scope:

This Standard deals with the handling, transportation and storage of coated and uncoated steel pipes, bends and fittings, whether these procedures are carried out in a depot or on site.

Primarily, this Standard deals with the handling, transport and storage of single lengths of pipe, although the principles, as outlined, may be applied to a wider range of components such as valves and regulators or fabricated assemblies (typically skid units or sub-assemblies).

The specific application will, therefore, need to take account of the particular circumstances involved, manufacturer's/designer's specified requirements and the components and assemblies that are being handled, transported or stored.

This Standard sets out the minimum requirements for short term storage and the additional measures to be taken when components and assemblies are to be held in storage for extended periods of time.

Italicised text is informative and does not represent formal requirements.

Appendices are informative and do not represent formal requirements unless specifically referenced in the main sections via the prescriptive terms "should", "shall" or "must".