Technical Committees 101

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Technical Committees 101

What are technical committees? Why should I participate? How can I participate? How are technical committees organized? What are some new committees? What standards do these committees

develop? Q&A

What are NACE Technical Committees?

There are several types of technical committees, but all share information about corrosion

Committees can meet to develop standards and publications, or to sponsor symposia and technical information exchanges

Task Groups (TGs) develop some form of document, such as a standard– Standard Practice (SP)– Test Method (TM)– Material Requirement (MR)– Technical Committee Report (TCR)or other form of publication

Technology Exchange Groups (TEGs) sponsor technical information exchanges (TIEs) or sponsor symposia at Annual Conference

What are NACE Technical Committees?

328 Technical Committees 27 Specific Technology Groups (STGs) 155 Standards 55 Technical Committee Reports 2 Corrosion Management Guides 41 Symposia at NACE CORROSION 2014

Annual Conference and Exhibition

How to Read the Numbers

Numbering of Technical Committees– STGs have two digits: 01, 02, 03, etc. – TGs have three digits: 084, 165, 299, 370, 426 – TEGs have three digits, followed by an “X”; 191X,

202X, 314X, 407X– Why the X? “Technical Information Exchange”

Why Participate?

Develop standards that the industry needs– Corrosion standards improve public safety and save money by increasing efficiency

and reliability, by incorporating industry expertise and experience– Industry standards reduce costs by eliminating duplication of effort in company

specifications– Standards lead the way for industry practices and allow a common language– NACE standards are the bar by which corrosion procedures are measured– Many standards are incorporated into regulations and laws

Keep abreast of new corrosion threats and new technologies to address them– New technology is constantly expanding the demand for new standards

Incorporate your industry’s, your company’s, and your personal perspective into new and existing standards

Share your knowledge and experience to improve the industry

Levels of Participation

Participation in technical committees can be achieved at several levels.– Spectator– Participant– Active Participant– Leader

You may elect to participate at different levels in different topics, for example, as an active participant in coatings committees, but as a spectator in cathodic protection committees.

Spectator

You can review the published NACE standards at the NACE Store

Electronic format (PDF) standards can be downloaded free by NACE members

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Spectator

Anyone can stay up-to-date on committee activities by visiting the new public face to NACE technical committees on the NACE Web site.

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Spectator

Specific Technology Groups (STGs) organize the NACE technical committees by industry or topic

Find an STG of interest, and then drill down to see the committees within that STG

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Spectator

By periodically reviewing the Web pages of committees of interest, you can stay abreast of standards development and information in new NACE publications.

Standards and publications represent consensus industry practices.

Industry standards share best practices with others, incorporating expertise and experience from a broad group.

Industry standards can increase safety, provide more effective methods and procedures, and reduce costs by more efficient methods and by eliminating duplication of effort in company specifications.

List of STGs

Specific Technology Groups (STGs)– STG 01, Reinforced Concrete – STG 02, Coatings and Linings, Protective: Atmospheric – STG 03, Coatings and Linings, Protective: Immersion and Buried Service – STG 04, Coatings and Linings, Protective: Surface Preparation – STG 05, Cathodic/Anodic Protection – STG 06, Cleaning, Chemical and Mechanical – STG 08, Corrosion Management – STG 10, Nonmetallic Materials of Construction – STG 11, Water Treatment – STG 30, Oil and Gas Production—Cathodic Protection – STG 31, Oil and Gas Production—Corrosion and Scale Inhibition – STG 32, Oil and Gas Production—Metallurgy – STG 33, Oil and Gas Production—Nonmetallics and Wear Coatings (Metallic) – STG 34, Petroleum Refining and Gas Processing

List of STGs

Specific Technology Groups (STGs)– STG 35, Pipelines, Tanks, and Well Casings – STG 36, Process Industry—Materials Performance in Chemicals – STG 37, Process Industry—High Temperature – STG 38, Process Industry—Pulp, Paper, and Biomass Conversion – STG 39, Process Industries—Materials Applications and Experiences – STG 40, Military and Aerospace Systems and Facilities – STG 41, Electric Utility Generation, Transmission, and Distribution – STG 43, Transportation, Land – STG 44, Marine Corrosion: Ships and Structures – STG 45, Pollution Control, Waste Incineration, and Process Waste – STG 60, Corrosion Mechanisms – STG 61, Inhibition—Corrosion and Scaling – STG 62, Corrosion Monitoring and Measurement—Science and Engineering Applications

Participant

The members of an STG are the voting pool for draft publications and standards

By joining a STG, you will have the opportunity to vote and comment on all new documents proposed by the technical committees that are part of the STG.

STG membership is open to all NACE members; just click on the “Join This Committee” button (requires NACE login)

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Participant

Or you can go to the STG registration page and join any STG with just one click

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Participant

Other ways of participating include attending the annual conference– CORROSION 2015 is March 8-12, 2015, in Dallas, Texas, USA,

or attending Corrosion Technology Week (CTW) – CTW/2014 is September 21-25, 2014, in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

Committee meetings of all kinds are open to conference attendees, and there are many symposia, technical information exchanges, and other activities

Following the conferences, you can download conference papers, minutes, and drafts of publications from the NACE Web site

Active Participant

To become an active participant, join a technical committee or author a symposium paper

Committee members work on developing publications or sponsoring technical exchanges and symposia

Authors of technical papers will have their paper published by NACE, and present the results of their papers during the technical symposia at CORROSION, NACE’s annual conference

Each symposium needs reviewers to review the content of technical papers and presentations, and ensure that they meet NACE style requirements

Leader

There are opportunities for leadership at many levels in technical committees Task groups, technology exchange groups, and symposia each have a chair

and vice chair responsible for ensuring the committees follow the established NACE guidelines

STGs manage and guide the technical committees that fall within their topic or industry, and each STG has a chair and a vice chair

The five Technology Management Groups that oversee all of the STGs have a number of positions– Technology Coordinator and Associate Technology Coordinator– Program Coordinator and Associate Program Coordinator

The Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) oversees the TMGs The Technical and Research Activities Committee (TRAC) oversees TCC The NACE Board of Directors oversees TRAC

Technical Committee Organization

NACE-Led US TAGs to ISO

Technical Committee Membership

Task Group (TG) Technology Exchange Group (TEG)

Task Group (TG) Technology Exchange Group (TEG)

Task Group (TG)

Specific Technology Group (STG)

Specific Technology Group (STG)

Specific Technology Group (STG)

Specific Technology Group (STG)

Specific Technology Group (STG)

TCC Administrative Committees

Technology Management Group (TMG)

Technical Coordination Committee (TCC)

Research Committee

Technical and Research Activities Committee (TRAC)

NACE International Board of Directors

Standards must be reviewed every 5 years. Cycle starts over again with “revision” replacing “idea for standard.”

Revision: follow

steps in the cycle.

STANDARD DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

New Technical Committees

TG 499 - Corrosion Management Guide for Nuclear Plants TEG 500X - Elastomers and Composites TEG 501X - Accelerated Testing of Nonmetallic Materials TEG 503X - Practical Applications of Water Treatment in Industrial and Commercial

Systems TG 504 - Inspection Methods for Corrosion Evaluation of Prestressed Concrete Structures TG 505 - Review and Revise as Necessary NACE SP0492-2006 TG 506 - Review and Revise or Reaffirm as Necessary NACE SP0181-2006 TG 507 - Review and Revise as Necessary SP0188-2006 TG 508 - Review and Revise as Necessary SP0490-2007 TEG 509X - Materials Selection and Corrosion Control in the Mineral Processing

Industries TG 510 - Joint API/NACE Advisory Committee—API 751 Safe Operation of HF Alkylation

Units—Corrosion and Materials Sections

Most Popular NACE Standards

Pipelines– SP0169 (formerly RP0169), Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged

Metallic Piping Systems– SP0286 (formerly RP0286), Electrical Isolation of Cathodically Protected Pipelines

– MR0175/ISO 15156, Petroleum and natural gas industries--Materials for use in H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production

– SP0502 (formerly RP0502), Pipeline External Corrosion Direct Assessment Methodology– SP0106, Control of Internal Corrosion in Steel Pipelines and Piping Systems– SP0177 (formerly RP0177), Mitigation of Alternating Current and Lightning Effects on

Metallic Structures and Corrosion Control Systems– SP0207, Performing Close-Interval Potential Surveys and DC Surface Potential Gradient

Surveys on Buried or Submerged Metallic Pipelines– TM0497, Measurement Techniques Related to Criteria for Cathodic Protection on

Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems– SP0102 (formerly RP0102), In-Line Inspection of Pipelines

Most Popular Standards

Tanks– RP0193, External Cathodic Protection of On-Grade Carbon Steel Storage Tank

Bottoms– SP0285 (formerly RP0285), Corrosion Control of Underground Storage Tank

Systems by Cathodic Protection– TM0101, Measurement Techniques Related to Criteria for Cathodic Protection on

Underground or Submerged Metallic Tank Systems Cathodic Protection

– RP0104, The Use of Coupons for Cathodic Protection Monitoring Applications Refining

– MR0103, Materials Resistant to Sulfide Stress Cracking in Corrosive Petroleum Refining Environments

– SP0198 (formerly RP0198), The Control of Corrosion Under Thermal Insulation and Fireproofing Materials--A Systems Approach

Most Popular Standards

Coatings– SP0188 (formerly RP0188), Discontinuity (Holiday) Testing of New Protective

Coatings on Conductive Substrates– SP0178 (formerly RP0178), Design, Fabrication and Surface Finish Practices for

Tanks and Vessels to Be Lined for Immersion Service– RP0274, High-Voltage Electrical Inspection of Pipeline Coatings

Surface Preparation Standards– NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5, White Metal Blast Cleaning– NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10, Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning– NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6, Commercial Blast Cleaning– NACE No. 4/SSPC-SP 7, Brush-Off Blast Cleaning– NACE No. 6/SSPC-SP 13, Surface Preparation of Concrete– NACE No. 8/SSPC-SP 14, Industrial Blast Cleaning

Additional Resources

NACE committees Web page Forms and Manuals online

– TCC Directory– Technical Committees Operating Manual– Technical Committee Publications Manual– NACE Technical Committee Officer Training– Parliamentary Procedures (booklet available from

Headquarters)– New Officer Handbook

NACE Technical Activities <tcc@nace.org> Ann Miller, +1 281-228-6264

QUESTIONS?

Technical Committees 101

CORROSION 2014 - San Antonio, Texas

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About the AuthorDrew Hevle is the Manager of Corrosion for natural gas pipelines for Kinder Morgan based in Houston, Texas. He is a NACE Corrosion Specialist and Certified Coating Inspector. He is vice chair of TCC (Technical Coordination Committee). His hobbies are corrosion control and cathodic protection.