Steel Stack Inspection Checklist

IPE Engineering Practice IPE-EP-4-7-1C

Document number: IPE-EP-4-7-1C · Section: 4 — Structures and Foundations

THE MANUFACTURER OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY ENGINEERING COMPANY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENGINEERING PRACTICES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS REFERENCED THEREIN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ITEMS ARE INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE.

REFERENCES

THE LATEST EDITION OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND PUBLICATIONS ARE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

ENGINEERING PRACTICES

EP 4-7-1 STEEL STACKS

FREQUENCY OF CONTACT BY THE INSPECTOR: (CHECK ONE)

LEVEL 1: ON CALL BY FABRICATOR LEVEL 2: ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS LEVEL 3: EVERY WEEK

LEVEL 4: DAILY

LEVEL 5: RESIDENT

LEVEL 6: OTHER, SPECIFY

LEVEL OF INSPECTION BY THE INSPECTOR: (CHECK ONE)

LEVEL 1: PREFABRICATION MEETING, DOCUMENT REVIEW, AND FINAL INSPECTION

LEVEL 2: PREFABRICATION MEETING, DOCUMENT REVIEW, REVIEW ITEMS, AND FINAL INSPECTION LEVEL 3: PREFABRICATION MEETING, DOCUMENT REVIEW, REVIEW ITEMS, WITNESS POINTS, AND FINAL

INSPECTION

LEVEL 4: PREFABRICATION MEETING, DOCUMENT REVIEW, REVIEW ITEMS, WITNESS POINTS, HOLD POINTS, AND FINAL INSPECTION

LEVEL 5: OTHER, SPECIFY

EQUIPMENT ID	JOB NO.	DOCUMENT NO.	REV.

R CHECK: THE SHOP INSPECTOR SHALL REVIEW DOCUMENTED RESULTS OF INSPECTION PERFORMED BY VENDOR'S INSPECTION OR SUBCONTRACTED INSPECTOR.

W CHECK: INDICATES THE SHOP INSPECTOR SHALL WITNESS ITEM DURING FABRICATION. SHOP SHALL NOTIFY INSPECTOR TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE OF FABRICATION POINT BUT NEED NOT HOLD PRODUCTION FOR INSPECTION.

H CHECK: INDICATES THE SHOP INSPECTOR SHALL INSPECT ITEM DURING HOLD ON FABRICATION. SHOP SHALL NOTIFY INSPECTOR FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF FABRICATION POINT AND SHALL NOT CONTINUE AFFECTED PRODUCTION UNTIL INSPECTOR PERFORMS INDICATED INSPECTION.

R	W	H	INSPECTION/TESTING ACTIVITY	INSPECTOR'S INITIALS (REVIEW COMPLETE)	DATE
			STACK FOUNDATION CONCRETE PROTECTED FROM HOT GASES (EP 4-7-1: 5.4)
			WELDING PROCEDURES & QUALIFICATIONS SUBMITTED AND WELDING PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AWS D1.1 (EP 4-7-1: 8.2)
			STACK WITHIN VERTICAL TOLERANCE (EP 4-7-1: 8.3)
			STACK ROUNDNESS CONFORMS WITH EP 4-7-1: 8.3
			JOINT ALIGNMENTS PER EP 4-7-1: 8.3
			FLANGE MATING FACES COMPLY WITH EP 4-7-1: 8.3
			STACK SHOP-ASSEMBLED OR FIELD ASSEMBLED PER DRAWINGS (EP 4-7-1: 8.0, 9.0)
			MATERIALS AND MILL TEST REPORTS CONFORM WITH EP 4- 7-1: 4.0, 9.2
			WELDS EXAMINED PER EP 4-7-1: 9.5
			DEFECTIVE AREAS REPAIRED BY METHODS APPROVED BY OWNER COMPLY WITH EP 4-7-1: 9.6
			PAINTING COMPLIES WITH EP 10-3-1
			INTERNAL LINING AND EXTERNAL INSULATION DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EP 11-1-1 AND EP 11-3-1

INSPECTOR SIGN-OFF	INSPECTOR SIGN-OFF	INSPECTOR SIGN-OFF	INSPECTOR SIGN-OFF
INITIALS	NAME	COMPANY	SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

EQUIPMENT ID	JOB NO.	DOCUMENT NO.	REV.

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