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28.0 CODES AND STANDARDS

All the relevant codes & standards mentioned below shall be followed with respect to
there latest revisions.

28.1. Mechanical Standards

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) & American National Standards Institute
(ANSI)

ASME/ANSI B31.3 Chemical Plant and Refinery Piping Code

ASME/ANSI B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
ASME B16.9 Factory Made Wrought Butt Welding Fittings
ASME B16.20 Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges – Ring Joint, Spiral-Wound
and Jacketed
ASME/ANSI B 16.20.1 Pipe Threads
ASME/ANSI B16.25 Butt Welding Ends

American Petroleum Institute (API)

API SPEC 6D Valves

API 5L Specification For Line Pipe
API RP 520 Sizing, Selection and Installation of Pressure Relieving Devices
in Refineries
API RP 521 Guide for Pressure Relieving and De-pressuring Systems
API 600 Bolted Bonnet Steel Gate Valves for Petroleum and Natural
Gas Industries – Modified national Adoption of ISO
10434:1998
API 602 Steel Gates, Globe and Check Valves for Sizes DN 100 and
Smaller for Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries
API 12J Specification of Oil and Gas Separator
API 590 Steel Line Blanks.
API 594 Water Check Valves.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

ASME Sect. V Non Destructive Examination

ASME Sect. IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications
ASME Sect. VIII Pressure Vessel, Division I
ASME B16.10 Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of Valves
ASME B16.34 Valves- Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End- (contains also
temperature/ pressure rating for the Valve’s Flanges)
ASME B-16.47 Large Diameter Steel Flanges – NPS 26 through NPS 60
ASME B16.46 Surface Texture, Surface Roughness, Waviness and Lay
ASME B.36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipes

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ASME B16.21 Non- Metallic Flat Gaskets For Pipe Flanges

ASME B16.20 Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges. Ring-Joint, Spiral-Wound,
and. Jacketed

American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)

ASTM A-194/A194M Carbon and Alloy-Steel Nuts for High-Pressure and High-
Temperature Service
AASTM A-240 standard Specifications for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel
Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and
for General Applications

ASTM A-320 Standard Specifications for Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel

Bolting Materials for Low- Temperature Service
ASTM A-370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel
Products
ASTM A-106 Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe

ASTM A-234 Standard Specification for Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon

Steel and Alloy Steel

ASTM A-193 Standard Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel

Bolting

ASTM A-105 Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Piping
Applications

ASTM A-269 Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic

Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service

American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (SNT)

ASNT SNT-TC1A Personnel Qualification and Certification in Non-Destructive

Testing

American Welding Society (AWS)

AWS A3.0 Welding Terms and Definitions

AWS A5.1/A5.1M Welding Electrodes
AWS A5.5 Specification for Low Alloy Steel Covered Arc Welding
Electrodes

British Standards (BS)

BS 1873 Specification for steel globe and globe stop and check
valves (flanged and butt welding ends) for the petroleum,
petrochemical and allied industries
BS 5351 Specification for steel ball valves for the petroleum,
petrochemical and allied industries

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Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS)

MSS SP6 Finishes for Contact Faces of Connecting End Flanges of

Ferrous Valves and Fittings
MSS SP25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Unions
MSS SP54 Quality Standard for Steel Castings Radiographic
Examination Method
MSS SP6 Finishes for Contact Faces of Connecting End Flanges of
Ferrous Valves and Fittings

National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)

NACE RP02-74 Recommended Practice, High Voltage Electrical Inspection

of Pipe Coatings Prior to Installation
NACE RP-0177 Mitigation of Alternating Current and Lightning Effects on
Metallic Structures and Corrosion Control Systems
NACE MR-0175 Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistant Metallic Material

28.2. Environmental Standards

Codes and legislative Requirements

The following codes and standards shall apply.

PEPA-1997 Pakistan Environmental Protection Act-1997 Guidelines for

Operational Safety, Health and Environmental Management
(Director General of Petroleum Concessions, December
1996)
NEQS 2001 National Environmental Quality Standards (Self Monitoring
and reporting by industries), Rules, 2001
- Sectoral Guidelines for Environmental Reports-Oil and Gas
Exploration and Production Pakistan Environmental
Protection Agency under PEPA, 1997.
Other MeckLen Burgh J.C Process Plant Layout, Pt.2 Chemical
Plants, Design And Construction.

28.3. Electrical Standards:

The following codes and standards shall apply:

API RP 500 & 505 Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for
Electrical Installation at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class
1, Zone 0, 1 & 2
BS 6651-1999 Code of practice for protection of structures against
lightning
BS 6941-1988 Specification for electrical apparatus for explosive
atmospheres with type of protection N
BS 6346 Polyvinyl chloride insulated armoured cables for rated
voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V
BS 7430 Code of practice for Earthing
BS EN 62305 Code of practice for protection against lightning

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IEC60071 Insulation co-ordination

IEC 60076 Power Transformers

IEC 60079 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres

IEC 60079-2 Part 2 – Electrical apparatus type of protection ‘p’
IEC 60079-5 Part 5 – Sand-filled apparatus
IEC 60079-11 Part 11 – Construction and test of intrinsically safe and
associated apparatus
IEC 60079-13 Part 13 – Construction and use of rooms or buildings
protected by pressurization
IEC 60079-14 Part 14 – Electrical installations in explosive gas atmospheres
(other than mines)
IEC 60079-15 Part 15 – Electrical apparatus with type of protection ‘n’
IEC 60079-18 Part 18 – Electrical apparatus with type of protection ‘m’
IEC 60099-1 Lightning arresters, Part 1 – Non-linear resistor type arrester for
ac. Systems
IEC 60113 Diagrams, charts, tables
IEC 60227 Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to
including 450/750 V
IEC 60255 Electrical relays
IEC 60298 AC. Metal-enclosed switchgear and control gear for rated
voltages above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kV
IEC 60309 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes Tests
on electric cables under fire conditions
IEC 60332-3 Part 3 – Tests on bunched wires or cables
IEC 60364 Electrical installations of buildings
IEC 60364-3 Part 3 – Assessment of general characteristics
IEC 60383 Tests on insulators of ceramic material or glass for overhead
lines with a nominal voltage greater than 1000 V Low-
voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies
IEC 60439-4 Part 4 – Particular requirements for assemblies for
construction sites (ACS)
IEC 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60536 Classification of electrical and electronic equipment with
regard to protection against electric shock
IEC 60617 Graphical symbols for diagrams

IEC 60831 Shunt power capacitors of the self-heating type for AC.
Systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1 kV
Stationary lead-acid batteries. General requirements
IEC 60896-1 Part 1 – Vented types
IEC 60896-2 Part 2 – Sealed type
IEC 60947 Low voltage switchgear and control gear
IEC 60947-2 Part 2 – Circuit-breakers
IEC 61000-5-2 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 5 – Mitigation
methods and installation guidelines Section 2 – Earthing and
cabling
IEC 61241 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible

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dust

IP 15 The Area Classification Code for Installations Handling

Flammable Fluids
ISO 1461-2009 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel
articles – Specifications and test methods
IEC 502/540 Cable & Wiring accessories
IEC61459 Motor Stator
IEC 439 Distribution Board

28.4. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

NFPA 10 Standard for Portable Fire Extinguisher

NFPA 12 CO2 Extinguishing Systems
NFPA 14 Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems
NFPA 16 Standard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and
Foam-Water Spray Systems
NFPA 17 Dry Chemical Extinguishers
NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code
NFPA 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire
Protection-2010 Edition

28.5. Instrumentation and Control Standards

For equipment fabrication, I&C designing, installation, and operation the following codes
and standards shall be used:
ANSI/ISA S84.01 International Standards And Safety Codes
ANSI/ISA MC 96.1 Temperature Measurement Thermocouple
Surge Withstand Capacity Tests — Shall apply only to equipment
ANSI/IEEE C37.90.I with power input(s).

IEC 801.2,3,4 Electromagnetic Interference / Susceptibility

IEEE Std. 730.1 Software Reliability Plans
IEEE Std. 828 Software Configuration Management Plans
IEEE Std. 1042 Software Configuration Management
ISA S51.1 Process Instrument Terminology
Environmental Conditions for Process Measurement And Control
ISA 571.01 System: Temperature And Humidity

Environmental Conditions for Process Measurement And Control

ISA S71.04 System: Airborne Contaminants

Manufacturing Standards for Enclosures for Industrial Controls

NEMA Std. 250 and Systems

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IEC 1131-3 International Standard for Programmable Controllers

Foundation Field bus Standard for use in Industrial Control System

IEC 61158-2

BS 6121 Cable Gland

BS 5308 Part # 1 Multipair insulated instrument cables
BS 6346 Cables
BS 6360 Specification of conductor in insulated cables and cord
API RP 551 Process Measurement Instrumentation

API RP 552 Transmission Systems

ANSI / ISA-S5.1-184 Instrumentation symbols and identifications
(R1992)

ANSI/ISA-S5.4-1991 Instrument loop diagrams

IEC 60770 Transmitters for use in industrial process

Sulfide stress cracking resistance metallic material for oil field

NACE MR 01-75 equipment

ISO 7240 Fire Detection and Alarm System

BS EN 54 Fire Detection and Alarm System

NFPA 72 National Fire Protection Code.

IEC-60079-14 Electrical Installation in Hazardous Area

Degree of Protection provided by Enclosure (IP Code)
IEC-60529

IEC 534-2-1 Sizing Equations for Incompressible Fluid

IEC 534-2-2 Sizing Equations for Compressible Fluid

FCI 70-2 Control Valve Seat Leakage

Butterfly Valves
API 609

API 598 Valve Inspection and Test

IEC 534-8-3 & 4 Control Valve Aerodynamic Noise Protection Method

28.6. Civil Standards

The following codes, standards and regulations shall be used for the design and execution
of all civil works.

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

ACI 318-08 Building Code Requirements for Concrete Structures

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American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM A307 Specifications for anchor bolts

ASTM A325 Specifications for high strength bolts
ASTM A36 Specifications for Structural Steel

American Institute for Steel Construction (AISC)

AISC Manual of Steel Construction – 9th Edition

Uniform Building Code (UBC)

UBC 1997 Uniform Building code

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