Integrity assessment methods: questions for research.

A guide to organizing research about in-line inspection, pressure testing and direct assessment without treating a summary as a method-selection decision.

Define the research question.

Record the threat, pipeline context and intended use of the assessment information.

Examine method limits.

Consult the relevant regulatory and technical sources for what a method addresses and what remains uncertain.

Document the decision basis.

Keep source passages, data limitations and reviewer questions with the analysis.

Check the source and date

Use the cited government regulation or case document to establish what it says. Check the relevant date, scope and later amendments before applying it. Related interpretation letters, guidance, summaries and case allegations have different roles; they do not all state a binding requirement.

Continue your research

Record your question, the source passages you reviewed and anything still uncertain. KONDWIT can help organize that research; your team remains responsible for reviewing the conclusion.

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• 49 CFR Part 192: a research guide.
• 49 CFR Part 195: a research guide.
• Researching 49 CFR 192.917: threat identification.