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P&ID (Piping & Instrumentation Diagram) & Engineering Drawings Interpretation
To effectively assess emergency situations and evaluate safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance issues, and to create accurate drawings – and the ability to interpret them – are crucial. This combination of classroom instruction and workshop training exercises focuses on critical documentation essential to the safe day-to-day operation of facilities (e.g., P&ID, PFD, Plot Plan, Electrical Area Classification, Piping Drawing, Isometric Drawing, Line List, Tie-In List and Shutdown Keys).
Course Delivery: In-Person Training, Virtual Live Training, Training for Teams
This course has multiple delivery options to fit our customers’ individual needs. Click the tabs below for more information on each option.
In-Person Training
Virtual Live Training
Training for Teams
Reviews
In-Person Training
In-Person Training consists of public classes conducted by one of our subject matter experts at one of our designated locations in one or more consecutive days.
Course Summary
To effectively assess emergency situations and evaluate safety, environmental and regulatory compliance issues, accurate drawings – and the ability to interpret them – are crucial.
This combination of classroom instruction and workshop training exercises focuses on critical documentation essential to the safe day-to-day operation of facilities, including:
- P&ID and PFD
- Plot Plan
- Electrical Area Classification
- Piping Drawing and Isometric Drawing
- Line List and Tie-In List
- Shutdown Keys
Target Audience
This course focuses on engineering drawings typically used in the chemical and process industries by engineers and technologists in the design phase and by operations and maintenance staff once facilities are up and running. It is suitable for employees, managers, officers of corporations and anyone else with an interest in how these drawings should be created, maintained and used in assessing emergency situations and regulatory compliance issues.
- Facilities, Operations and Maintenance Professionals
- Engineers In Training (EITs)
- I & C, Mechanical Engineers and Technologists
- Professionals responsible for Process Hazards Analysis / HAZOP / Safeguarding studies.
- Health & Safety / HSE Professionals
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
- Accurate drawings and the ability to read and understand these drawings are a requirement for the analysis of emergency situations and the assessment of safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance issues such as Process Hazards Analysis / HAZOP studies.
- This training course will show how facilities relate to the drawings so that participants can focus on improvements.
- It will also provide engineers dealing with Management of Change the ability to speak the same language as the operators of the facilities.
- It will form the foundation for base level learning and will provide consistent and improved communications between staff.
- It will provide improvement in quality and consistency, which will enhance the other processes that rely on the P&ID drawings.
Benefits
Our courses and workshops are experiential, interactive and provide participants with practical knowledge and tools that can be immediately applied back at work.
Agenda
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
- Block Flow Diagram (BFD)
- Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
- Material Balance
- PFD Symbols
III. PIPING AND INSTRUMENTATION DIAGRAMS
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
- P&ID Symbols
- Line Numbering
- Valve Numbering
- Equipment Identification
- Abbreviations
IV. INTERPRETING P&IDS – VALVES
- Valve Types
- Valve Identification
- Valve Fittings
V. INTERPRETING P&IDS – EQUIPMENT
- Vessels
- Pumps
- Heat Exchangers
- Compressors
- Equipment Identification
- DRAWING INTERPRETATION WORKSHOP #1
VII. INTERPRETING P&IDS – CONTROL & SAFETY SYSTEMS
- Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
- Safety Instrument System (SIS)
- Instrument Symbols
- Instrument Signal Lines
- Pressure Instruments
- Temperature Instruments
- Flow Instruments
VIII. DETAILED ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
- Plot Plan
- Electrical Area Classification
- Piping Drawing
- Isometric
- Material Take Off
- Line List
- Tie-in List
- Shutdown Key
IX. DRAWING INTERPRETATION WORKSHOP #2
X. ENGINEERING DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
- Developing As-Builds
- Preparing for a PHA (HAZOP, What-If, etc.)
- Management of Change (MOC)
XI. CAPSTONE EXERCISE
XII. COURSE WRAP-UP
Materials
- Course Manual
- Course Exercises & Handouts
Training Time: 16 hours
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs): 1.6
Virtual Live Training
Our Virtual Live Training classes are conducted through an online platform by one of our subject matter experts in one or more sessions.
Course Summary
To effectively assess emergency situations and evaluate safety, environmental and regulatory compliance issues, accurate drawings – and the ability to interpret them – are crucial.
This combination of classroom instruction and workshop training exercises focuses on critical documentation essential to the safe day-to-day operation of facilities, including:
- P&ID and PFD
- Plot Plan
- Electrical Area Classification
- Piping Drawing and Isometric Drawing
- Line List and Tie-In List
- Shutdown Keys
Target Audience
This course focuses on engineering drawings typically used in the chemical and process industries by engineers and technologists in the design phase and by operations and maintenance staff once facilities are up and running. It is suitable for employees, managers, officers of corporations and anyone else with an interest in how these drawings should be created, maintained and used in assessing emergency situations and regulatory compliance issues.
- Facilities, Operations and Maintenance Professionals
- Engineers In Training (EITs)
- I & C, Mechanical Engineers and Technologists
- Professionals responsible for Process Hazards Analysis / HAZOP / Safeguarding studies.
- Health & Safety / HSE Professionals
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
- Accurate drawings and the ability to read and understand these drawings are a requirement for the analysis of emergency situations and the assessment of safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance issues such as Process Hazards Analysis / HAZOP studies.
- This training course will show how facilities relate to the drawings so that participants can focus on improvements.
- It will also provide engineers dealing with Management of Change the ability to speak the same language as the operators of the facilities.
- It will form the foundation for base level learning and will provide consistent and improved communications between staff.
- It will provide improvement in quality and consistency, which will enhance the other processes that rely on the P&ID drawings.
Benefits
Our courses and workshops are experiential, interactive and provide participants with practical knowledge and tools that can be immediately applied back at work.
Agenda
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
- Block Flow Diagram (BFD)
- Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
- Material Balance
- PFD Symbols
III. PIPING AND INSTRUMENTATION DIAGRAMS
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
- P&ID Symbols
- Line Numbering
- Valve Numbering
- Equipment Identification
- Abbreviations
IV. INTERPRETING P&IDS – VALVES
- Valve Types
- Valve Identification
- Valve Fittings
V. INTERPRETING P&IDS – EQUIPMENT
- Vessels
- Pumps
- Heat Exchangers
- Compressors
- Equipment Identification
- DRAWING INTERPRETATION WORKSHOP #1
VII. INTERPRETING P&IDS – CONTROL & SAFETY SYSTEMS
- Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
- Safety Instrument System (SIS)
- Instrument Symbols
- Instrument Signal Lines
- Pressure Instruments
- Temperature Instruments
- Flow Instruments
VIII. DETAILED ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
- Plot Plan
- Electrical Area Classification
- Piping Drawing
- Isometric
- Material Take Off
- Line List
- Tie-in List
- Shutdown Key
IX. DRAWING INTERPRETATION WORKSHOP #2
X. ENGINEERING DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
- Developing As-Builds
- Preparing for a PHA (HAZOP, What-If, etc.)
- Management of Change (MOC)
XI. CAPSTONE EXERCISE
XII. COURSE WRAP-UP
Materials
- Course Manual
- Course Exercises & Handouts
Training Time: 16 hours
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs): 1.6
Training for Teams
Training for Teams provides training for your group of employees in either a virtual live setting, or in-person at your facility. Connect with us to customize any of our standard courses to fit your specific need.
Reviews
Here’s what people have had to say about this training:
“The training was perfect and the people were very happy with the training dynamics and the instructor knowledge.” – Senior Manager Engineering
“Great course. I learned a lot. A must for anyone using P&IDs.” – Operations Maintenance Specialist
“The extensive field experience of the instructor really impressed me.” – Plant Operations
“Great teacher. Very knowledgeable.” – Production Foreman
“I feel I learned a lot of new concepts. I would recommend this training.” – Lead Field Operator
“Very helpful instruction and activities in this course helped me get what I was looking for from it!” – Project Coordinator
“The instructor was very interactive, encouraged discussion, and welcomed feedback.” – Process Engineer
“Great course! The instructor made the course very enjoyable. With their wealth of knowledge and experience they could answer all of the questions, as well as provide a real-life situation in which it applied.” – New Grad EIT
“Great course content, coverage, and length. Superb instructor who presented material as it applies to real-world scenarios.” – I&C Engineer
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