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API 2610:2005
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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
Hardcopy , PDF
22-10-2018
English
01-01-2010
1 GENERAL
1.1 Scope and Purpose
1.2 Nonapplicability and Retroactivity
1.3 Governmental Requirements and Reviews
2 REFERENCES
2.1 Standards
2.2 Other References
3 DEFINITIONS
4 SITE SELECTION AND SPACING REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Overview
4.2 Site Selection
4.3 Spacing Requirements
5 POLLUTION PREVENTION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
5.1 Applicability
5.2 Waste Management Hierarchy
5.3 Pollution Prevention
5.4 Waste Management Practices
6 SAFE OPERATIONS OF TERMINALS & TANKS
6.1 General
6.2 Hazard Identification
6.3 Operating Procedures
6.4 Safe Work Practices
6.5 Emergency Response and Control Procedures
6.6 Management of Change
6.7 Training
6.8 Pre-Startup Safety and Operational Inspection
6.9 Incident Investigation
6.10 Contractor Safety
7 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
7.1 General
7.2 Fire Prevention
7.3 Fire Fighting Equipment
7.4 Fire Extinguishment and Control
7.5 Fire Protection Water Supplies
7.6 Fire Emergency Plan
7.7 Exposure Protection
7.8 Special Product Considerations
8 TANKS
8.1 Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks
8.2 Operations, Inspections, Maintenance, and Repair for
Aboveground Tanks
8.3 Fiberglass Aboveground Storage Tanks
8.4 Underground Tanks and Piping
8.5 Underground Storage Tank Vapor Emissions
9 DIKES AND BERMS
9.1 Overview
9.2 Dikes
9.3 Berms
10 PIPE, VALVES, PUMPS & PIPING SYSTEMS
10.1 General
10.2 Material Compatibility
10.3 Piping Systems
10.4 Piping Components
10.5 Pumps
10.6 Pipeline Integrity Assurance of Existing Piping Systems
10.7 Testing Following Construction
11 LOADING, UNLOADING AND PRODUCT TRANSFER FACILITIES
11.1 Scope
11.2 General Design
11.3 Truck Loading/Unloading
11.4 Rail Tank Car Loading and Unloading
11.5 Marine Loading/Unloading
11.6 Aviation Loading/Unloading
11.7 Vapor Control
11.8 Oxygenate Blending
11.9 Emergency Shutdown Systems and Procedures
11.10 Product Testing
11.11 Communication
11.12 Measurements
11.13 Valves, Lines, Loading Arms, and Hose Product
Identification
11.14 Release Prevention System in Loading/Unloading Areas
11.15 Maintenance/Testing
11.16 Auxiliary Systems
12 CORROSION CONTROL
12.1 Scope
12.2 Protective Coatings
12.3 Internal Tank Lining
12.4 Cathodic Protection
13 STRUCTURES, UTILITIES, AND YARD
13.1 Structures
13.2 Utilities
13.3 Yard
14 REMOVALS AND DECOMMISSIONING OF FACILITY
14.1 General
14.2 Site Control and Protection
14.3 Preparations
14.4 Execution
14.5 Site Assessment and Remediation
14.6 Closeout and Cleanup
Covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, and maintenance of petroleum terminal and facilities associated with marketing, refining, pipeline, other similar activities.
DevelopmentNote |
Also available in SPANISH edition, see API 2610 SPANISH. (04/2018)
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Standard
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68
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ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2005
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PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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Supersedes |
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CFR 33(PTS125-199) : JUL 2017 | NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
API 1529 : 1998 | AVIATION FUELING HOSE |
NFPA 22 : 2013 | WATER TANKS FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION |
CFR 40(PTS266-299) : JUL 2017 | PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
AWWA C153/A21.53 : 2011 | DUCTILE-IRON COMPACT FITTINGS |
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API 340 : 1997 | LIQUID RELEASE PREVENTION AND DETECTION MEASURES FOR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES |
API 575 : 2014 | INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS |
NFPA 25 : 2017 | INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
CFR 40(PTS300-399) : JUL 2017 | PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
NFPA 415 : 2016 | AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDINGS, FUELING RAMP DRAINAGE, AND LOADING WALKWAYS |
API PUBL 1638 : 1994 | WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PETROLEUM MARKETING FACILITIES |
NFPA 30A : 2018 | MOTOR FUEL DISPENSING FACILITIES AND REPAIR GARAGES |
CFR 40(PT52) : JUL 96 | PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
NFPA 780 : 2017 | INSTALLATION OF LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
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MSS SP 83 : 2014 | CLASS 3000 AND 6000 PIPE UNIONS, SOCKET WELDING AND THREADED (CARBON STEEL, ALLOY STEEL, STAINLESS STEELS, AND NICKEL ALLOYS) |
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NFPA 101 : 2018 | LIFE SAFETY CODE |
IES HB 9 : 2000 ERRATA 2006 | IESNA LIGHTING HANDBOOK |
API 2000 : 2014 | VENTING ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS |
ISA 84.00.01-1 : 2004 | FUNCTIONAL SAFETY: SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS FOR THE PROCESS INDUSTRY SECTOR - PART 1: FRAMEWORK, DEFINITIONS, SYSTEM, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS |
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API PUBL 334 : 1996 | A GUIDE TO LEAK DETECTION FOR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS |
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ASME B16.11 : 2016 | FORGED FITTINGS, SOCKET-WELDING AND THREADED |
API 307 : 1992 | AN ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC METHODS OF LEAK DETECTION IN ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS |
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API 620 : 2013 | DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS |
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ICC 1997 UNIFORM FIRE CODE - I : 1997 | UNIFORM FIRE CODE |
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NFPA 5000 : 2018 | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY CODE |
NFPA 17 : 2017 | DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS |
NFPA 69 : 2014 | EXPLOSION PREVENTION SYSTEMS |
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ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE : 2012 | INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE |
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NFPA 496 : 2017 | PURGED AND PRESSURIZED ENCLOSURES FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
CFR 49(PTS186-199) : 0 | TRANSPORTATION |
NFPA 76 : 2016 | FIRE PROTECTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES |
NFPA 403 : 2018 | AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES AT AIRPORTS |
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ASME B16.20 : 2012 | METALLIC GASKETS FOR PIPE FLANGES |
API 5L : 2012 | LINE PIPE |
API MPM CH19.2 : 2012 | MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 19.2: EVAPORATIVE LOSS FROM FLOATING-ROOF TANKS |
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API 1628 : 1996 | A GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM RELEASES |
API 1632 : 1996 | CATHODIC PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS AND PIPING SYSTEMS |
NFPA 24 : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND THEIR APPURTENANCES |
NFPA 15 : 2017 | WATER SPRAY FIXED SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION |
NFPA 10 : 2018 | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS |
API 2350 : 2012 | OVERFILL PROTECTION FOR STORAGE TANKS IN PETROLEUM FACILITIES |
ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE : 2012 | INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE |
API 1124 : 1991 | SHIP, BARGE AND TERMINAL HYDROCARBON VAPOR COLLECTION MANIFOLDS |
API 341 : 1998 | A SURVEY OF DIKED-AREA LINER USE AT ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES |
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API 1631 : 2001 | INTERIOR LINING AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS |
API 315 : 1993 | ASSESSMENT OF TANKFIELD DIKE LINING MATERIALS AND METHODS |
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NFPA 45 : 2015 | FIRE PROTECTION FOR LABORATORIES USING CHEMICALS |
NFPA 70 : 2017 | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
API RP 1627 : 1986 | STORAGE AND HANDLING OF GASOLINE-METHANOL/COSOLVENT BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND SERVICE STATIONS |
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CFR 29(PT1910.1000 TO END) : 0 | LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |
API PUBL 1629 : 1993 | GUIDE FOR ASSESSING AND REMEDIATING PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS IN SOILS |
AWWA C110/A21.10 : 2012 | DUCTILE-IRON AND GRAY-IRON FITTINGS |
NFPA 600 : 2015 | INDUSTRIAL FIRE BRIGADES |
ISA 84.00.01-3 : 2004 | FUNCTIONAL SAFETY: SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS FOR THE PROCESS INDUSTRY SECTOR - PART 3: GUIDANCE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE REQUIRED SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVELS - INFORMATIVE |
NFPA 1 : 2018 | FIRE CODE |
SSPC-SP 6 : 2015 | COMMERCIAL BLAST CLEANING |
API 2001 : 2012 | FIRE PROTECTION IN REFINERIES |
API 2015 : 2014 | REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
CFR 33(PTS1-124) : JUL 2017 | NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
NFPA 307 : 2016 | CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PROTECTION OF MARINE TERMINALS, PIERS, AND WHARVES |
API 610 : 2010 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS FOR PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES |
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NFPA 30 : 2018 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
NFPA 77 : 2014 | STATIC ELECTRICITY |
NFPA 111 : 2016 | STORED ELECTRICAL ENERGY EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS |
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API 570 : 2016 | PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS |
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API 650 : 2013 | WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE |
CFR 28(PTS 0-42) : JUL 2017 | JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE |
CFR 46(PTS1-40) : OCT 2017 | SHIPPING - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
SSPC-SP 5 : 2015 | WHITE METAL BLAST CLEANING |
NFPA 16 : 2015 | INSTALLATION OF FOAM-WATER SPRINKLER AND FOAM-WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS |
API RP 1004:2003 | BOTTOM LOADING AND VAPOR RECOVERY FOR MC-306 & DOT-406 TANK MOTOR VEHICLES |
ASME B16.47 : 2017 | LARGE DIAMETER STEEL FLANGES: NPS 26 THROUGH NPS 60 METRIC/INCH STANDARD |
API 2220 : 2011 | CONTRACTOR SAFETY PERFORMANCE PROCESS |
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API RP 2030 : 2014 | APPLICATION OF FIXED WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES |
ADM 1 : 2015 | ALUMINUM DESIGN MANUAL |
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API 1621 : 2010 | BULK LIQUID STOCK CONTROL AT RETAIL OUTLETS |
API 520-2 : 2015 | SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 2: INSTALLATION |
API 1626 : 2010 | STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS |
NFPA 20 : 2016 | INSTALLATION OF STATIONARY PUMPS FOR FIRE PROTECTION |
NFPA 407 : 2017 | AIRCRAFT FUEL SERVICING |
API 1615 : 2011 | INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS |
API 652 : 2014 | LININGS OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS |
SSPC-SP 7 : 2015 | BRUSH-OFF BLAST CLEANING |
NFPA 1081 : 2012 | FACILITY FIRE BRIGADE MEMBER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
NFPA 497 : 2017 | CLASSIFICATION OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, GASES, OR VAPORS AND OF HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN CHEMICAL PROCESS AREAS |
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