Tank Integrity and Safety Surveys
Verification of Tank Integrity and Safety
Within applications relying on flow control, storage tanks are more than just containers. They’re complex systems requiring precise pressure management to operate optimally. A single seized vent or a malfunctioning relief valve can lead to catastrophic failure, which may mean tank implosion, environmental excursions, or even fatal accidents.
Cross Company’s Process Solutions group can offer Tank Integrity and Safety Surveys, an in-depth, on-site review of your tank accessories conducted by our highly-qualified technical experts. Through this program, we’re able to offer plant managers and maintenance teams with comprehensive deep dives into your vent or valve safety, maintenance, and operational status of entire systems, ensuring every asset is performing as needed.
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How Tank Integrity and Safety Audits Benefit Your Operation
As maintenance teams are stretched thinner and thinner, keeping an eye on every vent, flame arrester, and blanket gas regulator is becoming far more difficult. Partnering with Cross Company lets your team leverage our specialized expertise to identify hidden risks and performance issues before they become critical issues.
Our tank integrity and safety services provide the peace of mind that comes from knowing all of your process instrumentation is operating safely and efficiently. By identifying components that are damaged, obsolete, or performing suboptimally, we help you transition from reactive repairs to a state of Proactive Asset Management.
Check Against Inventories
Develop Preventative Maintenance Programs
Consolidate Vendors
Create a Timeline for Replacement Parts
Deliverables From Tank Integrity and Safety Services
After we spend time on-site evaluating your tanks, valves, vents, and day-to-day operations, we provide a consolidated report with a summary of our findings, recommendations, and your tank data. This puts all the information about your facility’s tanks at your fingertips. The report we provide can then be used for
Proactive Part Replacement
Get ahead of the problem and establish a proactive equipment replacement schedule instead of reacting when something goes wrong
Readiness for EPA or Safety Audit
Ensure you’re ready for the next EPA or safety audit with all of the data you need to validate compliance and a culture of safety
Validated Records
With our tank integrity and safety surveys, you can ensure your records match your current operating equipment
Real Tank Survey - Case 1
Our customer is an international chemical manufacturer with 950 staff, on-site engineering and multiple manufacturing locations. Cross Company spent two days reviewing the accessories on their 71 tanks. We found only 13.5% of their tanks were physically in compliance with current safety standards and none of them met current EPA standards for pressure and vacuum protection data.
T.O.P. Observations
A collapsed tank
Wrong rupture disc installed or no disc at all
Improper wiring in Class I, Div I hazardous area
Misaligned flanges
Corrosion
T.O.P. Benefits
Increase safety
Decrease plant operations costs
Improve production
Decrease batch rate
Increase plant readiness for EPA inspections
Secure reduced risk position for employees liability insurance
The Results
This customer acted on their T.O.P. data and plans to have their remaining 94 tanks reviewed. In addition to addressing the missing or damaged tank protection, they are also reviewing all pressure and vacuum protections for vendor consolidation. Overall, the customer found that joining the program helped them increase safety, decrease cost, increase up time, decrease batch rate, increase EPA inspection readiness and improve their insurance position.
Real Tank Survey - Case 2
Another customer is a small batch chemical production facility with limited engineering and a staff of 42. After a four day review of the equipment on their 59 tanks we found that only 10% of their tanks were physically in compliance with current safety standards.
T.O.P. Observations
Two collapsed tanks
No PM plan or safety stock for pressure relief valves, PSV’s, or rupture discs
Improper installation of rupture discs and holders
Open outlet gauge taps
T.O.P. Benefits
Increase safety
Decrease plant operations costs
Improve production
Decrease batch rate
Increase plant readiness for EPA inspections
Secure reduced risk position for employees liability insurance
The Results
The customer purchased new protections for prioritized or dangerous tanks. Their safety manager required staff to review all of the T.O.P data and to bring their tank equipment into compliance. By doing so, they have increased the safety of their site, increased their EPA inspection readiness, increased machine up time and decreased the number of lost batches.
Cross Tank Optimization Brochure
Optimize your process performance. With an industry leading selection of providers, Cross experts can help your team find exactly what tank solutions your operation needs. Take a look at our latest tank optimization brochure and contact a Cross expert today!
Why Cross Tank Optimization?
In the world of process facilities and process control applications, safety is a critical consideration. Operations of this nature come with inherent risks and ensuring the well-being of personnel, protection of assets, and ensuring compliance with standards are of utmost importance.
Cross Company Process Solutions is a reliable partner for many operations seeking comprehensive and effective industrial safety solutions. Through strategic partnerships with industry-leading manufacturers, Cross Company provides access to cutting-edge safety technologies that align with the evolving demands of modern industrial operations.
Our combination of industry-leading safety products, exceptional customer service, and technical expertise positions Cross Company as a trusted partner of industrial safety. By working with Cross, you can work to prioritize safety, promote compliance, and provide tangible value to your operation.
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At Cross, we offer much more than just tank optimization. We can also provide the solutions our process manufacturing partners need to succeed.
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