Piping Design Checklist

How to Use
This comprehensive piping checklist is an overview of the documents that must be completed throughout a piping design
project. During the piping design phase, you can use this as a documentation checklist. A piping designer will use your answers
to eliminate gaps in your information and give you areas to research and discuss.

General Project Information

General description of project (name, schedule, budget):

Condition of project site:

Project design basis, and applicable codes, standards, and statutory regulations:

Drainage plan/requirements:

Fire protection plan and safety requirements:

Process Operating Parameters Piping Design Information

Process description Design requirements
Process (PFD) and Utility Flow Diagram (UFD) Preliminary plot diagram
Process and Utility P&ID Diagram Preliminary equipment layouts
Utility Distribution Diagram (UDD) Piping material specification
Minimum equipment elevation summary
Piping design documentation
Equipment process datasheet
Process critical line list Process hookup requirements
Hazardous area classification drawings Stress analysis/support design guidelines/standards
Line list with process conditions 3D design criteria

Equipment Information/Data Sheets Other Design Documents

Equipment engineering data sheet including: Custom piping design standards
Operating and design conditions Project design basis
Dimensional data Data required by line list
Support type Industry standards/codes (GMP, 3A, Food grade, etc.)
All major nozzles located and elevation/ projection NDA (if required)
Maintenance requirements Other safety documentation (seismic, wind, snow
Insulation thickness loads, clear span etc.)
Package equipment vendor scope of work Any electrical requirements
Acceptable equipment external nozzle loads
 Piping Design Checklist
Process and Utility PIDs Quality Checklist
Legend sheet with information on: line numbering system, valve identification, instrument numbering,
process specific requirements, instrument hook up requirements, etc.
Every line is numbered and includes (at minimum): size of pipe, fluid code, line sequence number, piping
materials specification, insulation/ painting/ heat tracing/ jacketing requirement, area number, if any.
All valves and instruments are identified with a symbol or number and location criteria
All instruments are numbered correctly
Nozzles are numbered or list tie-ins (or both)
Specific requirements are listed: such as slope, spool, specification break, line routing criteria, gravity
drain, barometric leg requirement
Continuation to other P&ID’s properly marked
Any critical notes are included
Minimum equipment elevation requirements
Basic equipment requirements including insulation requirements
Basic HVAC requirements such as vents and drains listed
Utility requirements

Preliminary Plot Plan & Equipment Layout Checklist

Includes the following aspects:
Functional and process flow
Man and material movement flow
Local statutory requirements
Space management plan
Hazardous area, Emission, Venting, Flaring, etc.
Equipment Layout Diagram only:
Access, operation, and maintenance plan
Peer reviewed for safety