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API RP 574

Inspection Practices for Piping System Components

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Organization: API
Publication Date: 1 November 2016
Status: active
Page Count: 122
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This recommended practice (RP) supplements API 570 by providing piping inspectors with information that can improve skill and increase basic knowledge of inspection practices. This RP describes inspection practices for piping, tubing, valves (other than control valves), and fittings used in petroleum refineries and chemical plants. Common piping components, valve types, pipe joining methods, inspection planning processes, inspection intervals and techniques, and types of records are described to aid the inspectors in fulfilling their role implementing API 570. This publication does not cover inspection of specialty items, including instrumentation, furnace tubulars, and control valves

Document History

API RP 574
November 1, 2016
Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
This recommended practice (RP) supplements API 570 by providing piping inspectors with information that can improve skill and increase basic knowledge of inspection practices. This RP describes...
API RP 574
November 1, 2009
Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
This recommended practice (RP) supplements API 570 by providing piping inspectors with information that can improve skill and increase basic knowledge and practices. This RP describes inspection...
API RP 574
June 1, 1998
Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
1 Scope This recommended practice covers the inspection practices for piping, tubing, valves (other than control valves), and fittings used in petroleum refineries and chemical plants. Although this...
API RP 574
January 1, 1990
Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings
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References

This document references:
570 - Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems
Published by API on February 1, 2016
General Application Coverage API 570 covers inspection, rating, repair, and alteration procedures for metallic and fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) piping systems and their associated pressure...
This document references:
API RP 2001 - Fire Protection in Refineries
Published by API on July 1, 2019
This document covers basic concepts of refinery fire prevention and protection. It reviews the chemistry and physics of refinery fires; discusses how the design of refinery systems and infrastructure...
This document references:
API RP 577 - Welding Processes, Inspection, and Metallurgy
Published by API on October 1, 2020
This recommended practice (RP) provides guidance to the API authorized inspector on welding inspection as encountered with fabrication and repair of refinery and chemical plant equipment and piping,...
This document references:
29 CFR PART 1910 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
Published by DOL on July 1, 2014
Purpose and scope. (a) Section 6(a) of the Williams- Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1593) provides that ‘‘without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, or...
This document references:
570 - Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems
Published by API on February 1, 2016
General Application Coverage API 570 covers inspection, rating, repair, and alteration procedures for metallic and fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) piping systems and their associated pressure...
This document references:
API RP 2001 - Fire Protection in Refineries
Published by API on July 1, 2019
This document covers basic concepts of refinery fire prevention and protection. It reviews the chemistry and physics of refinery fires; discusses how the design of refinery systems and infrastructure...
This document references:
579-1 - FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
Published by API on December 1, 2021
Supplement to In-Service Inspection Codes The methods and procedures in this Standard are intended to supplement and augment the requirements in API 510, API 570, API 653, and other post construction...
This document references:
API RP 577 - Welding Processes, Inspection, and Metallurgy
Published by API on October 1, 2020
This recommended practice (RP) provides guidance to the API authorized inspector on welding inspection as encountered with fabrication and repair of refinery and chemical plant equipment and piping,...
This document is referenced by:
API RP 572 - Inspection Practices for Pressure Vessels
Published by API on December 1, 2016
This recommended practice (RP) supplements API 510 by providing pressure vessel inspectors with information that can improve skills and increase basic knowledge of inspection practices. This RP...
This document is referenced by:
API PUBL 4783 - Water Management and Stewardship in Midstream, Downstream, and Delivery Operations in the Oil and Gas Industry
Published by API on December 1, 2016
The oil and gas industry has significant connections to the water environment. Water is beneficially used, consumed, generated, reused, recycled, and disposed of over the life cycle of an oil and gas...
This document is referenced by:
NBBI NB 23 (NBIC) PART 2 - National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) - Part 2 Inspection
Published by NBBI on July 1, 2019
The NBIC recognizes three important areas of post-construction activities where information, understanding, and following specific requirements will promote public and personal safety. These areas...
This document is referenced by:
DNV-RP-G101 - Risk-based inspection of offshore topsides static mechanical equipment
January 1, 2021
This RP describes a method for establishing and maintaining a risk-based inspection plan for offshore pressure systems. It provides guidelines and recommendations on how to customise methods and...
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