DESCON ENGINEERING

PO BOX 46821, Abu Dhabi, UAE Tel. (971 2) 6440903 Fax.

(971 2) 6446786

METHOD STATEMENT
FOR SAFETY RELIEF VALVES

 Provide metallic tags to all Safety Relief Valves.

 Obtain Work permit from operations.

 It shall be confirmed that the line is depressurized.

 Remove safety valve, tag on flanges of vessels and PSV’s for identification and blind
temporarily the line

 Transport safety valve to the workshop in standing position and keep in suitable device
(pigeon boxes) for this requirement.

 While removing the pigeon box to ground level take special care so that existing setting
of the valve shall not be disturb.
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 Carry out initial pop test in the presence of DESCON inspector and record setting,
adjustment to bellow setting and pop test.

 Dismantle Safety valves, check seat plug clean all parts and re assemble the valves.

 Calibrate the safety valves to set point provided by data sheet.

 Sealed the set point.

 Stencil PSV’s No on inlet / outlet flanges.

 Paint PSV’s body with one coat of red oxide primer and two coats of enamel orange
color.

 Transport back valves to DESCON premises as per instructions of DESCON inspector.

 Paint the set point.

 Obtain work permit for reinstallation of the valves and install at exactly the same location
with new gasket of specified rating.

 Remove blind flanges after reconfirmation that line is without pressure.