Abstract: Equipment in the petrochemical industry is usually operated under high temperature and high pressure conditions, and most of its media are flammable, explosive, toxic and corrosive, etc., and it is prone to malfunctions or accidents during operation, which may result in serious hazards.Although the failure rate can be reduced to a certain extent by strengthening the equipment management during operation, it cannot guarantee the intrinsic safety of the equipment. Starting from the design selection, procurement, manufacture and installation of equipment during the construction period, this paper elaborates on the necessity and importance of strengthening equipment management and proposes specific measures. This can provide reference for improving equipment reliability and reducing the occurrence of equipment failures.

Key words: petrochemical projects, construction period, equipment management, intrinsic safety of equipment, reliability