide more detailed information complementary to the
requested information therein.
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3.2.4 This design should include a description and drawing that shows the
boundary limits of this project. These boundary limits should note the
upstream provider as well as the downstream owner (as applicable).
3.2.5 The scope of the NGA review takes into consideration the upstream
boundary limits from the NG provider up to the first isolating valve in
the appliance skid (Boiler, Gas Turbine, Kiln or other facility).
Therefore, it is considered that this valve is the downstream boundary
limit and therefore shall not be included in the design package.
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3.2.7 To support the design, Owner shall conduct a detailed route survey of
the proposed system, on both sides of the theoretical centerline of the
pipeline corridor as well as around any above ground system facility,
(e.g. block valve station, PRMS, etc.) which shall provide the following
data along the route:
3.2.8 The data obtained from this survey shall be evaluated and utilized in
the decision making regarding optimization of the proposed pipeline
route and or gas network within the plant and be taken into
consideration for the pipeline design, particularly taking into account
possible hazards to the NG system due to the surrounding areas.
3.2.9 The detailed design shall include the following items that firmly
establish the system parameters, installation and operating criteria and
limitations:
List of initials.
Basis of Design Document which include the following, but
not limited to:
3.2.9..1.1 Project specific introduction.
3.2.9..1.2 Overall design philosophy and statements of code
compliance.
3.2.9..1.3 A list of the codes applied and the precedence
code.
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3.2.10 The detailed design package shall be signed and approved by the
designer, the international design firm or an international expert and
the owner.
3.2.11 The designer shall provide a statement that approves that the design
meets the requirements of the design code as found in section 1.4 as
well as the relevant statutory plans.
3.2.12 The Owner shall provide a statement approving the above as well and
stating his readiness to own and / or operate this line in a safe
manner.
3.2.13 Pressure reduction shall be carried out by the upstream supplier in his
PRMS and not within the plant premises.
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3.3.1 The owner shall provide the NGA with three color copies of the design
packages, during regular office hours, as well as three CDs that
include all documents found in the hard copies.
3.3.2 Office hours for submitting design packages and other material are
09:00 - 15:00 on weekdays.
3.4.1 The NGA shall review the design for content and shall be allowed to
reject the design out of hand, should the package quality not meet the
required high standards.
In the event that the package is rejected as such, the owner shall have
the right to reissue the package upon revision as described above.
This reissuance shall include a specific table of changes made to the
package that will assure that the package is robust. This revised
package shall also be approved by the experienced and independent
international design firm.
3.4.2 Upon initial acceptance of the design package, the NGA shall carry out
a design review and issue an approval or design comments. These
design comments will be provided in a tabular format to the owner for
response.
3.4.4 The tracking of this design review stage shall be carried out strictly
through the table and therefore, it is advised that a highly detailed
response be provided within the table along with a specific mention of
the location of the document within the revised package.
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3.4.5 Upon conclusion of the review, a final revised design package shall be
provided, as per the method described above.
3.4.6 The final design package shall be signed and approved by the
designer, owner and the international design firm.
3.4.7 The NGA shall provide the design approval for this package upon
completion of this review as well as other requirements of the NGA
described elsewhere.
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4.1.1 Based on the approved design package, the owner shall begin to
carry out the procurement process.
4.1.2 The Owner shall obtain all materials from reputable suppliers with
proven track records.
4.1.3 Owner shall establish acceptance criteria associated with suppliers
and demonstrate that these are met through conducting a pre-
qualification process.
4.1.4 This process of approval by the owner shall be fully documented for
the possible audit by NGA.
4.1.5 Procured pipes shall be hydrostatically pressure tested at the mill.
4.1.6 Procured valves shall be API 6D compliant. Ball valves shall be of a
solid ball type.
4.1.7 The use of unlisted components is not permitted in ASME B31.3
systems.
4.3 Certificates
4.3.1 PE
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4.3.2 Steel
Each completed pipe or part (e.g. hot bend, T, valve) shall have its
own unique manufacturing, inspection and test certificate which shall
be presented to the NGA or its appointed representative for final
acceptance. The independent third party shall accept the definitive
material certificate by signing off the original documents. The
certificates of components fabricated/manufactured from other
certified parent components shall be provided with the certificate of the
parent component.
4.4 Traceability
4.4.1 PE
Each PE pipe and fitting shall have a fully traceable history of its
manufacturing process and acceptance testing.
4.4.2 Steel
Each pipe or part shall have a fully traceable history inclusive of its
base plate certificate and all steps of its manufacturing process and
acceptance testing.
4.5.1 PE
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4.5.2 Steel
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Upon completion of the above items, the owner may commence with the
construction document's submittal. NGA will review and provide comments to
the issues stated above. Owner shall provide response to these comments in
a timely manner. No construction activity should take place prior to resolving
all comments to the satisfaction of NGA. The construction procedures review
process may be timely and should be taken into account when developing
the schedule. 60 days prior to construction the owner will provide the
following information:
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5.1.4 Organigram
Risk Assessments shall include any risks that may arise during the
construction phase. This may include but is not limited to personnel
risk, equipment risk, material risk, and environmental risk.
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5.1.8 WPS, PQR, welder qualifications and NDT Examination for the project
Owner shall develop, test and implement approved welding and NDT
procedures for all of the welding of the pipeline in obedience of the
lawful codes and the requirements of the design code, stated in
section 1.4, augmented with the additional requirements to be detailed
in a project specific specification.
The WPSs shall not be written by the 3rd party supervision body used
in the specific project.
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Owner shall submit detailed procedure and technique sheets for NDT
examination signed off by independent Certifying Body for approval by
NGA prior to the start of production.
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The NGA will visit the project over the course of the project and review issues
such as mechanical works, welding works, NDT, CP and Electrical, Control
and Instrumentation.
5.2.1 Contact between the third party agency and the NGA should be open
and independent. The reports of the third party agency shall be
provided to NGA for information, as needed.
5.2.2 The owner shall provide the supreme supervision reports written by
the designer.
5.2.3 Owner shall routinely update the NGA with regards to the project
schedule and the foreseen upcoming construction activities.
5.2.4 In the event of a significant design change, the owner shall provide a
design change with the revised drawings/documentation to the NGA
for review and subsequent approval.
The Owner will provide NGA with notification of the following activities at least
72 hours in advance. NGA will have the option to attend these actions as
appropriate.
The Owner shall notify NGA if the repair rate of welds exceeds 5% during any
stage of construction.
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5.4.2 Owner shall develop and present to the NGA a detailed pressure test
procedure based on the designer's pressure test procedure submitted
during the design stage. NGA reserves the right to review the test
specification and to request for changes and/or amendments, before
pipe testing begins.
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5.4.4 Following the completion of the hydrotest, the owner shall provide the
NGA with an acceptance of hydrotest certificate as well as back up
documentation that includes:
Pre-hydrotest checklist.
Pressure test report.
Filling reports.
Equalizing reports.
Gauging reports.
Table of pressures.
Graphs of pressure and temperature values.
5.4.5 This certificate shall be approved and signed by the contractor, the
supervision team on behalf of the owner and the third party agency.
The Owner shall supply the NGA with two hard copies and two electronic
copies of the As Built Documentation (ABD). The ABD shall encompass as-
manufactured, as-built and as-installed data of the completed pipeline system
and all its parts. This includes but is not limited to:
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Upon completion of the construction and testing stage, the owner shall issue
a formal request for gassing up to NGA. This request will include the following
items:
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6 All pressure tests, dewatering and drying of the Owner, 2nd party
pipeline and stations have been performed in supervision, 3rd party
accordance with approved procedures and the supervision , contractor
results have been completed and accepted in
accordance with the standards.
7 The Golden weld was performed and accepted by Owner, 2nd party
all. supervision, 3rd party
supervision , contractor
8 All NCRs and CARs have been successfully closed Owner, 2nd party
out. supervision, 3rd party
supervision , contractor
9 Permanent Cathodic Protection has been put in Owner, 2nd party
place as per the design and relevant standards and supervision, contractor
accepted by all.
10 All electrical works have been constructed as per Owner, 2nd party
design and relevant specifications and are ready for supervision, contractor
startup of the facility.
11 The SCADA/Control (as applicable) system has been Owner, 2nd party
constructed as per design and relevant specifications supervision, contractor
and is ready for operation upon startup of the facility.
12 The firefighting system has been constructed as per Owner, 2nd party
design specifications, successfully hydrotested and supervision, contractor
is ready for startup of the facility.
13 All safety and security measures are in place and are Owner
ready for startup of the facility.
14 Cold commissioning has taken place successfully Owner, 2nd party
and accepted by all. supervision, 3rd party
supervision , contractor
15 The system is ready for gassing up as per the design Owner, Designer, 2nd
and relevant specifications. party supervision, 3rd
party supervision ,
contractor
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Any request for concession from the above language shall be raised, in writing, to
NGA.
The NGA shall review the documentation provided for the above items and
will provide comments and request clarification as necessary. Owner shall
allow for sufficient time for NGA review of these items.
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7.1.1 The emergency procedure will take into account the natural gas
facilities in the premises as well as mutual influences possible from
other, nearby gas works and/or other infrastructure in the area. This
plan shall provide all possible emergencies related to the operation of
an Industrial Gas Installation system.
7.1.2 Owner shall identify and classify emergencies and their consequences
on HSE.
7.1.3 For all cases Owner shall analyze the short term and long term effects
of such emergency and the response to the occurrence.
7.1.5 This emergency procedure will also include a valve by valve opening
and closing status to assure proper closure in the event of an
emergency.
7.1.6 The owner shall prepare a copy of the operations procedures that will
include venting, gassing up, start up, restart and operations, and
commissioning and decommissioning procedures (air to N2 to NG and
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7.1.7 The operations manual shall provide more detailed and specific
information applicable to the Industrial Gas Installation system,
complementary to the requested information therein.
7.1.9 For the above operations, Owner shall develop detailed procedures,
inclusive of step-by-step description of necessary actions, plans,
drawings, signs, manpower requirements, organisation, names and
contacts.
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Health, Safety and care of the Environment are of prime importance to the
NGA. Owner shall be committed to maintain a safe, healthy and injury free
workplace for its employees and any person working on behalf of the Owner.
Furthermore, Owner shall be committed to avoid damage to the environment.
8.3.1 Provide effective safety systems and plans for managing HSE in
all his operations to ensure those risks are assessed and reduced
to level: As Low As Reasonably Possible (ALARP).
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8.3.8 Promote joint consultation and lateral learning for all personnel
8.3.9 Provide sufficient resources for HSE advisory and audit services
to assist management to meet set HSE policy objectives.
8.4.1 The NGA requires that all work under supervision of the Owner shall
be carried out with due observance of all legal requirements to achieve
the required statutory standards for Health, Safety and Environment.
8.4.2 Owner shall ensure that for all parties, personnel, contractors, working
on behalf of Owner, are fully familiar with and will adhere to statutory
health, safety and environmental standards and regulations. The HSE-
Plan shall include for regular audits, inspections, HAZIDs and
HAZOPs. The NGA reserves the right to witness audits, inspections,
HAZOPs, HAZIDs and if considered required, the NGA request for
changes and/or amendments of the plans prior to implementation.
8.5.2 The SMS is a systematic approach to safety and health aspects in the
execution of onshore pipeline installation operations.
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8.5.4 The SMS relates to all phases and combination of phases involved in
installation operations.
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8.5.5 The SMS must in general contain objectives relating to safety and
heath:
8.5.6 The description of the SMS should satisfy the principles of quality
management as formulated in the ISO-9000 series and should
contain, as a minimum, the following elements:
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8.6.3 For each project installation a HSE plan shall be developed. This plan
needs to address all measures taken to support safe and healthy
working conditions for all personnel involved and all measures taken
to avoid pollution of the environment. The HSE shall include safety
training of personnel, health and safety measures related to
personnel transport to and from the offshore installation sites, health
and safety training and standards applied for hazardous.
8.6.4 The HSE plan shall provide details of and schedule for safety audits.
8.8.2 Similarly Owner shall report near-misses, situations that have not
caused incidents but had the potential to do so. Owner shall actively
pursue near miss reporting amongst all personnel involved in the
work.
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9.1 Owner shall develop, implement, maintain and report using an approved
Quality System, which shall be in accordance with ISO 9000 series.
Owner shall present the NGA his quality system as a document
hereinafter referred to as the Quality Plan (QP). The QP shall address the
measures taken to assure that all aspects of manufacturing,
procurement, installation and commissioning are executed to
internationally and/or domestically recognised standards and, as a
minimum, to ISO 9000 series.
9.2 The QP shall include for hold points related to, witnessing, inspection and
acceptance hold points by the NGA. The NGA reserves the right to
review the QP and to request for changes and/or amendments, before
the QP is implemented.
9.3 Upon implementation of the QP, Owner shall timely invite the NGA for
witnessing the agreed hold points. It will be up to the NGAs discretion to
witness these hold points.
9.4 The independent third party shall further check the quality of the work and
the effectiveness of Owners quality system on spot check basis. Owner
shall carry out all remedial actions as a result of such sampling.
9.6 The QP plan shall further include for an inspection, test and audit plan.
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10.1 Owner shall develop and submit to the NGA a system inspection and
maintenance program for the lifetime of the complete system including all
sections. The inspection of the pipeline shall be internal and external.
10.2 The internal inspection shall confirm the internal pipe body integrity. The
pipeline internal integrity could be jeopardized as the result of corrosion,
pitting, and buckling resulting from internal or eternal accidental loads.
10.3 The external inspection shall confirm that the external pipeline body has
not suffered from accidental loads.
10.6 If the inspection results give reason for concern and the pipeline integrity
is considered to become a HSE concern, the NGA has the right and will
request Owner to shut-down the system and to make it safe without
delay.
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