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Chapter 7:Inspection, Evaluation,and Testing <br /> Table 7-3: Summary of industry standards and recommended practices(RP)for piping,valves,and <br /> appurtenances. <br /> API 570134 API RP 574135 API RP 1110136 ASME 1331.3137 ASME 831.4138 <br /> Equipment In-service Piping,tubing, Steel pipelines for New process piping Pressure piping for <br /> covered aboveground and valves and fittings the transportation for oil, liquid <br /> buried metallic in petroleum of gas,petroleum petrochemical, hydrocarbons and <br /> piping refineries and gas, hazardous chemical,and other liquids <br /> chemical plants liquids,highly other industries <br /> volatile liquids or <br /> carbon dioxide <br /> (pressure testing) <br /> Scope Inspection,repair, Inspection Planning, Safety Safe design, <br /> alteration,and practices,intervals implementation requirements for construction, <br /> rerating and records. and records and design, inspection,testing, <br /> procedures drawings for construction and operation,and <br /> pressure testing testing maintenance <br /> Inspection Based on possible Based on five Not specified As part of quality Not specified <br /> interval forms of factors including assurance function. <br /> degradation and consequences of a Differentiates <br /> consequence of failure as classified between <br /> failure,maximum by API 570 inspection and <br /> of 10 years examination <br /> Inspection Authorized piping Authorized piping Qualified by both Qualified Qualified <br /> performed inspector inspector training and Inspector,as Inspector,as <br /> by experience, defined in standard defined in standard <br /> considering six <br /> factors <br /> Applicable Section 7.7.6 Section 7.7.7 Section 7.7.8 Section 7.7.11 Section 7.7.13 <br /> section of <br /> this <br /> Guidance <br /> 134 API 570 3rd Edition November 2009 <br /> 135 API 574 3rd Edition November 2009 <br /> 136 API 1110 a Edition June 2007 <br /> 137 ASME B31.3 3rd Edition 2008 <br /> 138 ASME B31.4 2006 <br /> SPCC GUIDANCE FOR REGIONAL INSPECTORS 7-36 <br /> December 16,2013 <br />