API 2009 : 2002
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SAFE WELDING, CUTTING, AND HOT WORK PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
Hardcopy , PDF
08-04-2020
English
01-01-2007
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope
1.3 Retroactivity
1.4 Concept of Hazard vs Risk
1.5 General Hot Work Process
2 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
3 DEFINITIONS
4 JOB ANALYSIS
4.1 Job Analysis
4.2 Review by Qualified Persons
5 HAZARD EVALUATION AND RISK REDUCTION
5.1 General
5.2 Physical Hazards
5.3 Potential Acute Health Hazards and Risk Reduction
5.4 Potential Chronic Health Hazards and Risk Reduction
5.5 Flammable Liquids, Vapors, Solids, or Dusts
5.6 Combustible Materials
5.7 Ignition Sources
5.8 Water
5.9 Wind
5.10 Equipment with Liners, Blisters, or Patch Plates
5.11 Electrical Hazards to Personnel
5.12 Noise
6 IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFEGUARDS
6.1 General Concepts of Safeguards and Risk Reduction
6.2 Equipment Purging and Ventilation
6.3 Protection of Personnel
6.4 Safeguards Against Ignition Hazards
6.5 Fire Watch Personnel
7 TESTING FOR HAZARDS
7.1 Flammability Testing
7.2 Oxygen Testing
7.3 Monitoring for Toxic Substances
7.4 Frequency of Monitoring the Atmosphere
8 HOT WORK PERMITS
8.1 General
8.2 Permit Requirements
8.3 Issuing and Closing-out the Permit
8.4 Interrupted Work
8.5 Extending the Permit
9 HOT WORK IN CONFINED SPACES
9.1 Confined Space Entry
9.2 Oxygen Content in Confined Spaces
9.3 Flammable Vapor Concentration
9.4 Confined Space Ventilation
9.5 Frequency of Monitoring in Confined Spaces
9.6 Pyrophoric Iron Precautions
10 WORK INSIDE VESSELS, EXCHANGERS, AND TANKS
10.1 Preparations
10.2 Maintaining a Safe Work Environment
10.3 Inspection of Internals
11 WORK ON THE EXTERIOR OF VESSELS, EXCHANGERS,
AND TANKS NOT IN SERVICE
12 WORK ON EQUIPMENT IN SERVICE
12.1 Decision Process for Work on Equipment in Service
12.2 Hot Work With Hydrocarbons Present
12.3 Work on the Exterior of Atmospheric Pressure In-service
Vessels
12.4 Hot Work on Equipment under Vacuum
12.5 Leak Repair
13 WORK IN BUILDINGS AND PITS
14 WORK ON PIPING
14.1 General Considerations for Work on Piping
14.2 Piping Isolation
14.3 Venting of Piping
14.4 Piping Contamination and Coating
14.5 Hot Tapping
APPENDIX A - BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX B - INERTING VESSELS
Gives guidelines for safely conducting welding, cutting or other hot work activities in refineries, gas plants, petrochemical plants and other facilities in the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
36
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ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2002
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PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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Status |
Superseded
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SupersededBy |
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API STD 12R1:2020+ADDENDUM 1:2021 | Installation, Operation, Maintenance, Inspection, and Repair of Tanks in Production Service |
API STD 1104:2013 | WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES |
AWS AWN : 1979 | ARC WELDING AND CUTTING NOISE |
NFPA 325 : 1994 | FIRE HAZARD PROPERTIES OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, GASES, AND VOLATILE SOLIDS |
AWS F2.2 : 2001 | LENS SHADE SELECTOR |
AWS F1.3 : 1999 | A SAMPLING STRATEGY GUIDE FOR EVALUATING CONTAMINANTS IN THE WELDING ENVIRONMENT |
API 653 : 2014 | TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION |
API 2016 : 2001 | GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING AND CLEANING PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
API 510 : 2014 | PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION |
API 2003 : 2015 | PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS |
AWS CAWF : 1983 | CHARACTERIZATION OF ARC WELDING FUMES |
NFPA 326 : 2015 | SAFEGUARDING OF TANKS AND CONTAINERS FOR ENTRY, CLEANING, OR REPAIR |
AWS FSW : 1992 | FIRE SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING |
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NFPA 70 : 2017 | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
ASTM F 1506 : 2017-11 | PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION FOR FLAME RESISTANT AND ELECTRIC ARC RATED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WORN BY WORKERS EXPOSED TO FLAMES AND ELECTRIC ARCS |
API 582 : 2016 | WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES |
API 2015 : 2014 | REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
NFPA 30 : 2018 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
API 1107 : 1991 | PIPELINE MAINTENANCE WELDING PRACTICES |
API RP 2207 : 2017 | PREPARING TANK BOTTOMS FOR HOT WORK |
API 570 : 2016 | PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS |
AWS SP : 1988 | SAFE PRACTICES |
ANSI Z49.1 : 2012 | SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES |
AWS F4.1 : 2007 | SAFE PRACTICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONTAINERS AND PIPING FOR WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES |
ASTM F 1959/F1959M : 2014-05 | TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ARC RATING OF MATERIALS FOR CLOTHING |
ANSI/ASSE Z244.1 : 2016 | THE CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY LOCKOUT, TAGOUT AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS |
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