STANDARDS & PROTOCOLS compiled by Stephanus ROUX

A. SABS ( South African Bureau of Standards/ Codes of Practice & Specifications )

1 SABS 0108 The Classification of Hazardous Locations and Selection of Electrical Apparatus for use in such Locations
2 SABS 1488 Temperature Measurement Sensors

B. API (American Petroleum Institute)

1 API Spec. 6D Specification for Pipeline Valves (Gate, Plug, Ball, and Check Valves)
2 API MPMS 4 Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards, Chapter 4, "Proving Systems”
3 API MPMS 14.3 Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards, Chapter 14, Section 3, "Orifice Metering of Natural Gas
and Other Related Hydrocarbon Fluids" (AGA Report No. 3, ANSI/API 2530)
4 API RP 520 pt 1 Reccomended pratice for the design and installation of pressure-relieving systems in refineries - design
5 API RP 520 Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries
6 API RP 521 Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems
7 API RP 526 Flanged Steel Safety-Relief Valves
8 API RP 527 Commercial Seat Tightness of Safety Relief Valves with Metal-to-Metal Seats
9 API RP 550 Installation of refinery instruments and control systems
10 API RP 551 Process measurement instrumentation
11 API RP 552 Transmission system
12 API RP 554 Process instrumentation
13 API RP 555 Process analysers
14 API RP 574 Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings
15 API Std.598 Valve Inspection and Test
16 API Std.607 Fire test for Soft – Seated Quarter turn Valves
17 API Std.620 Design, Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks
18 API Std.2000 Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks
19 API Std.2530 Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards, Chapter 14 - Natural Gas Fluids Measurement, Section 3,
Orifice Metering Of Natural Gas and Other Related Hydrocarbon Fluids

C. ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)

1 ASME,Div 1,Sec VIII ,ap 2 Flange rating when temperature excess the limits of ANSI B16.5
2 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section I Power Boilers
3 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII Pressure Vessels
4 ASME B1.20 Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch)
5 ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
6 ASME B16.36 Orifice Flanges
7 ASME B16.47 Large Diameter Steel Flanges : NPS 26 through NPS 60
8 ASME B31.1 Code for Pressure Piping, Power Piping
9 ASME B31.3 Code for Pressure Piping, Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping

D. ANSI (
1 ANSI/B 16-5 Flange rating latest edition
2 ANSI/MC 96-1 Temperature measurement thermocouples
3 ANSI FCI 70-2 Control valve seat leakage

E. NF (
1 NF M 87201 Compensation cables for thermocouples (or equivalent)
2 NF M 87202 Instrumentation cables (or equivalent)

F. CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)

1 29 CFR1910.94 Part 1910 OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health) Standards, Subpart G, Occupational
Environmental Control, Section 95, Occupational Noise Exposure

G. ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)

1 ASTM E230 Standard Temperature EMF (Electromotive Force) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples

H. FCI (Fluid Controls Institute, Inc.)

1 FCI 70-2 American National Standard for Control Valve Seat Leakage (formerly ANSI B16.104)
2 FCI 84-1 Metric Definition of the Valve Flow Coefficient C(v)

I. ISA (Instrument Society of America)

1 ISA MC96.1 Temperature Measurement Thermocouples (ANSI MC96.1)
2 ISA S5.1 Instrument Symbols and Identification
3 ISA S5.2 Binary Logic Diagrams for Process Operations
4 ISA S5.3 Graphic Symbols for Distributed Control/Shared Display Instrumentation, Logic and Computer Systems
5 ISA S5.4 Instrument Loop Diagrams
6 ISA RP12.1 Electrical Instruments in Hazardous Atmospheres
7 ISA RP12.4 Instrument Purging for Reduction of Hazardous Area Classification
8 ISA RP12.6 Installation of Intrinsically Safe Instrument Systems in Class I Hazardous Locations
9 ISA RP12.11 Electrical Instruments in Hazardous Dust
10 ISA RP12.12 Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I, Division 2, Hazardous (Classified) Locations
 11 ISA RP12.13 Combustible Gas Detectors
12 ISA RP16.1,2,3 Terminology, Dimensions, and Safety Practices for Indicating Variable Area Meters (Rotameters, Glass Tube,
Metal Tube, Extension Type Glass Tube)
13 ISA RP16.4 Nomenclature and Terminology for Extension Type Variable Area Meters (Rotameters)
14 ISA RP16.5 Installation, Operation, Maintenance Instructions for Glass Tube Variable Area Meters (Rotameters)
15 ISA S18.1 Alarm Sequences and Specifications
16 ISA S20 Specification Forms for Process Measurement and Control Instruments, Primary Elements and Control Valves
17 ISA RP31.1 Specification, Installation, and Calibration of Turbine Flowmeters
18 ISA RP42.1 Nomenclature for Instrument Tube Fittings
19 ISA RP50.1 Compatibility of Analog Signals for Electronic Industrial Process Instruments
20 ISA S51.1 Process Instrument Terminology 21.ISA RP60.3 Human Engineering for Control Centers
21 ISA-RP-55.1 Hardware Testing of Digital Process Computers (Codes of Practice For Testing Computer Based Systems).
22 ISA RP60.6 Nameplates, Labels and Tags for Control Centers
23 ISA RP60.8 Electrical Guide for Control Centers
24 ISA RP60.9 Piping Guide for Control Centers
25 ISA 71.01 Environmental Conditions for Process Measurement and Control Systems; Temperature and Humidity
26 ISA 71.04 Environmental Conditions for Process Measurement and Control Systems, Airborne Contaminants
27 ISA RP74.01 Application and Installation of Continuous-Belt Weighbridge Scales
28 ISA S75.01 Flow Equations for Sizing Control Valves
29 ISA S75.03 Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flanged Globe-Style Control Valve Bodies
30 ISA S75.04 Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flangeless Control Valves
31 ISA RP75.05 Control Valve Terminology
32 ISA RP75.06 Control Valve Manifold Designs
33 ISA S75.08 Installed Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flanged Clamp or Pinch Valves
34 ISA S75.12 Face-to-Face Dimensions for Socket Weld-End and Screwed-End Globe-Style Control Valves (ANSI classes
150, 300, 600, 900, 1500 and 2500)
35 35. ISA S75.14 Face-to-Face Dimensions for Butt Weld-End Globe-Style Control Valves
36 36. ISA S75.15 Face-to-Face Dimensions for Butt Weld-End Globe-Style Control Valves (ANSI classes 150, 300, 600, 900,
1500 and 2500)
37 37. ISA S75.16 Face-to-Face Dimensions for Flanged Globe-Style Control Valve Bodies (ANSI classes 900, 1500 and 2500)
38 38. ISA RP75.17 Control Valve Aerodynamic Noise Prediction
39 39. ISA RP75.19 Hydrostatic Testing of Control Valves
40 40. ISA RP75.21 Process Data Presentation for Control Valves
41 41. ISA S77.42 Fossil-Fuel Plant Feedwater Control System - Drum Type

J. IEEE (
1 IEEE 802.31 Information processing systems local area networks
2 IEEE 802 Local Area N etwork (LAN)

K. EIA (Electronics Industries Association)

1 RS-232 C/RS-422 Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Data
2 RS-485 Communication Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data, Interchange.

L. EN (
1 EN50081-2 Generic Emission Standards.
2 EN50082-2 Generic Immunity Standards. In addition surge immunity

M. NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association)

1 NEMA SM 23 Steam Turbines for Mechanical Drive Service

N. NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)

1 NFPA 49 Hazardous Chemical data
2 NFPA 12 Carbon dioxide extinguishing systems
3 NFPA 72 The installation, maintenance and use of protective signalling systems
4 NFPA NFC - 72E Standard for Automatic Fire Detectors.
5 NFPA 79 Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery
6 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code
7 NFPA 85 Boiler and Combustion System Hazards Code
8 NFPA 86 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces
9 NFPA 86C Standard for Industrial Furnaces using a special Processing Atmosphere.
10 NFPA 86D Standard for Industrial Furnaces using Vacuum as an Atmosphere.
11 NFPA 496 Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment

O. BS ( British Standards)
1 BS-588 Hardware Testing of Digital Process Computers (Codes of Practice For Testing Computer Based Systems).
2 BS-5420 (1977) Ingress Protection for Dust and Water Jets.
3 BS 5308 Instrumentation Cables

P. IEC ( International Electrotechnical Commission)

1 IEC 68/2 Basic environmental testing procedures for electronic components and electronic equipments
2 IEC-79 (1983): Electrical Apparatus for Explosive gas atmospheres.
3 IEC-144 Ingress Protection for Dust and Water Jets.
 4 IEC 529 Classification of Degrees of protection provided by enclosures
5 IEC 801 Electromatic compatibility for Industrial-Process Measurement and Control Equipment
6 IEC 801-3 Radiated electro-magnetic field requirements
7 IEC 60534 Industrial-Process Control Valves
8 IEC 60534 / 2 Flow Capacity
9 IEC 60534 / 8 Noise Considerations
10 IEC 61000 Electromagnetic Compatibility for Industrial-Process Measurement and Control Equipment
11 IEC 61000 / 1 General Introduction
12 IEC 61000 / 2 Electrostatic Discharge Requirements
13 IEC 61000 / 3 Radiated Electromagnetic Field Requirements
14 IEC 61000 / 4 Electrical Fast Transient/Burst Requirements
15 IEC 60331 Fire resisting characteristics of electric cables.
16 IEC 60332 Tests on electric cables
17 IEC 60529 Degrees ofProtection ofEnclosures.
18 IEC 60751 Industrial Platinum resistance Thermometer
19 IEC 60793 Optical Fibres
20 IEC 60721 Environrnental conditions classification
21 IEC 61000 Recommendations for ambient protection in electromagnetic ambience
22 IEC 60534-4 Control Valve Tightness
23 IEC 60794-1 Optical Fibre Cables Part 1: Generic Specification
24 IEC 60794-2 Optical Fibre Cables Part 2. : Product Specifications
25 IEC 60794-3 Optical Fibre Cables Part 3. Telecommunications Cables Sectional Specifications
26 IEC 60529 Protection given by enclosures
27 IEC 61508 Functional safety -Safety related systems
28 IEC 68/2 Basic environmental testing procedures for electronic components and electronic equipment
29 IEC 60079 Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres
30 IEC 60228 Conductors of insulated cables. Guide to the dimensional limits of circular conductors.
31 IEC 60304 Standard colours for insulation for low frequency cables and wires. (Including Fibre Optic cores, tubes, etc )

Q. ISO ( International Organization for Standardization)

1 ISO 468 Surface Roughness
2 ISO 5167 Flow measurement with orifices, nozzles and venturi tubes

R. NACE (
1 NACE MR 01-75 Sulphide stress cracking resistant metallic materials for oilfield equipment.

QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Test Certification
1. Instrument hardware furnished for the project shall be test certified by one of the following:
a. UL (Underwriters Laboratories)
b. FM (Factory Mutual Engineering Corporation)
c. SABS (South African Bureau of standards)
d. CSA (Canadian Standards Association)
e. BASEEFA (British Approval Service for Electrical Apparatus in Flammable Atmosphere)