NISTM offering for the first time this course taught by industry authority Philip Myers of PEMY Consulting. This comprehensive course is aimed at engineers, inspectors, regulator, administrators and managers responsible for storage tank facilities who wish to improve their overall knowledge and understanding of these facilities in the petroleum, chemical, aviation and paper and pulp industries. The course is divided into two major parts. Part 1 Tank Fundamentals Morning Session 8:30am – 12:00pm Covers the fundamentals of storage, tanks and storage problems including the design and construction of tanks. It will review API Standards API 2610, API 650, API 651, API 652, API 620 and API 625 . We will address how and why various tank options and designs are used in the context of different situations. Part 1 will build the fundamentals so that we can move into the tank facility management issues of Part 2.
To register, visit www.NISTM.org or call 800.827.3515
Part 2 Tank Integrity Afternoon Session 1:00pm – 4:30pm The focus of this segment is on the mechanical and operational integrity of storage tank facilities. We will review the concept of management systems in the quest to minimize tank facility risk. Specifically we will review industry standards API 2610, API 653, API 575, ASCE7 and NFPA 30. Topics will include best practices for operating terminal and tank facilities, the failure modes and effects of storage tanks, mechanical integrity through tank inspection programs, spill prevention through overfill protection, dealing with dangerous load conditions resulting from wind, snow, seismic, settlement, flooding and how to minimize risk and a general program to comprehensively reduce risks.
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