With Particular Emphasis On Maintaining Existing Plant And
Infrastructure As Well As Preventative Action For New Plants

Intensive & Hands on approach on
• Corrosion Theory & Identification
• Methods of Corrosion Control
• Material Selection & Corrosion Design
• Protective Coatings
• Types of Cathodic Protection

PLUS! Practical demonstration & Case studies

Conducted by Leading Regional Expert
Past National President of the Australasian Corrosion Association

Dear Participants,

Corrosion is a thief and each day it steals from the fabric of infrastructure that society needs to function.  Corrosion consumes important physical assets, creating a loss of dependability, reliability and increased operating costs.

It is estimated that the costs of preventable corrosion to society is in the order of 3 to 4% of most industrialized country’s GDP.  This is a huge cost to any economy.
The whole science of corrosion, engineering and control is unfortunately often ignored, sometimes with disastrous consequences.  Many engineers now actively engaged in corrosion-related problem solving have little training in corrosion due to lack of availability or interest during their formal education.

However corrosion can be controlled and this course is designed to give you a  hands on approach to corrosion control with specific emphasis on refurbishment and maintenance of existing infrastructure and effective protection for new structures. 

Topics such as material selection, cathodic protection, protective coatings, corrosion monitoring and designing to minimise corrosion are examined and discussed in this two day program.

The program will incorporate reference to, and use of, a series of ISO Standards, NACE recommended practice standards and the SSPC references.

I look forward to sharing my experience in this industry with you. 

Mark Weston
Senior Corrosion Engineer and Technical Director

AFTER ATTENDING PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE FOLLOWING ...
• Have sound working knowledge of corrosion issues
• Be able to identify various types of corrosion
• Be able to identify the causes and driving factors of corrosion
• Be able to determine the most practical method of mitigating corrosion
• Be able to develop work procedures for corrosion control
• Be able to identify and recommend alternatives in structural design to minimize corrosion
• Have a good working knowledge of cathodic protection
• Have a good appreciation of material selection as a method of corrosion control
• Have a good working knowledge of protective coatings for corrosion control
• Be able to monitor the effectiveness of the corrosion control process

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT ie IMPACT ON THE COMPANY
• Understand the cost burden of corrosion to industry
• Have an understanding of the environmental impact of corrosion control procedures
• Have an understanding of the environmental and social impact of un-controlled corrosion

PERSONAL IMPACT ie IMPACT ON THE DELEGATE
• Increased awareness of corrosion engineering
• Increased awareness of the social and economic effects of corrosion
• Tools to develop skills in corrosion control
• Tools to develop skills in corrosion monitoring
• Increase in knowledge base and pointers to further research

WHO SHOULD ATTEND 
• Chief / Project / Consulting / Plant / Service / Maintenance Engineers
• Meta Inspection Officers • Asset / Pipeline Integrity Managers • Risk Managers
• Pipeline Designers • Technical Directors in the process industry - oil, gas, petrochemical, refinery, construction of pipelines, storage tanks, pumps, pressure vessels, coatings • Companies supplying corrosion-resistant alloys / materials
• Technical Suppliers of Protective Coatings

LEARN FROM THE BEST

Mark Weston is the past National President of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) and sits on a number of protective coatings and corrosion related committees in Australia. He is a board member of the Protective Coatings Certification Program (PCPP).

Mark is a certified Corrosion Technologist and hold coating inspection certificates from both the ACA and the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, USA (NACE) and is a trainer for both NACE and the ACA.

He has written and developed a number of corrosion, protective coating and cathodic protection courses that have been presented in a number of countries including the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and various countries in South East Asia.

Mark has written many well published papers in corrosion magazines including “Corrosion Australia”, “Journal of Mining” and “Rust” and has presented at international conferences.

His clients range from port authories, water, oil & gas industries including notable clients such as Esso Australia, Western Mining Corporation, Shell, Mobil, Origin Energy, Woodside Petroleum etc.

With all these clients, Mark was personally involved with the design of corrosion mitigation systems, installation of cathodic protection systems, conduct of major asset and detailed plant condition survey, monitoring of coating application and advice on coating selection for both onshore and offshore structures including underground storage tanks and pipelines.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded upon successful completion of each course. This serves as evidence of your personal and professional commitment to you career.

COURSE TIMING
Registration: 8.30 am, Course Begins: 9.00 am, Morning Coffee: 10.30 am,
Lunch: 12.30 pm to 1.45 pm, Tea Break: 3:30 pm, Course Ends: 5.00 pm