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  • API 99 : 2014

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    FLASH FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

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    Withdrawn date:  03-02-2024

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    Published date:  01-04-2014

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
    3 Flash Fire
    4 Hazard Evaluation
    5 Risk Assessment Methods
    6 Mitigation
    7 General FRC Guidelines
    Annex A (informative) - Examples of API 500 Illustrations
    Annex B (informative) - Bowtie Model
    Annex C (informative) - Flash Fire Risk Assessment Coversheet
    Annex D (informative) - Flash Fire Risk Assessment Worksheet
    Annex E (informative) - Example Flash Fire Risk Assessment
            Coversheets and Worksheets
    Annex F (informative) - FRC Use Decision Tree
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives guidance for the upstream oil and gas industry on hazard identification and risk assessment exercises to assess and mitigate the risk of human injury caused by exposure to a flash fire.

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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Withdrawn

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    API 500 : 2012 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2
    ISO 11612:2015 Protective clothing — Clothing to protect against heat and flame — Minimum performance requirements
    NFPA 2113 : 2012 SELECTION, CARE, USE, AND MAINTENANCE OF FLAME-RESISTANT GARMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL AGAINST SHORT-DURATION THERMAL EXPOSURES FROM FIRE
    NFPA 704 : 2017 STANDARD SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HAZARDS OF MATERIALS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
    ISO 14116:2015 Protective clothing — Protection against flame — Limited flame spread materials, material assemblies and clothing
    ISO 11611:2015 Protective clothing for use in welding and allied processes
    NFPA 70E : 2018 ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
    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
    NFPA 2112 : 2018 FLAME-RESISTANT GARMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL AGAINST FLASH FIRE
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