Design, Implementation, and Management of Corrosion Control Programs
What the exam expects
A corrosion control program is a documented, managed cycle: design, implement, monitor, review, and improve. Candidates must know the elements:
- Design: risk assessment, mitigation selection, monitoring plan, and acceptance criteria.
- Implementation: procedures, roles, training, and chemical injection setup.
- Monitoring: data collection, trend review, and verification.
- Periodic review: scheduled reassessment of risk and program effectiveness.
- Management of change: any process or design change triggers re-evaluation.
Traps in questions
- Treating the program as static; it requires periodic review.
- Skipping management of change after a process change.
- Confusing monitoring with program management; monitoring is one element.
- Ignoring documentation of decisions and rationale.
Worked example
A field changes from continuous to intermittent operation. The correct action is a management-of-change review that re-evaluates water wetting, stagnation, and monitoring frequency. Rule of thumb: every change triggers a review; every review is documented.