Upgrade Fire Water System Facilities

(RTR)
Contract No: 6600042445-LSPB.
Job No: BI-10-00902-/0001
Job No: BI-10-00475-/0001
Quality Awareness Programme /
Quality Tool Box Meeting
Inde
1. QA/QC x
Personal Communication
System

2. RFI Flow Chart & Procedure

3. QA/QC Teamwork Spirit &

By: SEG QA/QC Manager:
Responsibilities
Ghulam Mustafa Malik
Date: 26-Jan-2021
 Definitions as per ISO 9000:2015

It is mandator item in the quality plan to guide and assure quality in a specific
type of work in a specific sequence of QC activity steps.
Inspection & Test Plan

(ITP)
A document that details the specific steps needed to fulfill the activity in the ITP.
Quality Control Procedure

(QCP)
A written documentation detailing a specific activity in the ITP QC Procedure.
Quality Control Form

(QCF)
Specifications (Specs) are guideline details for construction requirements to
Specifications assure minimum quality standards are listed and met.
(Specs)
Project Standards, Procedures and Code references, specifications
References in ITP

A record reporting the variation from the specified requirements.

Non Conformity Report

(NCR)
A record reporting the action taken to eliminate the effect and causes of an
existing non conformity, defect or other undesirable situation in order to prevent
Corrective Action Report
recurrence.
(CAR)

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1. QA/QC Personal Communication Quality Awareness Programme /
System
Quality Tool Box Meeting
Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to establish and ensure the general
guidelines for inspection and testing of the construction and testing
activities executed on site and ensure quality to prove requirements
have been met.

Scope:
This training is to define the duties, responsibilities and documents
preparation/management of the various parties involved
contractor/(client, & main client and local authorities), in order to
obtain a good personal communication system of quality control
activities during construction.

References quality documents:

1) SATIPs / SAICs, Saudi Aramco standards & procedures
2) Schedule Q (assurance and control, inspection and testing)
3) Contractor’s Approved PQP
4) SAEP-1150 inspection coverage on projects
5) SAEP-381 project quality issues escalation process Experience Exchange for Better Quality
1. QA/QC Personal Communication Quality Awareness Programme /
System
Quality Tool Box Meeting

QA/QC Personal Communication System-

Implementation
The activity relatedOf
toITP;
any inspection/testing/report classified. As H/W
(Hold / Witness) will be carried out through three essentials steps (see
also attached Qc Inspection & Testing) Procedure/diagram)

That are: -

 Call for Inspection

 Inspection
 Result of inspection (inspection report)
 Calling for Inspection is done with a form named RFI -request for
Inspection
 After the inspection the result will be recorded.
 Record form (summary of RFI) will be recorded with relevant QCI or
DC.
 Will be followed the Contractor RFI Master LOG (open, Rejected,
cancelled & closed)
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 Inspection Action Points in ITP

QA/QC Organization (SAPID) shall be notified of the timing of inspection or test

in advance. Inspection or test shall not be carried out without the QA/QC
Hold (H)
Organization representative in attendance.

QA/QC Organization (SAPID) shall be notified of the timing of inspection or test

in advance. However, the inspection or test shall be performed as scheduled if
Witness (W)
the QA/QC Organization (SAPID) representative is not present.

QA/QC Organization (SAPID) to monitor work in progress without notice from

Construction Organization.
Surveillance (S)

Review and approval of documents.

Review (R)

100% Contractor Inspection/Test

Inspection (I)

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 Material Receiving Inspection (MRI)

A. Match physical condition in field to service condition shown

on Drawings/specification lists.

B. Specification and marking/color-coding & PMI.

C. Identification of grade by ASTM specification listed on

drawing/bolting list will give clear requirements.

D. Identification of fittings and flanges by correct ratings, sizes, class,

schedules as marked on fittings & mill certificates.

E. For the correct scheduling of Pipe, by a Vernier Caliper and

ensure piping is within tolerances.

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BUTT WELDING PIPE FITTINGS (02-SAMSS-005)

Fittings shall be 100% UT examined for laminations in

accordance with ASTM A578. The acceptance level is C. The edges of
the fitting shall be free of laminations for a width of 50 mm

Plates (If any) shall be HIC tested in accordance with

01-SAMSS-016

Pipe shall be HIC tested in accordance with 01-SAMSS-035 or

01-SAMSS-043 as applicable

Piping Components shall comply with NACE

Requirements i.e. NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156

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 RFI
WORK ACTIVITY
Completed &
Ready, CALL for
Flowchart Contractor’s
Internal Quality
INSPECTION (Hold Control System
or Witness Point) INFLUENCE
Contractor Internal
INSPECTION: Engineer
will request QC Inspector
for Internal Inspection 1st RFI
QC Inspector will Receipt: SAPMT
Rectify will verify
COMMENTS of QC YES RFI in
issue
WORK for
Inspector/SAPMT/S QMIS to Saudi COMPLIANCE
A Project Aramco
NO
Inspection
NO

NO 2ND RFI Receipt:

PROCEED with SA Project YES
NEXT PHASE of Inspection will
YES
WORK /ACTIVITY perform
(Hold or Witness Inspection/ Final
Point)
Verification
NORMAL DAYS: At least twenty four (24) hours prior to Experience
the time of the inspection Exchange
for normal work for Better Quality
hours
(7:00 AM – 4:00 PM,
Saturday through Thursday). For weekend or holidays. Forty-eight (48) hours
Remote Areas: A minimum of 48 hours advance notice is required except when air travel is required. In this
situation,
 Request for inspection (RFI) Timing as per Schedule Q & SAEP-1150

A. All inspection requests will be submitted as follows:

A-1. At least twenty four (24) hours prior to the time of the inspection
for normal work hours (7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday through Thursday),

B. Forty-eight (48) hours for weekend or holidays.

C. Remote Areas: A minimum of 48 hours advance notice is required except

when air travel is required. In this situation, a minimum of seven (7) days
advance notification is required.

D. Requests for Inspection of critical activities, which must be done on

weekends or holidays, will have to be approved, in advance, by the
SAPID/SAPMT/Proponent representative. Main Contractor will notify
the SAPID/SAPMT/Proponent representative 48 hours in advance of the
inspection.

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2. RFI Flow Chart & Procedure Quality Awareness Programme /
Quality Tool Box Meeting

RFI FLOW PROCEDURE

Purpose:
RFI preparation awareness as per standards requirements;
The purpose of this document is to establish and ensure quality on
construction work, testing of the construction and testing activities
executed on site and ensure quality to prove requirements have been
met.

Scope:
This tool box meeting to define the raising of RFI flow procedure
having well familiarity in documentation preparation of the various
activity in order to follow standards on system of quality control
activities during construction.

RFI Preparation Description:

 RFI (Request for Inspection) is the important tool for the contractor
as well as the QC department documents. Claim settlement is being
done after the RFI closed. Experience Exchange for Better Quality
2. RFI Flow Chart & Procedure Quality Awareness Programme /
Quality Tool Box Meeting
RFI FLOW PROCEDURE Cont….
 SAUDI ARAMCO will be notified 24 hours prior to final inspection and weekend
shall 48 hours.
 Contractor Construction Team (Discipline) will request QC Inspector for Internal
Inspection to Contractor QCI & QCI should be ensure to internally inspect the
activity as per IFC DWG & SAIC.
 If Activity will not be done as per IFC DWG, Project Specs, or as per Aramco
standards, Contractor QCI can reject the Internal inspection with his remarks
and can give back to Contractor Construction Team site Engineer.
 After Internal Inspection & satisfaction QCI will issue RFI in EPM for SAPID prior
to final Inspection.
 Internal Inspection is compulsory in any ARAMCO Projects
 Fall protection & access should be checked properly by Safety officers & QCI as
per Safety JSA (if required)
 The Most Important thing is that, the QCI must Have Aramco ID or Access Paper
during the inspection at Inside Port such as Quality with Covering RFI Format,
attached Survey report, IFC DWG, each discipline Clearance (If required) with
date & Time should be mentioned at RFI.
 Contractor QCI Will Once again Inspect the area & Activity properly half /hour
before calling to SAPID for the Final inspection.
 After closure of the RFI, Contractor QCI should scan the RFI and to be filed with
QCDC. Experience Exchange for Better Quality
3. QA/QC Teamwork Spirit & Quality Awareness Programme /
Responsibilities Quality Tool Box Meeting

Purpose:
Awareness of quality system;
The purpose of this document is to establish and ensure the general
guidelines for quality, testing of the construction and testing activities
executed on site and ensure quality to prove requirements have been
met.

Scope:
This tool box meeting to define the duties, responsibilities and having
well familiarity in documentation preparation of the various activity in
order to obtain a good personal communication system of quality
control activities during construction.

Requirement of a team in an organization:

Distributing the workload reinforcing individual capabilities creating
participation and involvement making better decisions feeling like we
play a part in the work being done generating a diversity of ideas, etc.

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THANK YOU