ACA Updates

Coatings & Applicators Technical Group | Call for Committee Members

Committee | Applicators Technical Group APPLY NOW In 2015 Contractors made up 30% of the Australasian Corrosion Associations (ACA) membership. The ACA wants to keep engaged with this membership sector and aims to form a committee of interested participants to advance the interests of Contractors and applicators. Nominations are particularly encouraged from contractors and applicators, including; Building & concrete...

3rd September 2017

Education & Training Committee Expression of Interest

The ACA is seeking expressions of interest from members to join the ACA Education & Training Committee. The Education & Training Committee (E&TC) is responsible for ensuring that the ACA provides education and training that delivers the professional development needed by ACA members. The duties of the Committee include, but not limited to: • Ensuring...

3rd September 2017

BRIAN CHERRY ROUNDUP |ACA INTERNATIONAL CONCRETE SYMPOSIUM

The recent ACA International Concrete Symposium in Melbourne named in honour of ACA life member Brian Cherry was well attended with over 100 delegates.

3rd August 2017

AS 2885 Part 6 Public Comment Now Open

The new Standard on pipeline safety management (AS 2885.6) has been released for public comment. It will be important to everyone in the industry who is involved in safety management studies, whether for design or operation. Please download the draft document and provide your feedback before the closing date of 13 September. The basic safety...

21st July 2017

ASI Documents for improved steel-work compliance.

Over the last few years, ASI has invested heavily in the groundwork necessary to offer a range of solutions for improved steelwork compliance to industry. A number of these solutions are relevant to ACA members, including: The new AS/NZS 5131 ‘Structural steelwork – Fabrication and erection’. This new Standard was published in December 2016 and...

2nd July 2017

May 2017 Board Meeting Summary

An ACA Board meeting was held on Saturday 27 May 2017 in Sydney. Below is a meeting summary from Chair Dean Wall The AGM was conducted in Sydney on 25 May within 5 months from the conclusion of the ACA financial year (as per the South Australian Incorporations Act) and our 2016 annual report has now...

8th June 2017

Video: Advances in Lining Technologies | Matthew O’Keeffe

To view the rest of this video and many more ACA presentations, please log in to your membership portal. Topic Advances in Lining Technologies for Land Based Steel Storage Tanks Presented By Matthew O’Keeffe; International Paints Event Corrosion in Non-Conventional Oil & Gas Technical Event | 23 May 2017| Brisbane

4th June 2017

Video: Ensuring Success with Metal Spray Coatings | Matthew Vercoe

To view the rest of this video and many more ACA presentations, please log in to your membership portal. Topic Ensuring Success with Metal Spray Coatings Presented By Matthew Vercoe; Metal Spray Suppliers Event Protecting New Zealand Infrastructure | 11 May 2017 | Auckland

4th June 2017

Member Discounts

In addition to receiving discounted fees to ACA training, annual conference and events, ACA members can access: A 25% discount on NACE International publications. NACE International publishes magazines, a technical journal, targeted newsletters, compilations, and books in print and digitally covering all aspects of corrosion prevention and control. For more information, please visit www.nace.org/publications. ACA...

23rd May 2017

ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 5

To ensure that there is no danger of a pipeline rupturing, most countries require regular inspections of any company operating both onshore and offshore fields and they must be able to certify compliance. One method of monitoring a pipeline’s CP system in the case of offshore pipelines is called Electrode Field Gradient (EFG) measurement where...

28th February 2017

ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 4

Another aspect that makes the interface difficult is that the crossing is often through an environmentally sensitive area. For example, on Australia’s North West coast, the shore crossing for one offshore field is on Barrow Island, where there are strictly enforced quarantine restrictions. The requirement to strip down all equipment and vehicles for cleaning prior...

28th February 2017

ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 3

One corrosion control method used on pipelines is cathodic protection (CP). This is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell. A simple method of protection connects the metal to be protected to a more easily corroded “sacrificial metal” to act as the...

28th February 2017

ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 2

“Historically, pipelines were designed for 20 to 25 years, following which time they underwent a ‘life extension’,” he said. “These days the design life is set at 50 years for some projects.” DWA has pioneered many new methods for offshore cathodic protection life extension over the years and has learned many lessons. The ACA works...

28th February 2017

Welcome to our new Members

The ACA is proud to add the following members into our community. Want to be on this list? Join Us Benjamin Brown – NSW Konstantin Yem – VIC Eamon Laheen – VIC Paul Conza – Ozaquatech; QLD Robert Callant – VIC Kade Walsh – WA Osvaldo Vallati – NSW

18th February 2017

EUROCORR Young Scientist Grant

We are pleased to remind you about the EUROCORR Young Scientist Grant, which was awarded for the first time at the EUROCORR 2016 in Montpellier. The EUROCORR Young Scientist Grant is founded and presented by the EFC. Its objective is to stimulate interaction and collaboration within the international corrosion community, by providing financial support to junior...

17th February 2017

Coatings & Applicators Technical Group | Call for Committee Members

Education & Training Committee Expression of Interest

BRIAN CHERRY ROUNDUP |ACA INTERNATIONAL CONCRETE SYMPOSIUM

AS 2885 Part 6 Public Comment Now Open

ASI Documents for improved steel-work compliance.

May 2017 Board Meeting Summary

Video: Advances in Lining Technologies | Matthew O’Keeffe

Video: Ensuring Success with Metal Spray Coatings | Matthew Vercoe

Member Discounts

ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 5

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ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 2

Welcome to our new Members

EUROCORR Young Scientist Grant

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