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Refining & Petrochemicals
Guideline for Developing Practice Addenda
The PIP membership agreement provides Member Companies ownership of PIP Practices, including authorization to amend a practice for internal use to meet specific needs and preferences. This Practice provides guidance on amending adopted PIP Practices within the limits outlined in the membership agreement.
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Low and Intermediate Alloy Steel Check Valve Descriptions
This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for alloy steel check valve tag numbers included in PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs). This Practice also provides a cross reference for alloy steel check valve tag numbers to applicable PIP PMSs. Procurement of valves shall include the detailed purchase descriptions given in this Practice, along with the requirements in PIP PNSM0110 and the purchase order.
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Inherently Safer Design Guide
This Practice provides guidance to incorporate Inherently Safer Design (ISD) principles throughout project and operation phases. It expands upon the original four elements developed by Trevor Kletz—Substitute, Minimize, Moderate/Attenuate, and Simplify— into 7 elements with the introduction of Eliminate and the recognition of Limit Effects and Error Tolerance. This Practice defines PIP ISD principles, illustrates the value of applying ISD principles throughout each project phase and into operations, and provides tools to incorporate ISD principles to reach desired corporate target values. The tools are organized by project phase and can be used throughout the facility lifecycle, such as in Safety, Operations, and Maintenance assessments. This Practice applies to all roles. All roles share leadership, accountability, and application of ISD principles. This shared responsibility spans the entire engineering and management team beyond the process safety engineer or manager. Each team member identifies, evaluates, and incorporates inherently safer design elements within their areas of expertise. Comprehensively applying the ISD principles across roles/functions/disciplines leads to a safer process.
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Motor Installation Details for Class I Division 1 Areas (Motors 600 Volts and Below, 60 hp Maximum)
This Practice describes the requirements for installing circuits for power and control to AC squirrel cage induction motors (600 volts and below, 60 hp maximum), located in Class I, Division 1 areas. This Practice tabularizes the basic assumptions used in developing these details and provides guidelines for their application.
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