FW Codes and Standards

a) Indian codes and Standards

TAC
IBR

OISD Standard 163

OISD Standard 164
IS 5: 1994
IS 101
IS 277: 1992
IS 455: 1989
IS 456: 1978
IS 636: 1988
IS 655: 1963
IS 659: 1964
IS 660: 1963
IS 732
IS 800: 1984
IS 875: 1987
IS 1199: 1959
IS 1646: 1997

Tariff Advisory Committees

Indian Boiler Regulations
Classification of area for Electrical Installation at Hydrocarbon and
handling Facilities
Fire protection Facilities for Petroleum Dopots and Terminals
Layout for oil and gas installations
Recommended Practises on storage and handling of bulk Liquefied
Petroleum Gas
Process Control Room Safety
Fire proofing in Oil and Gas Industry
Colours for ready mixed paints and enamels
Method of test for ready mixed paints and enamels
Galvanised steel sheet
Portland Slag sheet
Code of Practice for Plain and Reinforced Concrete
Non-percolating flexible fire fighting delivery hose
Metal air ducts
Safety code for Air conditioning
Safety code for mechanical refigeration
Code of Practice for electrical wiring installations
Code of Practice for general construction in Steel
Code of Practice for design loads for building and structures
Method of sampling and analysis of concrete
Code of Practice for Fire Safety of buildings

IS 1786: 1985

High strength Deformed Steel Bars and Wire for concret reinforcement

IS 1888: 1982
IS 1892: 1979
IS 1893: 1984
IS 1944

Method of Load Test on Soils

Code of Practice for subsurface investigation for foundations
Criteria for earthquake resistant design of structures
Code of Practice for lighting of public thoroughfares

IS 2041: 1995

Steel plates for pressure vessels used at moderate and low temperature

IS 2062-1992
IS 2065: 1983
IS 2131: 1981
IS 2312: 1967
IS 2379: 1990
IS 2720
IS 2825: 1969
IS 2843: 1964
IS 2844: 1964
IS 2845: 1964
IS 2846: 1964
IS 2911
IS 2950: 1981

Steel for general structural purpose

Code of Practice for Water Supply in Buildings
Method of Standard Penetration Test for Soils
Propeller type AC ventilating fans
Colour Code for identification of pipelines
Method of test for soils
Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels
Recommendatoin on nominal capacities for process equipment
Recommendatoin on nominal diameter for process equipment
Recommendatoin on nominal pressure for process equipment
Recommendatoin on nominal temperature for process equipment
Codes of Practice for design and construction of pile foundations
Codes of Practice for design and construction of raft foundations

IS 2974: 1979

Codes of Practice for design and construction of machine foundations

IS 3043: 1987
IS 3103: 1975

Codes of Practice for earthing

Codes of Practice for Industrial Ventilation

OISD Standard 113

OISD Standard 117
OISD Standard 118
OISD Standard 158

IS 3177: 1977
IS 3232: 1976
IS 3443: 1980
IS 3588: 1987
IS 3589: 1991
IS 3646 Part 1,2
IS 3716: 1978
IS 3815: 1969
IS 4146: 1983
IS 4201: 1983
IS 4576: 1978
IS 4894: 1987
IS 5290: 1993
IS 5571: 1979
IS 5572: 1994
IS 5639: 1970
IS 5749: 1970
IS 6044(Part 2): 1972
IS 6403: 1981
IS 6665: 1972
IS 6935: 1973
IS 7304(Part 1): 1974
IS 7310(Part 1): 1974
IS 7318(Part 1,2): 1974
IS 7689: 1989
IS 8009(Part 1): 1978
IS 8148: 1976
IS 8239: 1976
IS 8610: 1977
IS 9618: 1980
IS 10189(Part 1): 1982
IS 10189(Part 2): 1993
IS 10234: 1982

Codes of Practice for electric overhead travelling cranes and gantry

cranes other than steel work cranes
Recommendation on graphical symbols for process flow diagrams
Crane Rail Sections
Electric Axil Flow Fans
Seamless or electrically welded pipes for water, gas and sweage
Code of Practice for Interior Illumination
Application Guide for Insullation Coordination
Point Hook with Shanks for General Engineering Purposes
Application guide for Voltage Transformers
Application guide for Voltage Transformers
Liquified Petroleum Gases
Centrifugal Fan
Landing Valves
Guide for selection of electrical Equipment for Hazardous Area
Classification of Hazardous Area
Pumps Handling chemicals and corrosive liquids
Forged Ramshorn hooks
Codes of Practice for Liquified Petroleum Gas storage ??Installations Part 2: Commercial, Industrial and domestic Bulk Storage Installations.
Codes of Practice for determination of Bearing Capacity of Shallow
Foundation
Codes of Practice for Industrial lighting
Method for determination of water level in a borehole
Approval tests for welding procedures
Approval tests for welder working to approved welding procedures
Approval test for welders when welding procedure not required
Guide for control of Undesirable Static Electricity
Codes of Practice for calculation of settlement of foundations: Part 1
Shallow foundations subject to symmetrical static vertical loading
Packaged Air Condotoiners
Classification of maximum surface temperatures of Electrical Equipment
for use in Explosive Atmospheres
Point hooks with shank capacity up to 25 Tonnes trapezoidal section
Road Tankers for Liquified Petroleum Gas
Industrial process control valves

Recommendations for general pipeline welding

Codes for practice for selection, installation, operation and maintenance
IS 10596(Part 1,2): 1983
of pumps for industrial application
IS 12269: 1987
53 grade ordinary Portland cement
Voltage Bands for Electrical Installations including preferred Voltages and
IS 12360: 1988
frequency
IS 13234: 1992
IS 14268: 1995
IS 14404: 1996

Guide for short circuit current calculations in three-phase AC systems

Uncoated stress releived low relaxation seven-ply strand for pre-stressed
concrete
Process equipment - recommendations on design pressure and
temperature

IS 14861: 2000

Liquified Petroleum Gases (LPG) for automotive Purpose - Specification

IRC 36 - 1970

Recommended practice for the construction of earth embankment for the

Road works

IRC 37 - 1984
GPCB

Guidelines for the desing of flexible pavements

Gujarat Pollution Control Board

b) USA National Codes and Standards

National Fire Protection Association(NFPA)
NFPA 10
Portable Fire Extinguishers
NFPA 11
Standard for low Expansion Foam
NFPA 11A
Medium and high Expansion Foam System
NFPA 12
Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing System
NFPA 13
Sprinkler System Installation
NFPA 14
Standpipe and hose Systems
NFPA 15
Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems
NFPA 16
Deluge Foam Water Sprinkler and Foam Water Spray System
NFPA 17
Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems
NFPA 20

Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fire Pumps for Fire Protection

NFPA 22
NFPA 30
NFPA 45
NFPA 54
NFPA 58

Water Tanks for private Fire Protection

Flammable and combustible Liquid code
Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories using Chemicals
National Fuel Gas code
LP Gas code
Standard for the Production and Handling of Liquified Petroleum Gas
Utilities Plants
Standard for the Production, Storage and Handling of Liquified Natural
Gas (LNG)
Explosive Material Code
Standard for the installation of Lighting Protection Systems
Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing System

NFPA 59
NFPA 59A
NFPA 495
NFPA 780
NFPA 2001

American Concrete Institute

ACI 301
Specification for Structural Concerte
ACI 305R
Hot weather Concreting
ACI 315
Details of detailing Concrete Reinforcement
ACI 318
Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete
American Petroleum Institute
API 5L
Specification for Line Pipe
API 6D
Specification for Pipeline Valves
Recommended Practice for the Sizing, Selection and Installation of
API RP 520 Part 1
Pressure Relieving Devices in Refineries
API RP 520 Part 2
Installation of Pressure Relieving Devices in Refineries
API RP 521
Guide for Pressure Relieving and Depressuring Systems
API 530
Calculation of heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries
API RP 550
Manual on Installation of Refinery Instruments and control Systems
API 560
Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service
API 590
Specification for Figure 8 Blinds
API 598
Valve Inspection and Testing
API 600
Steel Gate Valves Flanged and Butt-welding Ends
API 602
Compact Carbon Steel Gate Valves
API 607
Fire Testing for Soft Seated Quarter Turn Valves
API 609
Butterfly Valves, Double Flanged, Lug- and Wafer- Type

API 610
API 613
API 614
API 617
API 618
API 619

Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Heavy Duty Chemical and Gas Industry
Services
Special Purpose Gear Units fot Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry
Services
Lubrication, shaft Sealing, and Control Oil Systems and Auxiliaries for
Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services
Centrifugal Compressors for refinery Services
Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry
Services
Rotary Type Positive Displacement Compressors for Petroleum,
Chemical and Gas Industry Services

API 620

Design and Construction of Large, Welded Low Pressure Storage Tanks

API 650
API 660
API 661

Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage

Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
Air Cooled Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services
Non-Contacting Vibration, Axial Position and Bearing Temperature
Monitoring System
Special Purpose Coupling for Petroleum, chemical and Gas Industry
Services
Centrifugal Compressors for instrument Air and Plant Air for Refinery
Positive Displacement Pumps-Reciprocating
Positive Displacement Pumps-Controlled Volume
Positive Displacement Pumps-Rotary
Centrifugal Pump Mechanical Seals
Standard for Welding Pipelines and Related Facilities
Venting Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage Tanks
Protection against Ignitions arising out of Static, Lightining and Stray
Currents

API 670
API 671
API 672
API 674
API 675
API 676
API 682
API 1104
API 2000
API RP 2003
API 2510

Design and construction of Liquified Petroleum Gas(LPG) installations

API 2550
API 2555

Standard Method for Measurement amd Calibration of Upright Tanks

Methods of Calibrating Large Storage Tanks

American National Standards Institute

ANSI B1.1
Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form)
ANSI B1.20.1
Pipe Threads, General Purpose(inch)
ANSI B16.1
Cast Iron Pipe, Flanges and Flanged Fittings
ANSI B16.3
Malleable Iron Threaded Fittings
ANSI B16.5
Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
ANSI B16.9
Factory made Wrought Steel Butt-Weld Fittings
ANSI B16.10
Face-to Face and End to End Dimensions of Ferrous Valves
ANSI B16.11
Forged Fittings, Scoket-Welding and Threaded
ANSI B16.14
Ferrous Fitting, Bushing and Locknuts with Pipe Threads
ANSI B16.20

Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flange - Ring Joint, Spiral Wound and Jacketed

ANSI B16.21
ANSI B16.25
ANSI B16.28
ANSI B16.34
ANSI B16.36
ANSI B16.42
ANSI B16.47

Non-Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges

Butt-Welding Ends for Pipe, Valves, Flanges and Fittings
Wrought Steel Butt-welding Short Radius Elbow and Returns
Valve - Flanged, Threaded and Welding Ends
Orifice Flanges
Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
Large Diameter Steel Flanges

ANSI B36.10M

Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe

American Socity of Civil Engineers(ASCE)

ASCE 7-98
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and other Structures

Manufacturer's Standardization Society(MSS)

MSS-SP-2
Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings Flanges and Unions
Finishes FOR Contact Faces of Connecting End Flanges of Ferrous
MSS-SP-6
Valves and Fittings
MSS-SP-43
Wrought Stainless Steel Butt Welding Fittings
MSS-SP-44
Steel Pipeline Flanges
MSS-SP-55
Quality standards for steel castings
MSS-SP-61
Pressure Testing of Steel Valves
MSS-SP-67
Butterfly Valves
MSS-SP-72
Ball Valves and flanged or Buttwelding Ends for General Service
MSS-SP-75
Specification for High Test Wrought Butt welding Fittings

American Society for Testing and Materials(ASTM)

ASTM A36
Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
ASTM A53
Specification for Welded and Seamless Galvanized Steel Pipe
ASTM A74
Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings
ASTM A82
Steel Wires, Plain, for Concrete Reinforcement
ASTM A105
Carbol Steel Forgings
ASTM A106
Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High Temperature Service
Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Cold-finished, Standard
ASTM A108
Quality
Standard Specification for Zinc(Hot Galvinised) Coating on Products
ASTM A123
Fabricated from Rolled, Pressed and Forged Steel Shapes, Plates, Bars
and Strip
Standard Specification for Stainless and heatresisting chromium-nickel
ASTM A167
steel plate, steel and strip
Forged or Rolled Alloy Steel Pipe Flanges, Fprged Fittings and Valves
ASTM A182
and Parts for High temperature Services
ASTM A185
Steel Welded Wire Fabric, Plain, for Concrete Reinforcement
Alloy Steel and Stainless Steel Botling Material for High temperature
ASTM A193
Servise
Carbon and alloy Steel Nuts for Botls for High Pressure and High
ASTM A194
temperature Services
Steel Casting, corbon suitable for Fusion Welding For high temperature
ASTM A216/A216M
Services
Piping and Fitting for Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for moderate
ASTM A234
and elevated Temperatures
Standard Specification for Heat-Resisting Chromium-Nickel Plate
ASTM A240
Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet and Strip for Pressure Vessels
ASTM A283
Standard Specification For Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low and Intermediate Tensile
ASTM A285
Strength
Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless
ASTM A312
Steel Pipes
ASTM A320
Alloy Steel Botling Materials for Low Temperature Services
ASTM A333
Seamless and welded Steel pipe for Low temperature Services

ASTM D882

Carbon and Low Alloy Steel Forgings requiring Notch Toughness Testing
for Piping Components
Steel Casting, Austentic for Pressure containing Parts
Steel Casting, Ferritic and Martensitic for Pressure containing Parts,
Suitable for Low Temperature Services
Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, 9 Percent
Nickel, Double-Normalized and Tempered
Standard for Electric - Fusion - Welded Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Alloy
Steel Pipe for High Temperature Service
Standard Test Methods and Definition for Mechanical Testing of Steel
Products
Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Fittings
Standard Strand Uncoated Seven, Wires for Pre-stressed Concrete
Standard Specification for Heat-Resisting Chromium Chromium-Nickel
Stainless Steel Plate and Strip for Pressure Vessels
Piping and Fitting for Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Low
Temperature service
Uncoated Stress Relieved Wires for Prestressed Concrete
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel for Intermediate High Temperature
Service
Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel for
Moderate and Lower Temperature Services
Corrosion-Resistant High-Silicon Cast Iron, Spec
General Requirements for Specialized Carbon Alloy Steel Pipe
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered 8 and 9
Percent Nickel
Steel Wire, Hard Drawn for Pre-stressing Concrete Pipe
Forging, Carbon and alloy steel for Pipe Flanges, Fitting, Valves and
Parts for High Pressure Transmission Service
Seamless Copper Water Tube
Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloys Seamless
Condenser Tubes and Ferrul Stock
Standard specification for Aluminium alloy sheet and plate(metric)
Standard specification for Seamless Copper Tubes for Air Conditioning
and Refrigeration field Service
Standard Specification for Copper and Copper alloy Seamless
Condenser and Heat Exch
Method for measuring compressive properties of thermal insulation
Standard test method for thermal transmossion properties by means of
the guarded hot plates
Standard test methos for density of performed block type thermal
insulation
Standard test method for Young modulus, shear modulus and Poission's
ratio for grass and grass-ceramics by resonance
Standard test method for chlorine in new and used petroleum products
(Bomb method)
Standard test method for tensile strength

ASTM D696

Standard Test Mothod for Measurement of thermal contraction coefficient

ASTM D756

Standared test method for Aeaging Measurement

ASTM D1621

Standard test method for compressive properties of rigid cellular plastics

ASTM D1622

Standard test method for compressive properties of rigid cellular plastics

ASTM A350
ASTM A351
ASTM A352
ASTM A353
ASTM A358
ASTM A370
A403
ASTM A416
ASTM A420
ASTM A420
ASTM A421
ASTM A515
ASTM A516
ASTM A518
ASTM A530
ASTM A553
ASTM A648
ASTM A694
ASTM B88
ASTM B111
ASTM B209M
ASTM B280
ASTM B359
ASTM C165
ASTM C177
ASTM C303
ASTM C623
ASTM D808

ASTM D1623
ASTM D1644
ASTM D2842
ASTM D2856

Standard test method for tensile and tensile properties of rigid cellular
plastics
Standared test for solid content
Test for % closed cellular
Standard test method for open cell content of rigid cellular plastics by the
air pycnometer

ASTM D3359

Test method for measurement of Paint adhesion by crosscut-tape test

ASTM D4428

Crosshole Seismic Testing

Standard test method for measurement of Water Vapour transmission
rate
Standard test method for liquid penetrant examination of weld seams

ASTM E96
ASTM E165

American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)

ASME B31.3
Process Piping
ASME B36.19M
Stainless Steel Pipe
ASME B46.1
Surface Texture, Surface Roughness
ASME A821-93
Steel wire, hard drawn for pre-stressing concrete lent
ASME BPVC Section II
Materials
ASME BPVC Section IV Rules for construction of Heating Boilers
ASME BPVC Section V
Non Destructive Examination
ASME BPVC Section VIII Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
ASME BPVC Section IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications

Engineering Equipment and materials Users Association(EEMUA)

EEMUA 104
Noise: Aguide to information required from Equipment Vendors
EEMUA 140
Noise Procedure Specification
EEMUA 141
Guide to the Use of Noise Procedure Specification
EEMUA 142
Acoustic Insulation of Pipes, Valves and flanges
A Guide to the selection and Assessment of Silencers and Acoustic
EEMUA 161
Enclosures

Expansion Joint Manufactruer's Association(EJMA)

Tubular Exchangers Manufacturers Association(TEMA)
Instrument Society of America(ISA)
ISA 5.1
Instrument Symbols and identification
ISA 5.2
Binary Logic Diagrams for Process Operations
ISA 5.4
Instrument Loop Diagram

American Water Work Association(AWWA Standards)

C.203.86
Coal Tar Protective Coating and Lining for Steel Water Pipe
Cement Mortar Protective Lining and Coating for Steel Water Pipe in a
C.205.85
Larger Shop Applied
C.207.86
Steel Pipe Flange for Water Work Service, 4 inch through 144 inch

National Association for Corrosion Engineers

The Control of Corrosion under Thermal Insulation and Fire-Proofing
NACE Standard RP0198
Materials

National Electrical Manufacturers Association(NEMA)

Steam Turbine for mechanical Drive Service (Chapter 9-4.6 only, for
NEMA SM.23 (1991)
piping assembly)

c) British National Standards

BS 2654
BS 2853
BS 4232
BS 4447
BS 4449
BS 4999
BS 5328(Part 1, 2, 3, 4)
BS 5500
BS 5930
BS 5996
BS 6651
BS 6755 Part 1,2
BS 7361
BS 7777
BS 8110

Specification for Manufacture of Vertical Steel Welded Non-Refrigerated

Storage Tanks with Butt-Welded Shells for the Petroleum Industry
The Design and testing of Steel Overhead Runway Beam
Surface Finish or Blast-Cleaned for Painting
Specification for the Performance of Pre Stressing Anchorages for Post
Tensioned Construction
Specification for Carbon Steel Bars for the Reinforcement of Concrete
General Requirement for Rotating Electrical Machines
Method for Specifying Concrete Indluding Ready Mixed Concrete
Specification for Unfired Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels
Practice for Site Investigations
Acceptance Levels for Internal Imperfections in steel Plate, Strip and
Wide Flats, Based on Ultrasonic Testing
Code of Practice for Protection of Structures against Lightning
Testing of Valves
Cathodic Protection, Part 1 code of practice for Land and marine
applications
Flat-Bottomed, Vertical, Cylindrical Storage Tanks for Low-Temperature
Services
Structure Use of Concrete

d) International Electrotechnical Committee

IEC 60034
IEC 60076

IEC 60529

Rotating Electric Motors

Power Transformers
Code of Practice for the selection, Installation, and maintenance of
Electrical Apparatus for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
Power cables with extruded insullation and their accessories for rated
voltage from 1 kv up to 30 kv
Degree of protection provided by Enclosures (IP Code)

IEC 61511-Part 1, 2, 3

Functional Safety - Safety Instrumented System for the Process Industry

IEC 60079
IEC 60502

e) Other International Standards

AISI
ASHRAE
EN 1473
EN 1474

Specification for design, fabrication and erection of structural steel for

buildings
Hand book of 1. Fundamentals 2.HVAC Systems and Equipments
3.HVAC Applications 4.Refrigeration
Installation and Equipment for LNG - Design of Onshore Installation
Installation and Equipment for LNG - Design and testing of
Loading/Unloading Arms

EN 10204
EN 50015
EN 50016
EN 50018
EN 50019
EN 50020
EN 50028
EN 50039
EN 50054
FIP Recommendation
FIP CEB
FIP Report
FIP Recommendation

Metallic Products-Types of Inspection Documents

Oil immersion
Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmosphere - Pressurised
Apparatus - "P"
Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmosphere - Flameproof
Enclosure - "D"
Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmosphere - Increased
safety - "e"
Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmosphere - Intrinsic
Safety - "I"
Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmosphere - Encapsulation
- "m"
Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmosphere - Intrinsically
Safe Electrical Syatem
Electrical Apparatus for the detection and Measurement of Combustibles
- General Requirements and Test Methods
Recommendations for the acceptance of Post-Tensioning Systems
Report on Method of assessment of the fire resistance of concrete
structural members
Assessment of mechanical properties of structural materials for cryogenic
applications
FIP Recommendations for the approval, supply and acceptance of steel
for prestressing tendons

IPE-M9-1

Instute of Petroleum Model Code of Safe Practice Part 9 Volume 1- LPG

ISO 1217

ISO 4624

Displacement Compressors acceptance test

Mechanical vibrations balancr quality requirement of rigid motors Part 1:
determination of permissible residual balance
Acoustics - Assessment of Occupational Noice Exposure for Hearing
Conversation Purposes
Welding-Determination of hydrogen in Deposited weld Metal Arising from
the Use of covered Electrodes
Pull-Off Test for Adhesion using portable adhesion meters

ISO 5167

Measurement of Fluid Flow by Means of Pressure Differential Devices

ISO 1940 - 1
ISO 1999
ISO 3690

ISO 9612
ISO 14163
ISO 15664
ISO 15665
CINI Handbook
SSPC
UBC 97

Acoustic - Guidelines for the measurement and Assessment of Exposer

to Noise in a Working Environment
Acoustics - Guidelines for Noice Control by Silencers
Acoustics - Noice Control Design Procedures for Open Plant
Acoustics - Acoustic Insulation for Pipes, Valves and Flanges
Commissie Isolate Nederlandse Industrie
Steel Structure Painting Council
1997 Uniform Building Code