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of PROGRESSIVE PIGGING
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EPRS does not reduce the probability of failure,
it reduces the consequence of failure.
PIPELINE RETURNED TO SERVICE
(downtime substantially shortened with EPRS model)
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
(Emergency Pipeline Repair System) EPRS
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BENEFITS OF EPRS
Not unlike buying builder’s risk insurance for a new
pipeline, EPRS anticipates the gamut of potential
risk exposures and provides appropriate coverage.
This means providing mitigation, repair, and
restoration in the shortest time possible. Although adopting the EPRS model
is a considerable undertaking, given that it involves anticipating a multitude of
future events, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
EXTENDED DOWNTIME
MINIMUM
DOWNTIME
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MAKESAFE
MAKESAFE