Patent ID: 8423319

Claim:
A method of isolating an event in a facility, wherein the facility includes a piping system having at least one pipeband extending across a portion of the facility, wherein each pipeband contains at least one piping line, wherein each piping line containing piping through which a substance flows therethough and at least one piping device, wherein the facility includes at least one facility unit and at least one land based identifier, comprising: identifying the occurrence of an event; identifying the location of the event in the facility including identifying at least one of the pipeband, the piping line, the facility unit and the land based identifier at the location of the event; performing a search of a searchable electronic database to identify each of the pipebands and facility units impacted by the occurrence of the event, wherein the searchable electronic database containing at least one representation of the facility containing the location of each pipeband, each facility unit and each land based identifier, at least one representation of each piping line, and at least one cut sheet for each of the at least one pipeband, wherein each cut sheet illustrating the at least one piping line extending through the pipeband at the particular location of the cut sheet in the facility and the location of the piping line with respect to other piping lines within the pipeband at the particular location of the cut sheet, wherein each representation of a piping line is electronically linked to the each cut sheet in which such piping line appears, wherein each cut sheet is electronically linked to each representation of a piping line within the pipeband at the particular location of the cut sheet, wherein performing a search of the searchable electronic database includes searching at least one of the at least one representation of the facility, the at least one representation of each piping line, and the at least one cut sheet for each of the at least one pipeband based upon the identification of at least one of the pipeband, piping line, a facility unit and a land based identifier at the location of the event to identify each of the pipebands and facility units impacted by the event; and identifying measures to isolate the event based upon each of the identified pipebands and facility units.