API 2201: Procedures for Welding of Hot Tapping Equipment

What are the Goals?

At the end of this API 2201: Procedures for Welding of Hot Tapping Equipment training course, you will learn to:

• Understand and apply the procedures for welding of hot tapping equipment containing flammable liquids using API recommended practice 2201
• learn about pipeline hot tapping including hazards, risks and job analysis
• Documenting and revising hot tapping checklist and identify the typical applications of a Hot Tap
• Gain deep knowledge about welding and hot tap metallurgy considerations, hot tapping machines and current technology
• Know about the requested personnel competency and qualifications for Hot Tapping process
• Determine the special requirements on hot tapping and welding on AST tanks and pressure vessels
• Implement proper procedure for line stoppling and recognize the equipment for line stopping including the types of line stopples

Who is this Training Course for?

This API 2201: Procedures for Welding of Hot Tapping Equipment training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Welding Engineers
• QA/QC Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• HSE Safety Engineers
• NDT Engineers/Inspectors

Daily Agenda

Day One: API 2201 Scope and Job Analysis

• Hot Tapping Overview
• Scope
• Concept of Hazard vs Risk
• Job Analysis
• Job-specific Hot Tapping Review for Work Authorization

Day Two: Hazards Evaluation and Risk Reduction for Hot Tapping on In-Service Equipment

• Physical Hazards
• Safety issues: Thermal Burn Hazards and how to mitigate
• Health Hazards during hot tapping
• Flammable Liquids, Vapors, Solids, or Dusts
• Combustible Materials and Risk Reduction

Day Three: Welding and Hot Tap Metallurgy Considerations

• Burn-through Prevention
• Flow in Lines
• Metal Thickness
• Fittings
• Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
• Metal Temperature considerations
• Welding and Hot Tap Connection Design
• Piping and Equipment Content

Day Four: Hot Tapping Machines, Preparation, and Special Considerations 

• Hot Tapping Machine Considerations
• Written Plans
• Management of Change
• Personnel Competency and Qualifications
• Hot-Tapping and Welding on above ground Tanks and Pressure Vessels
• Welding and Hot Tapping on internal Lined Piping, pipelines and Lined static Equipment
• Hot Tapping on Piping
• Hot Tapping Upstream of Equipment and Valves

Day Five: Hot tap operations 

• Preliminary Requirements
• Welding in Preparation for Hot Tapping
• Inspecting the Weld
• Installing the Hot Tapping Machine
• Testing the Weld and Hot Tapping Machine
• Completion
• Example of hot tap checklist