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  • API RP 500:2023

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    Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  08-06-2023

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide guidelines for classifying locations Class I, Division 1 and Class I, Division 2 at petroleum facilities for the selection and installation of electrical equipment.

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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note This standard is also refer as ISA 12.13.02, OSHA 29
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    ISO 8217:2010 Petroleum products Fuels (class F) Specifications of marine fuels
    API 2216 : 2003 : R2015 IGNITION RISK OF HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS AND VAPORS BY HOT SURFACES IN THE OPEN AIR
    NFPA 90A : 2018 INSTALLATION OF AIR-CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING SYSTEMS
    NFPA 70B:2019 Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance
    IEC 60079-10:1995 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Part 10: Classification of hazardous areas
    IEEE 1349-2011 REDLINE IEEE Guide for Application of Electric Motors in Class I, Division 2 and Class I, Zone 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations
    API PUBL 4615:1995 Emission Factors for Oil and Gas Production Operations
    NFPA 70E:2021 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace
    API STD 521:2020 Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems
    C22.1-18 Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (24th Edition), Safety Standard for Electrical Installations
    API RP 11S3:1999(R2013) Recommended Practice for Electrical Submersible Pump Installations
    API 4589 : 1993 Fugitive Hydrocarbon Emissions from Oil and Gas Production Operations
    NFPA 91:2020 Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Particulate Solids
    API RP 540 : 1999(R2013) Electrical Installations in Petroleum Processing Plants; Fourth Edition; Reaffirmed, August 2013
    API RP 14G : 2007(R2019) Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Fixed Open-type Offshore Production Platforms
    API RP 14F : 2018 Recommended Practice for Design,Installation,and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I,Division 1,and Division 2 Locations,Sixth Edition
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