• API 2610 : 2005 : R2010

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  22-10-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2010

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    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

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    Covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, and maintenance of petroleum terminal and facilities associated with marketing, refining, pipeline, other similar activities.

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    Development Note Also available in SPANISH edition, see API 2610 SPANISH. (04/2018)
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Reconfirmed 2010
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    AISC 335 : 89 SUPP 1 1999 SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS - ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN, PLASTIC DESIGN
    API 4716 : 2002 BURIED PRESSURIZED PIPING SYSTEMS LEAK DETECTION GUIDE
    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
    API RP 2026 : 2017 SAFE ACCESS/EGRESS INVOLVING FLOATING ROOFS OF STORAGE TANKS IN PETROLEUM SERVICE
    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
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