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Corrosion Management

Programmatic corrosion management combining baseline assessment, ongoing inspection cadence, corrosion-rate monitoring and targeted protective treatments to extend asset service life.

Overview

Corrosion is the largest preventable cost in Australian heavy industry. The Australasian Corrosion Association estimates the national bill at $24-32 billion every year, with around $8 billion of that considered preventable through disciplined corrosion management. The single biggest factor in capturing that saving is moving from reactive repair to a structured programme.

QMS Corrosion Management is exactly that programme. We work with asset owners to establish a baseline, set the right inspection cadence, monitor corrosion rates with calibrated NDT, identify trending degradation before it becomes failure, and intervene with the smallest, lowest-cost treatment that will preserve service life. Where remediation is required, our in-house blast, paint and Cerakote teams execute the work without handing the asset off to a separate contractor.

The result is fewer unplanned outages, deferred capex, fewer regulatory excursions and a defensible audit trail for insurers, regulators and class societies.

Programmatic, not reactive

A managed corrosion programme tailored to your asset register

We build the inspection plan, run it on a calibrated cadence, capture the data into a single condition register, and only escalate to remediation when a trigger is hit - keeping you ahead of the corrosion curve, not chasing it.

Corrosion Management solution delivery

How a QMS corrosion programme runs

1

Asset register and risk ranking

We build (or import) the asset register, risk-rank items by consequence-of-failure and exposure environment, and assign each item to the right inspection technique and frequency.

2

Baseline condition survey

Full visual + ultrasonic thickness baseline of every in-scope asset, recording wall thickness, coating condition, environment, accessibility and any active corrosion mechanism.

3

Corrosion-rate monitoring

Repeat thickness measurement at the cadence the risk ranking demands, tracking corrosion rate (mm/year) per CML so trends are visible long before remaining-life thresholds are breached.

4

Coating condition surveys

NACE-trained inspectors assess existing coating systems, document breakdown mechanisms (chalking, blistering, undercutting, coating loss) and forecast the recoat window per asset.

5

Targeted remediation

When a trigger is hit, we deploy the right intervention - localised blast and patch, full-strip and recoat, weld build-up, composite reinforcement, or asset retirement - sized to the actual finding rather than a blanket replacement.

6

Reporting, trending and audit pack

A consolidated condition register with dashboards, trend charts and a regulator-ready audit pack covering NATA-accredited NDT records, coating certificates, repair traceability and outstanding actions.

What is included in the programme

check_circle NATA-accredited NDT (UT thickness, PAUT, MPI, PT, RT) at every inspection cycle
check_circle Corrosion-rate trending per condition monitoring location (CML)
check_circle NACE-trained coating condition surveys with photographic evidence
check_circle Single condition register - no spreadsheet sprawl across contractors
check_circle Risk-based inspection planning aligned with API 510 / 570 / 580 principles
check_circle In-house remediation: blast, paint, Cerakote, weld repair and PMI verification
check_circle Regulator- and insurer-ready audit pack at every cycle
check_circle Mobilised across all six QMS bases plus client-site deployment

Asset classes we manage

arrow_right Pressure vessels and tanks
arrow_right Above-ground piping (AGI) and pipelines
arrow_right Structural steel and bridges
arrow_right Wharves and marine structures
arrow_right Mining plant and process equipment
arrow_right Stacks, vents and flare structures
arrow_right Power generation and balance-of-plant
arrow_right Storage tank floors and shells
arrow_right Offshore and onshore oil & gas equipment

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