API releases three new refinery safety standards.

摘要

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has issued three new first-edition recommend practices designed to enhance refinery safety and inspection programs. First, RP 583, Corrosion Under Insulation and Fireproofmg, details the occurrence of corrosion under insulation and fireproofing and ways for refiners to prevent this from occurring. Second, RP 584, Integrity Operating Windows, is designed to assist refiners in developing and implementing the most effective and efficient inspection programs for a specific facility. Finally, RP 585, Pressure Equipment Integrity Incident Investigation, is aimed at detailing how to conduct an effective investigation following a safety incident within a refinery in an effort to prevent any occurrence of the same incident in the future. Commenting on the new standards the director of standards for the API David Miller said.