ASME Life Cycle Management of Pressure Equipment Integrity, 2010 TAPPI PEERS Conference

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In 1993, ASME initiated activity to address the development of post construction standards in response to an identified need for recognized and generally accepted engineering standards for the inspection and maintenance of pressure equipment after it has been placed in service. In 1995, the Post Construction Committee (PCC) was appointed to develop and maintain standards addressing common issues and technologies related to post-construction activities, and to work with other consensus committees in the development of separate, product-specific codes and standards.

As a result, ASME PCC-1 Guidelines for Pressure Boundary Bolted Flange Joint Assembly was published in 2000, ASME PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping was published in 2006, ASME PCC-3 Inspection Planning Using Risk-Based Methods was published in 2007 and API 579/ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service was published in 2007.