Some Useful Codes and Standards Organizations

ANSI -        American National Standards Institute
ANSI provides a forum for development of American national standards

API -                    American Petroleum Institute
The American Petroleum Institute - API

ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASHRAE Standards

ASME -      American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME is one of the leading organizations in the world developing codes and standards

ASTM -      Sections and Volumes
ASTM standards in sections and volumes

ASTM-       International
ASTM International - American Society for Testing and Materials - is a scientific and technical organization that develops and publishes voluntary standards on the characteristics of material, products, systems and services

BSi -           British Standards institute
British Standards institute - BSi

CEN -         The European Committee for Standardization
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN)

DIN -          Deutsches Institut für Normung
DIN - the German Institute for Standardization

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ISO -                    International Organization for Standardization
ISO  the International Organization for Standardization

International Standards Organizations

LIST OF STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS 

General

AGS            American Gas Society
ANSI           American National Standards Institute
BSI             British Standards Institute
CGSB          Canadian General Standards Board
CSA            Canadian Standards Association
ISO             International Organization for Standardization
NBS            National Bureau of Standards
ISA             Instrument Society of America

Safety
ANSI          American National Standard Institute

Dept. of Labour    

EPA            Environment Protection Agency
FM             Factory Mutual
NBFU         National Board of Fire Underwriters
NFPA          National Fire Protection Association
OSHA         Occupational Safety and Health Administration
UL              Underwriters' Laboratories

Vessels - Tanks
API             American Petroleum Institute
ASME         American Society of Mechanical Engineers
AWWA        American Water Works Association
NBBI          National Bureau of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspectors
ULC            Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada

Heat Transfer Equipment

API             American Petroleum Institute
CTI             Cooling Tower Institute
TEMA         Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association

Rotating Equipment
ANSI           American National Standard Institute
API             American Petroleum Institute
AWWA        American Water Works Association
DEMA         Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association

Hydraulics Institute
MPTA        Mechanical Power Transmission Association

Process Equipment
AWWA       American Water Works Association
GPSA         Gas Processor Suppliers Association
API            American Petroleum Institute
ASME         American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM         American Society for Testing and Materials
ANSI          American National Standards Institute
NBBI          National Bureau of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
CMAA         Crane Equipment Manufacturers Association of America

Material Handling
CEMA        Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association
CMAA        Crane Equipment Manufacturers Association of America
CSA          Canadian Standards Association
FEM           Fédération Européenne de la Manutention (Rules for the Design of Hoisting Appliances)
MHI            Material Handling Institute
RMA          Rubber Manufacturers Association

General Services

SAMA        Scientific Apparatus Makers Association

Plant Services
ACGIH       American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
AGA           American Gas Association
AWWA       American Water Works Association
CAGI          Compressed Air and Gas Institute
CGA           Canadian Gas Association
CGA INC.    Compressed Gas Association

Building Services
AMCA        Air Moving and Conditioning Association
ARI             Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
ASHRAE    American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Plumbing
ASPE          American Society of Plumbing Engineers
ASSE          American Society of Sanitary Engineers

-    Canadian Plumbing Code
PDI             Plumbing and Drainage Institute

-    Provincial Plumbing Code

Piping
API              American Petroleum Institute
ASME          American Society of Mechanical Engineers
MSS            Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry
PFI              Pipe Fabricators Institute
PPI              Plastic Pipe Institute

Miscellaneous Material, Welding, etc.
ASME        American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM        American Society for Testing and Materials
TIMA         Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association

LIST OF MAJOR CODES AND STANDARDS RELATED TO PROCESS ENGINEERING
ASME

ASME A1            Liquefied Petroleum Gas System
ASME A13.1       Scheme for Identification of Piping Systems
ASME B.16.1      Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class 25, 125, 250, and 800
ASME B.16.5      Pipe Flanges and Fittings
ASME B16.9       Steel Buttwelding Fittings
ASME B31          Corrosion Control for B31.1
ASME B31.1       Power Piping
ASME B31.2       Fuel Gas Piping
ASME B31.3       Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping
ASME B31.4       Liquid Petroleum Transportation Piping Systems
ASME B31.5       Refrigeration Piping
ASME B31.8       Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems (1982)
ASME B31.11     Slurry Transportation Piping Systems
ASME B36.10    Welded and Seamless Wrought Pipe
ASME B36.19    Stainless Steel Pipe
ASME B73.1M            Horizontal, End Suction Centrifugal Pumps
ASME B73.2M            Vertical In-line Centrifugal Pumps
ASME B133.2            Basic Gas Turbine
ASME B133.4            Gas Turbine Control and Protection Systems
LOS4C1                    Flushing and Cleaning Gas Turbine Gen. Lube Systems 
58                            Standard for the Storage and Hauling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
MC96.1                     Temperature Measurement Thermocouples

API
API Publ. 941      Steel for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperature and Pressures in              
                          Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants
API Publ. 2009    Safe Welding and Cutting Practices in Refineries
API Publ. 2015    Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks
API Publ. 2021    Fighting Fires In and Around Flammable and Combustible Liquid Atmosphere 

Storage Tanks
API Publ. 2030    Guidelines for Applications of Water Spray Systems for Fire Protection in the 
                          Petroleum Industry
API Publ. 2517    Evaporation Loss from External Floating-Roof Tanks
API Publ. 2557    Vapour Collection and Control Options for Storage and Transfer Operations in the 
                          Petroleum Industry
API RP 14C         Analysis, Design, Installation and Testing of Basic Surface Safety Systems on 
                         Offshore Platforms
API RP 14F         Design and Installation of Offshore Platforms
API RP 14G         Fire Prevention and Control on Open Type Offshore Production Platforms
API RP  30           Calculation for Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries
API RP 500          Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at 
                          Petroleum Facilities
API RP 520          Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure Delivery Devices in Refineries.  
                          Parts 1 and 2
API RP 521          Guide for Pressure Delivery and Depressuring Systems
API RP 526          Flanged Steel Safety Relief Valves
API RP 551          Process Measurement Instrumentation
API RP 560          Fired Heater for General Refinery Services
API RP 651          Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks
API RP 652          Lining of Aboveground Storage Tank Bottoms
API RP 682          Shaft Sealing System for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps
API RP 1110        Pressure Testing of Liquid Petroleum Pipelines
API RP 2001        Fire Protection in Refineries
API RP 2003        Protection Against Ignitions Arising out of Static, Lighting and Stray Currents
API 5L                 Line Pipe
API 6D                 Pipeline Valves
API 6FA               Fire Test for Valves
API 12D               Field Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
API 12F               Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
API 12J                Oil and Gas Separators
API 12K               Indirect Type Oil Field Heaters
API 12L               Specification for Vertical and Horizontal Emulsion Treaters
API 12P               Specification for Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks
API 510               Pressure Vessel Inspection Code
API 526                Flanged Steel Safety - Relief Valves
API 527                Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves
API 594                Wafer and Wafer-Lug Check Valves
API 598                Valve Inspection and Testing
API 599                Metal Plug Valves - Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends
API 600                Steel Gate Valves - Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends
API 602                Compact Steel Gate Valves - Flanged Threaded, Welding, and Extended-Body 
                            Ends
API 603                Class 150, Cast, Corrosion-Resistant, Flanged-End Gate Valves
API 607                Fire Test for Soft-Seated Quarter-Turn Valves
API 608                Metal Ball Valves - Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends
API 609                Lug - and Wafer - Type Butterfly Valves
API 610                Centrifugal Pumps For Petroleum, Heavy Duty Chemical and Gas                      
                           Industry Services
API 611                General Purpose Steam Turbines for Refinery Services
API 612                Special Purpose Steam Turbines for Refinery Services
API 613                Special Purpose Gear Units for Refinery Services
API 614                Lubrication, Shaft-Sealing and Control Oil Systems for Special Purpose 
                           Application
API 615                Sound Control of Mechanical Equipment for Refinery Services
API 616                Gas Turbines for Refinery Services
API 617                Centrifugal Compressors for General Refinery Services
API 618                Reciprocating Compressors for General Refinery Services
API 619                Rotary-Type Positive Displacement Compressors for General Refinery Services
API 620                Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low Pressure Storage Tanks
API 630                Tube and Header Dimensions for Fired Heaters for Refinery Service
API 650                Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage
API 660                Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Service
API 661                Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Service
API 670                Vibrations, Axial Position, and Bearing-Temperature Monitoring System
API 671                Special Purpose Coupling for Refinery Service
API 674                Positive Displacement Pumps - Reciprocating
API 675                Positive Displacement Pumps - Controlled Volume 
API 676                Positive Displacement Pumps - Rotary
API 677                General Purpose Gear Units for Refineries Services
API 678                Accelerometer-Base Vibration Monitoring System
API 1104                       Welding Pipelines and Related Facilities
API 2000                       Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks - Non-Refrigerated 
                                    and Refrigerated
API 2530                       Measurement Standard Chapter 14, Natural Gas

ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Section  I              Power Boilers
Section  II             Materials Specifications
Part A                  Ferrous Materials
Part B                   Non-Ferrous Materials
Part C                   Welding Rods, Electrodes and Filler Metal 
Part D                  Properties
Section  IV           Heating Boilers
Section  V            Non-Destructive Examination
Section  VIII        Pressure Vessels -     Division 1  Division 2
Section  IX           Welding and Brazing Qualifications
Section  X            Fibreglass-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels

Standards
Std.  120              Gas Turbine Generator Lube Oil Systems

Performance Test Codes

PTC  1                  General Instructions
PTC  2                  Definitions and Values
PTC  4.1               Steam Generating Units
PTC  8.2               Centrifugal Pumps
PTC  9                  Displacement Compressors, Vacuum Pumps and Blowers
PTC  10                Compressors and Exhausters
PTC  22                Gas Turbine Power Plants

ASHRAE

ASHRAE Handbooks

AWWA
AWWA C110      Gray-Iron and Ductile Iron Fittings, 3 in. through 48 in. for Water and Other Liquids
AWWA C151      Ductile Iron Pipe, Centrifugally Cast in Metal Molds or Sand-Lined Molds for Water 
                        and Other Liquids
AWWA E101-88  Vertical Turbine Pumps - Live Shaft and Submersible Types
AWWA C502      Dry Barrel Hydrants Fire Hydrants

CEMA
Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials Handbook

CGSB
41-GP-22    Standard for Process Equipment Reinforced Polyester, Chemical Resistance, Custom-Contact Molded 

CSA
CSA B-51                      Boilers and Pressure Vessels
CSA B-53                      Identification of Piping Systems
CSA B-52-M                  Mechanical Refrigeration Code
CSA B-63                      Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe
CSA B-137.3                 Rigid Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe
CSA B-137.4-M             Polyethylene Piping Systems for Gas Service
CSA W-48.1                  Mild Steel Covered Arc-Welding Electrodes
CSA W-48.3                  Low-Alloy Steel Arc-Welding Electrodes
CSA Z-183                    Oil Pipeline Transportation Systems
CSA Z-184-M                Gas Pipeline Systems
CSA Z-245.1                 Pipeline Systems and Materials
CSA Z-245.10               Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings and Flanges
CSA Z-276-M                LNG - Production, Storage and Handling

CTI
STD-103              Standard Specifications for the Design of Cooling Tower Structures with Redwood 
                           Lumber
STD-111              Gear Speed Reducers
STD-114              Standard Specifications for the Design of Cooling Tower Structures with Douglas 
                           Fir Lumber
NCL-109              Nomenclature for Industrial Water - Cooling Towers
WMS-112            Pressure Preservative Treatment of Lumber for Industrial Water - Cooling Towers
ATC-105              Acceptable Test Code for Water-Cooling Towers

Hydraulics Institute

Standards for Centrifugal, Vertical, Rotary and Reciprocating Pumps

MSS Standard Practices
MSS SP-6            Standard Finishes for Contact Faces Pipe Flanges and Connecting End Flanges of 
                          Valves and Fittings
MSS SP-25          Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Union
MSS SP-44          Steel Pipeline Flanges
MSS SP-53          Quality Standards for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges and Fittings 
                          and Other Piping Components - Mag. Particle
MSS SP-54          Quality Standards for Steel Castings and for Valves, Flanges and Fittings and 
                          Other Piping Components - Radiographic
MSS SP-55          Quality Standards for Steel Castings and for Valves, Flanges and Fittings and 
                          Other Piping Components - Visual
MSS SP-58          Pipe Hangers and Supports - Material, Design and Manufacture
MSS SP-61          Pressure Testing of Steel Valves
MSS SP-69          Pipe Hangers and Supports - Selection and Application
MSS SP-75          High Test Wrought Butt Welding Fittings
MSS SP-82          Valve Pressure Testing Methods
MSS SP-89          Pipe Hangers and Supports - Fabrication and Installation Practices

NACE
NACE MR-01-90          Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistant Metallic Material for Oil Field Equipment
NACE RP-01-78           Design, Fabrication and Surface Finish of Metal Tanks and Vessels to be 
                                  Lined for Chemical Immersion Service
NACE RP-0188-88        Discontinuity (Holiday) Testing of Protective Coatings

NEMA
SM23-1979    Steam Turbines for Mechanical Drive Service

NFPA
NFPA 11             Low Expansion Foam Systems
NFPA 11A           Medium and High Expansion Foam Systems
NFPA 12             Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems
NFPA 12A           Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems
NFPA 12B           Halon 1211 Fire Extinguishing Systems
NFPA 13             Installation of Sprinkler Systems
NFPA 14             Stand Pipe and Hose Systems
NFPA 15             Water Spray Fixed Systems
NFPA 16             Deluge Foam-Water Sprinkler and Spray Systems
NFPA 17             Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems
NFPA 20                       Centrifugal Fire Pumps
NFPA 22                       Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection
NFPA 24                       Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances
NFPA 25                       Water Based Fire Protection Systems
NFPA 37                       Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines
NFPA 51                       Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding
NFPA 54                       National Fuel Gas Code
NFPA CUA 58                LP Gas Storage, Use
NFPA 59                       LP Gases at Utility Gas Plants
NFPA 59A                     Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas
NFPA 82                       Incinerators, Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment
NFPA 214            Water Cooling Towers
NFPA 291            Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants
NFPA 655            Prevention of Sulphur Fires and Explosions

PFI
PFI ES  4                       Hydrostatic Testing of Fabricated Piping
PFI ES  5                       Cleaning of Fabricated Piping
PFI ES  7                       Minimum Length and Spacing for Welded Nozzles
PFI ES  18            Ultrasonic Examination of Tubular Products
PFI ES  22            Recommended Practice for Color Coding of Piping Materials

RMA
Conveyor and Elevator Belt Handbook

SSPC
SSPC PA1            Shop, Field and Maintenance Painting
SSPC SP1            Solvent Cleaning
SSPC SP5            White Metal Blast Cleaning
SSPC SP6            Commercial Blast Cleaning
SSPC SP7            Brush-Off Blast Cleaning
SSPC SP8            Pickling
SSPC SP10          Near-White Blast Cleaning
Guide to Vis1    Guide to Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards for Painting Steel 

TEMA

TEMA Standard

ULC
TEMA S603M    Standard for Shop Fabricated Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
TEMA S630M    Standard for Shop Fabricated Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

ISA
85.1    Instrument Symbols and Identification

ISO
5167    Sizing of Metering Orifice

Offshore Pipeline
DNV    Rules for Submarine Pipeline Systems

Units of Measurement
ISO 1000    SI Units