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API 11ER : 2009
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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR GUARDING OF PUMPING UNITS
Hardcopy , PDF
16-02-2021
English
01-01-2015
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope
2 Types of Guarding to be Used on Pumping Unit
2.1 General
2.2 Enclosures and Guardrails
2.3 Location
3 Items to be Guarded
3.1 General
3.2 Sheaves and Belts
3.3 Cranks, Counterweights, and Air Counterbalance
Tanks
3.4 Flywheels
3.5 Horsehead and Carrier Bar
4 Requirements for Guarding
4.1 General
4.2 Enclosures
4.3 Guardrails
4.4 Guarding by Location
5 Equivalent Safety
6 Caution Signs and Color Coding
6.1 General
6.2 Signs
6.3 Color Coding
7 Pumping Unit Brake
7.1 Accessibility
7.2 Brake Use
7.3 Securing
8 Ladders and Platforms
8.1 General
8.2 Design Requirements
8.3 Cages
8.4 Landing Platforms
Annex A (informative) - Examples of Guarding Equipment
Bibliography
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