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P&ID / Engineering Drawings Interpretation

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Dates

 

Course #

Location

Date

2010

 

010-463

San Diego, CA

Oct 4–5

010-436

Calgary, AB

Oct 18-19

010-468

Houston, TX

Nov 1-2

010-445

Calgary, AB

Dec 6-7

Course Fee: $1,250 / student

The course fee includes registration, lunch and refreshments, and course materials.
Price is exclusive of applicable taxes. Courses held in the U.S are billed in U.S. dollars. 

BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION

Safety issues, design/installation defects and mal-operation all have a financial impact that can be greatly
reduced by properly training employees who have a solid foundation in the fundamentals of P&ID
interpretation.

TESTIMONIALS
Here are a few quotes from over 400 students we’ve trained in the last two years;

  • "My first time involved with this level of detail in a P&ID and it was very informative.” “Great
    course. I learned a lot. A must for anyone using P&IDs."
  • "The extensive field experience of the instructor really impressed me.” “Great teacher. Very
    knowledgeable."
  • "I feel I learned a lot of new concepts. I would recommend this training."

BENEFITS OF PIPING AND INSTRUMENTATION DIAGRAMS (P&ID) PROGRAM

  • This course will provide employees with the ability to understand how the facilities relate to the drawings so that they can focus on improvements.
  • Accurate drawings and the ability to read and understand these drawings are a requirement for the analysis of emergency situations and the assessment of safety, environmental and regulatory compliance issues such as Process Hazards Analysis / HAZOP studies.
  • This course will also provide engineers dealing with Management of Change the ability to speak the same language as the operators of the facilities.
  • It will form the foundation for base level learning and will provide consistent and improved communications between staff.
  • It will provide improvement in quality and consistency which will enhance the other processes that rely on the P&ID drawings.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The course is comprised of combined classroom instruction and workshop exercises. The instructor focuses on critical documentation, such as P&ID, PFD, Plot Plan, Electrical Area Classification, Piping Drawing, Isometric Drawing, Line List, Tie-In List and Shutdown Keys essential for safe day to day operation of facilities. Accurate drawings are a requirement for the analysis of emergency situations and the assessment of safety, environmental and regulatory compliance issues. They are also prerequisites for Process Hazards Analysis / HAZOP studies. A workshop helps demonstrate the keys to reading and interpreting various drawings.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course introduces the various drawings typically used in the chemical and process industry by engineers and technologists in the design phase, and operations and maintenance staff once facilities are built and running. Anyone, including employees, managers, and officers of corporations with an interest in increasing their awareness of how these common engineering drawings should be created, maintained and used in emergency situations in the assessment of safety, environmental and regulatory compliance issues are welcome to attend.

  • Facilities, Operations and Maintenance Professionals
  • Engineers In Training (EITs)
  • I & C, Mechanical engineers and technologists
  • Professionals responsible for Process Hazards Analysis / HAZOP / Safeguarding studies.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Mr. Marcel Leal-Valias, CET

Mr. Leal-Valias has 47 years experience in Engineering, Process Design & Drafting, mechanical
maintenance, and project management. Mr. Leal-Valias has been a Piping Manager, Construction Site Manager, Project Manager and for the last 15 years, he has developed and become an internationally respected Process Hazards Analysis (PHA/HAZOP) trainer and facilitator performing hundreds of PHA studies for all types of facilities.

Mr. Bill South

Mr. South has over 35 years experience in piping, layout and design in all aspect of sizing, layout, routing, stressing, design of supports, spooling isometrics, material take-off and control and man-hour estimating.  Bill is a trained Process Hazards Analysis (HAZOP) facilitator who has held managerial responsibilities for SNC Lavalin, Fluor Corporation and Fish Engineering. Bill has a certificate from George Brown College in Toronto in Engineering Technician & Drafting and is a past member of the Process Piping Advisory Committee at S.A.I.T.

COURSE AGENDA

I. INTRODUCTION

  • Standards and Regulations (ANSI, ASME, ASTM, API, CSA, ISA, OSHA)
  • Canadian Legislation/Alberta Legislation
  • APEGGA Guidelines for Ethical Practice/ASET Code of Ethics
  • Drawings in Project Lifecycle
  • Document Control

II. PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DRAWINGS

  • Block Flow Diagram (BFD)
  • Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
  • Material Balance
  • PFD Symbols

III. PIPING AND INSTRUMENTATION DIAGRAMS

  • Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
  • P&ID Symbols
  • Line Numbering
  • Valve Numbering
  • Equipment Identification
  • Abbreviations

IV. INTERPRETING P&IDs - VALVES

  • Valve Types
  • Valve Identification
  • Valve Fittings

V. INTERPRETING P&IDs - EQUIPMENT

  • Vessels
  • Pumps
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Compressors
  • Equipment Identification

VI. INTERPRETING P&IDs – CONTROL & SAFETY SYSTEMS

  • Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
  • Safety Instrument System (SIS)
  • Instrument Symbols
  • Instrument Signal Lines
  • Pressure Instruments
  • Temperature Instruments
  • Flow Instruments

VII. DRAWING INTERPRETATION WORKSHOP #1

VIII. DETAILED ENGINEERING DRAWINGS

  • Plot Plan
  • Electrical Area Classification
  • Piping Drawing
  • Isometric
  • Material Take Off
  • Line List
  • Tie-in List
  • Shutdown Key

IX. DRAWING INTERPRETATION WORKSHOP

X. ENGINEERING DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

  • Developing As-Builds
  • Preparing for a PHA (HAZOP, What-If,
  • Management of Change (MOC

CONTACT ACM TO REGISTER

Registration form available at:  www.acm.ab.ca/register

Contact Jacqueline Schmautz for further information at jschmautz@acm.ab.ca 
Call 1-403-264-9637 or toll free at 1-877-264-9637