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Fuel‐fired equipment interlocks are designed to provide for safe light‐offs, operation and shutdowns. Annual safety interlock testing and valve leak testing is required by national codes and insurance companies, and is recommended by equipment manufacturers. Having equipment tested and inspected regularly can prevent fires and explosions, reduce downtime, minimize fuel costs, and increase product quality.
CEC Combustion Safety offers the most comprehensive, consistent and disciplined third-party combustion system equipment inspection and testing program in the industry. Each year CEC auditors inspect over 1,000 fuel trains in more than 20 countries. Our inspectors will evaluate your combustion systems and equipment and provide you with a comprehensive analysis and recommendations to improve the safety of your facility.
CEC's engineering assessment evaluation utilizes proprietary checklists that screen each piece of equipment against the following five distinct criteria:
- Code Compliance – Our firm’s efforts will include a review of relevant codes relating to the equipment examined including ASME, NFPA, OSHA, ANSI, NEC, and any applicable national standards.
- Operational Issues – Human error is the #1 killer when it comes to gas‐fired equipment accidents. Assessments include training programs and work practices related to alarms, and/or light‐off procedures.
- Maintenance Issues – The auditor will complete visual examinations of existing firing controls and interlocks for each gas train and gas‐fired device, piping configurations, and other safety‐related issues.
- Installation Issues – In some cases, equipment safety is compromised from day one when it is installed due to improper wiring and or piping that are contrary to good engineering practices/manufacturers recommendations.
- Technological Advances – Many facilities have pieces of equipment that are 20 to 40 years old, which still meet original code requirements, but are severely deficient with today's safety standards. Auditors will screen for technological advances like automatic valve proving systems, new burner management system controls, and ventless components. These kinds of items can dramatically reduce explosion risks and are sometimes even more cost effective than implementing repairs to older, less safe equipment.
CEC provides detailed reports of testing and inspection results based on national standards, codes, and industry best practices and principles. These results are prioritized and clearly presented to clients to portray issues. The reports include:
- Corporate Standards
- Safety/Risk Ranking of All Findings
- Auditor Support Notes
- Code Justification/ Recommendations
- Budgetary Compliance Costs
- Digital Photos of Issues
Our proven track record and process gives clients consistent testing and reporting across equipment types for both domestic and International locations. CEC’s industry-exclusive online reporting tool helps clients track the status of known issues across multiple plants, cities, states, and in some cases, multiple countries.
If you have deficiencies or code issues that need to be corrected, we have full complement of professional technical services to support you. These resources include licensed professional engineers and technicians for:
- Burner tuning
- Start-ups
- Combustion troubleshooting
- Documenting control systems
- Inspections and maintenance
We also have licensed professional engineers for system design and support:
- Troubleshooting burner management systems
- Diagnosis of problem light offs or operational issues
- Documentation/circulation of purge times versus code requirements
- Start-up/shut-down procedures
- Documentation of proper set points
- Documentation/creation of wiring schematics that may be missing or have changed
- Schematics of site utilities or operational systems created/refined
- Emissions analysis/testing
- Efficiency measurement/analysis
- Data logging/collection
- Switch setting/calibration
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