Hydrotest contains potential safety hazards. You have to be careful. Hydrotest safety checklist is a safety guide. You must use it to prevent accident during hydrotest. Get 20 tips for safe hydrotest.

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20 Simple tips on how to carry out20 Simple tips on how to carry out hydrotesthydrotest safelysafely

2. Why hydrotest is
HAZARDOUS?

3. 1.5 TIMES
design pressure
Hydrotest involves
HIGH PRESSURE.

4. Hydrotest could
INJURE PEOPLE
and
DAMAGE PROVERTY

5. So be careful.
Always follow
SAFETY STANDARD
and
BEST PRACTICES
for hydrotest

6. LEARNING
how to carry out
hydrotest
SAFELY
is very important

7. Here are the tips...

8. Only TRAINED and
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
can take responsibility for
the test
11

9. Ensure test condition with
the DESIGN
intents
22

10. All fill piping, hose and
temporary closures should
have higher STRENGTH
than the test pressure
33

11. All piping, valves and fittings
tested should of known
SPECIFICATION
44

12. NEVER USE susceptible to
brittle or stress corrosion
cracking materials
55

13. All re-used materials have to
be INSPECTED before used.
66

14. SUPPORT of piping and
equipment exposed to the
hydrotest should have
proper STRENGTH.
77

15. Pressure-relief device is
required to avoid
OVER PRESSURE.
88

16. Make sure no AIR trapped in
the tested pipe or
equipment. It is very
DANGEROUS.
99

17. Only
AUTHORIZED PERSONNELS
are allowed to be
at the test area.
1010

18. Hydrotest area has to be
restricted with
SAFETY LINE and protected
BARRIER.
1111

19. Use WARNING SIGNS to
warn people about the
hydrotest.
1212

20. WEAR appropriate PPE for
the hydrotest.
1313

21. Use CALIBRATED pressure
gauge for the test. It must
be able to cover 1.5 to 2
times pressure test.
1414

22. Get SAFETY WORK PERMIT
prior to hydrotest.
1515

23. COMMUNICATE the test
planning prior to execution.
1616

24. STOP the work if unsafe or
potential hazardous
condition found during the
test.
1717

25. Never STAND in the front of
pressure gauge during the
test.
1818

26. Enough LIGHTING is
available for the hydrotest.
1919

27. After hydrotest finished,
RELIEF PRESSURE first prior
to draining water.
2020

28. It is very essential to know
how to select proper
pressure gauge
for hydrotest, get the guide
here.
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