SpecificationforOffshoreCranesAPISPECIFICATION2CFIFTHEDITION,APRIL3,1995*$StrategiesforTodayjAmerkanPetroleumInstitute1220LStreet.NorthwestWashington,0.C.20005~~EnvironmentalPartnershipReproducedbyCSSINFO.Nopartoftheprintedpublication,noranypartoftheelectronicfilemaybereproducedortransmittedinanyform,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofAPI,Washington,D.C.20005.STEPOneofthemostsignificantlong-termtrendsaffectingthefuturevitalityofthepetroleumindustryisthepublic’sconcernsabouttheenvironment.Recognizingthistrend,APImembercompanieshavedevelopedapositive,forwardlookingstrategycalledSTEP:StrategiesforToday’sEnvironmentalPartnership.Thisprogramaimstoaddresspublicconcernsbyimprovingindustry’senvironmental,healthandsafetyperformance;doc-umentingperformanceimprovements;andcommunicatingthemtothepublic.ThefoundationofSTEPistheAPIenvironmentalMissionandGuidingEnvironmentalPrinciples.APIstandards,bypromotingtheuseofsoundengineeringandoperationalpractices,areanimportantmeansofimplementingAPI’sSTEPprogram.APIENVIRONMENTALMISSIONANDGUIDINGENVIRONMENTALPRINCIPLESThemembersoftheAmericanPetroleumInstitutearededicatedtocontinuouseffortstoimprovethecompatibilityofouroperationswiththeenvironmentwhileeconomicallyde-velopingenergyresourcesandsupplyinghighqualityproductsandservicestoconsumers.Themembersrecognizetheimportanceofefficientlymeetingsociety’sneedsandourre-sponsibilitytoworkwiththepublic,thegovernment,andotherstodevelopandtousenat-uralresourcesinanenvironmentallysoundmannerwhileprotectingthehealthandsafetyofouretnployeesandthepublic.Tomeettheseresponsibilities,APImemberspledgetomanageourbusinessesaccordingtotheseprinciples:lTorecognizeandtorespondtocommunityconcernsaboutourrawmaterials,prod-uctsandoperations.lTooperateourplantsandfacilities,andtohandleourrawmaterialsandproductsinamannerthatprotectstheenvironment,andthesafetyandhealthofouremployeesandthepublic..Tomakesafety,healthandenvironmentalconsiderationsapriorityinourplanning,andourdevelopmentofnewproductsandprocesses.lT...
