Technical Integrity Management
qedi uses systematic and adaptable techniques that can be applied to define, manage and provide demonstration of the achievement of Technical Integrity of Assets.
- "GoV” Software - Management of project life cycle technical integrity - assurance and verification
- SCE identification
- Performance standards
qedi’s GoV software tool manages the entire technical integrity process from start to finish on a new project and into operations. This utilises qedi's skills and experience, aligned to our extensive experience with a similar software tool called GoC (Guidance on Commissioning) which manages the fabrication, construction and commissioning certification / assurance process - qedi are the sole provider of this service to BP on a worldwide basis.
The use of a simple hierarchy and generic global templates speed the collection and analysis of data, while retaining the ability to tailor all aspects to the corporate / project requirements and the asset specific needs of each development including Safety Critical Elements (SCE) and Technical Integrity Management objectives.
On an operational asset perspective, when one of qedi’s UK clients identified a dislocation between the data retained in each asset's maintenance system and the original assignment of SCEs, it was apparent that elements of the GoV architecture could be applied to the problem. Whilst each asset has a list of SCEs and related performance standards, this did not translate into being able to recognise which tag numbers contained within maintenance system are safety critical and therefore how they should be maintained in compliance with the verification scheme.
qedi designed and developed an electronic database system to correctly assign SCE status for all tag numbers retained within maintenance databases for all of the clients North Sea assets.