Systematic approach to the monitoring of corrosion and protection of metal structures

We analyze the problems of updating of the standard specifications concerning the guaranteed service life of objects operating under the action of corrosive media and study the scientific, organization, and engineering foundations of the measures used to prevent emergency situations in the operation of industrial objects presented in the concept of the State Program of Technological Safety in the Main Branches of Industry developed on the basis of the experimental results obtained at the scientific institutions of the Donetsk and Western Scientific Centers of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science. Examples of corrosion damage which may lead to failures of steel structures and equipment are presented. The main stages of development of the State Program, including the international and national standards and specific requirements to the structure of technological safety, are proposed.