Inspection and test plan

The purpose of an inspection and test plan (ITP) is to summarise and present in a user friendly tabular form the complete programme of inspections and tests for the whole contract scope or for a section thereof, based on information extracted from the relevant drawings, specifications, codes, standards and regulations. It is intended for day-to-day ready reference on site. The ITP can be produced contractually by the construction contractor, which has the advantage that it will in effect own the document and benefit from having produced it. Alternatively, it could be produced by the EPCM contractor. This latter option would be appropriate in a fast-track project where there would be little time to prepare the document before putting it into application. 

Columns 7 and 8 allow witness and hold points to be identified by the various parties, the first column being for the EPCM contractor, the second for the owner, insurer or authority according to need. Letters can be added in each of these columns to indicate  

The number of hold points should be kept within reasonable bounds. If there are too many, it will be difficult to honour them all. This can lead to delays and friction. In some contexts quality can be adequately verified by simply inspecting and/or testing the finished works, but more often additional key inspection/test points have to be fixed at intermediate stages as the installation or construction advances, it being physically impossible to carry them out later. 

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Provide for inspection and test plans to be produced for verifying product through the various stages of production. 

Inspection and test plans or requirements (usually included in work instructions and quality plans)... 

In some industries, the target periodic test interval corresponds with a major maintenance cycle, for example, two, three, or even five years. In other industries, a periodic inspection must be done more frequently. If these tests must be performed while the process is operating, online test facilities are designed into the system. A periodic inspection and test plan is required for aU the instrumentation equipment in each safety instrumented function. 

Examples of these requirements include the need to check that an instrument is being used within the stated environmental conditions and application restrictions of the manufacturer. Specific requirements are made to check for compatible materials whenever any part in a safety instrumented function has process wetted parts. A planned comprehensive testing program with written test results is required. A periodic inspection and test plan must be created and verified. 

Inspection and test plan, specimen forms for inspection and test records ... 

List inspection and test plans, inspection and test record forms for the various quality control operations to be carried out by the contractor. Include a copy of each document as an appendix)... 

E Inspection and Test Plans, and Inspection and Test Records A selection can be made from the list of documents cited hereunder corresponding to the discipline and scope of work of the contract, retaining the standard numbering for the sections chosen as appropriate for a given contract. 

Are inspection and test plans covering the full work scope approved and available ... 

Has each construction contractor a site quality plan, an inspection and test plan, procedures and method statements, model inspection and test record forms and the definition of the contents of the construction quality file ... 

Concerning the site erection works, there are a series of successive stages to be defined in the inspection and test plan with a set of model forms adapted to the specific needs... 

Air control devices installed in ducting systems include manual dampers, motorized dampers and fire dampers. Their inspection and test plan should include ... 

Availability at the work face of specific detailed work orders, with relevant drawings, specifications, standards, WPSs, a complete inspection and test plan, as well as quality record forms ready for use... 

Should prefabrication take place on or near the site, supervision may be within the work scope of the EPCM contractor s site team. The site quality plan and inspection and test plan established by the construction contractor would then cover both shop and site activities. Before work starts, the EPCM contractor shall ensure, preferably by formal audit, that the premises, equipment, skilled staff, supervision and procedures are such as to enable the contract to be fulfilled successfully. Special attention will be required if the prefabrication shop has been created from scratch, as opposed to one already operating as a going concern. Depending on circumstances the EPCM contractor may supervise prefabrication on a visit basis or by a full time presence. Appendix D gives a detailed... 

It is vital that no item should be allowed to leave the shop to be sent to site if it has not been submitted to and has successfully passed all the appropriate points in the inspection and test plan, leading to a formal authorization to ship. A rigorous programme of inspection and testing in the prefabrication shop pays dividends in terms of problems avoided on site. 

WSRC issued a report ("Restart Inspection and Testing Plan," Reference 8) to address this criterion. The Restart Inspection Plan provides information on the following ... 

The Restart Inspection and Testing Plan also outlines the post- restart ISI plan and describes (1) responsibilities and organization, (2) repair and replacement, and (3) prpgram implementation. /... 

Inspection and test programs shall be defined and in place before reactor start up to ensure integrity and operability of piping systems and equipment. The Inspection and Test Plan shall delineate the scope of each program including procedures, frequencies, quantities, extent, acceptance criteria, and applicable codes and standards. The Inspection and Test Pl i n shall be reviewed and approved by DOE. 

A detailed comparison of the existing ISI, program to the requirements of the ASME Section XI has been performed by WSRC-and included in the Restart Inspection and Testing Plan (Reference 8). The staff reviewed this comparison and found it satisfies the restart criterion. 

WSRC, WSRC-TR-90-42-123, "K-Reactor Restart Inspection and Testing Plan," Rev. 0, October 17, 1990. 

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