1、Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Fixed Open-type Offshore Production PlatformsAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 14GFOURTH EDITION,APRIL 2007REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER 2019Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Fixed Open-type Offshore Production PlatformsUpstream SegmentAPI
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13、tituteFOREWORDThis Recommended Practice(RP)is under the jurisdiction of the American Petroleum Insti-tute(API)Executive Committee on Drilling and Production Operations.It has been prepared with guidance from API and the Offshore Operators Committee(OOC).It is essential that operations on offshore pr
14、oduction platforms are conducted in a manner providing for the safety of personnel and property and the protection of the environment.Process systems and operating practices are designed to prevent the unintentional release of hydrocarbons to the atmosphere and their subsequent ignition.However,the
15、possibility of such an occurrence must be considered and methods employed not only to prevent fires but,where practical,to control a fire that may occur.Nothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right,by impli-cation or otherwise,for the manufacture,sale,or use of a
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