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This post was last edited by Wang Wei2 on 2020-7-3 at 10:20. Equipment corrosion is a relatively slow and complex process, and its theory involves multiple disciplines. It is not an easy task to manage equipment corrosion and protection effectively, to minimize avoidable corrosion losses, and to extend the service life of the equipment. As the saying goes, 30% is effort and 70% is management. This shows how important management is. In future anti-corrosion efforts, focus should be placed on management to achieve efficiency through it. Given our current situation, the level of anti-corrosion management is not high, and the basic standards are low. Therefore, there is still significant room to strengthen management on such platforms and improve efficiency. If our factory’s annual cost for anti-corrosion measures is 40 million yuan, effective management can reduce this cost by 10%, saving 4 million yuan – showing that the benefits are quite significant. Therefore, it is recommended to strengthen management in the following areas. 1. A dedicated person should be assigned to manage equipment corrosion prevention. This allows for the management of equipment anti-corrosion efforts across the entire company. Firstly, it is possible to gain a relatively systematic understanding of the corrosion conditions of the equipment, and to focus efforts on solving certain corrosion-related problems. Second, review the anti-corrosion plans for each factory branch to avoid unnecessary mistakes. Third, specific management systems should be established based on the particular conditions of each factory, so that operators have clear guidelines to follow and management efficiency can be improved. Fourth, and this is a point that cannot be ignored and is quite important, when it comes to hiring staff, it is essential to choose those who are passionate about their work, loyal to the company, and possess good professional ethics. Only such people can be responsible for the company and create more value for it. 2. For annual major repair, renewal, and renovation projects, it is necessary to carefully investigate the conditions of the operating environment as well as the patterns of equipment corrosion, etc. Anti-corrosion projects require comprehensive management throughout the entire process, including design and construction management. Participate in the development of anti-corrosion plans. 3. In terms of construction management, it is necessary to establish and improve relevant methods for construction management. Such as for the management of anti-corrosion construction. First, it is necessary to scientifically develop the construction procedures, including the selection of anti-corrosion materials, determining the appropriate number of coating applications, specifying requirements for surface preparation, and establishing quality acceptance standards. Second, it is to strengthen the overall management of the anti-corrosion construction process, which includes the preparatory work in the early stages, surface treatment, specifying the requirements for applying primer and anti-corrosion coatings, and ensuring strict control over the procurement of anti-corrosion materials. Third, strict control is exercised over intermediate inspections and final quality acceptance. The main content consists of quality assurance measures. This ensures that construction preparation, intermediate inspections, and final acceptance are well-documented. Additionally, there must be methods for inspecting the anti-corrosion materials used, to prevent the use of substandard materials. By following these points, a better project quality can be achieved. 4. Ensure strict control over project settlement. It is essential that relatively large anti-corrosion projects be reviewed by professionals, as this helps to avoid unnecessary losses. It is mainly based on the construction plan along with the actual quality conditions of the project on site. First, check whether it meets the requirements of the construction techniques. Secondly, from the perspective of anti-corrosion expertise, quality inspections are carried out in accordance with relevant **standards or industry standards. Third, it is to determine whether the **labor quota applied is reasonable based on the anti-corrosion materials used. Only in this way can unreasonable expenditures be controlled and the quality of the project ensured. 5. Ensure the use of proper anti-corrosion materials. Given the current situation of our factory, there are certain issues with the procurement of anti-corrosion materials; therefore, it is necessary to establish appropriate systems for the procurement and use of such materials. Professionals will examine whether the materials meet the requirements of anti-corrosion projects. This can reduce errors made by purchasing staff when buying anti-corrosion materials. 6. Strengthen technical training and technical exchanges. Because the corrosion management work in the petrochemical industry is a relatively complex systematic task. A large amount of scientific knowledge and technology are required as a technical foundation. Furthermore, anti-corrosion management is a task that involves everyone; it cannot be accomplished by just one or two people. Therefore, technical training should be provided to the relevant technicians in order to improve the technical and professional skills of all staff. Regularly participating in domestic technical exchanges helps improve the theoretical and technical skills of professionals. Increasing a company’s visibility at the same time has certain advantages. In petrochemical enterprises, corrosion is everywhere. Equipment corrosion and protection is a very challenging task, which requires us to keep conducting research and summarizing experience in our practical work. Under the current business model, it is necessary to seek efficiency through refined management, while ensuring the safe operation of equipment. I believe that equipment corrosion and protection management account for a significant proportion in the entire equipment management process. As long as we make rational use of our factory’s human resources and strengthen the management of equipment corrosion and protection. By recovering the portion of corrosion loss that can be avoided and extending the service life of equipment, more profits can be generated for the company.