HOIS JIP for good practice to improve the effectiveness of in-service non-destructive testing in the energy industry
HOIS is a joint industry project (JIP) which has been running for more than forty years. The project is managed by ESR Technology and has more than thirty five project partners comprising:
- Energy producers (operators).
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) service companies.
- NDT equipment vendors.
- A regulatory authority (UK HSE)
- The Net Zero Technology Centre.
The HOIS vision is to be the best forum for the energy industry to improve the effectiveness of in-service non-destructive testing:
- More reliable in-service inspection – better detection of in-service degradation.
- More accurate measurements of remaining wall thickness.
- Providing asset owners with improved information on asset condition.
- Reducing leaks and near misses.
HOIS achieves these objectives by:
- Developing best practice documents for specific inspection applications including HOIS Recommended Practices, international standards. These can directly feed in to NDT service company inspection procedures.
- Improved information on performance of current inspection techniques by means of rigorously controlled blind trials.
- Being the leading industry forum for latest developments – highlighting what is new and what works.
- Development of novel inspection techniques for specialised applications.