GuidelinesforConfinedSpaceEntryOnBoardTankShipsinThePetroleumIndustryAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE1141FIRSTEDITION,MARCH1994Stratey,iesforToday'sEnvironmentalPartnershipAmericanPetroleumInstitute1220LStreet,NorthwestWashington,D.C.20005ii?GuidelinesforConfinedSpaceEntryOnBoardTankShipsinThePetroleumIndustryManufacturing,DistributionandMarketingDepartmentAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE1141FIRSTEDITION,MARCH1994AmericanPetroleumInstituteii?SPECIALNOTESI.APIPUBLICATIONSNECESSARILYADDRESSPROBLEMSOFAGENERALNATURE.WITHRESPECTTOPARTICULARCIRCUMSTANCES,LOCAL,STATE,ANDFEDERALLAWSANDREGULATIONSSHOULDBEREVIEWED.2.APIISNOTUNDERTAKINGTOMEETTHEDUTIESOFEMPLOYERS,MANUFACTURERS,ORSUPPLIERSTOWARNANDPROPERLYTRAINANDEQUIPTHEIREMPLOYEES,ANDOTHERSEXPOSED,CONCERNINGHEALTHANDSAFETYRISKSANDPRECAUTIONS,NORUNDERTAKINGTHEIROBLIGATIONSUNDERLOCAL,STA.TE,ORFEDERALLAWS.3.INFORMATIONCONCERNINGSAFETYANDHEALTHRISKSANDPROPERPRECAUTIONSWITHRESPECTTOPARTICULARMATERIALSANDCONDITIONSSHOULDBEOBTAINEDFROMTHEEMPLOYER,THEMANUFACTURERORSUPPLIEROFTHATMATERIAL,ORTHEMATERIALSAFETYDATASHEET.4.NOTHINGCONTAINEDINANYAPIPUBLICATIONISTOBECONSTRUEDASGRANTINGANYRIGHT,BYIMPLICATIONOROTHERWISE,FORTHEMANUFACTURE,SALE.ORt:"SEOFANYMETHOD,APPARATUS,ORPRODUCTCOVEREDBYLETTERSPATENT.NEITHERSHOULDANYTHINGCONTAIKEDINTHEPUBLICATIONBECONSTRUEDASINSURINGANYONEAGAINSTLIABILITYFORINFRINGEMENTOFLETTERSPATENT.5.GENERALLY,APISTANDARDSAREREVIEWEDANDREVISED,REAFFIRMED,ORWITHDRAWNATLEASTEVERYFIVEYEARS.SOMETIMESAONETIMEEXTENSIONOFUPTOTWOYEARSWILLBEADDEDTOTHISREVIEWCYCLE.THISPUBLICATIONWILLNOLONGERBEINEFFECTFIVEYEARSAFTERITSPUBLICATIONDATEASANOPERATIVEA.PlSTANDARDOR,WHEREANEXTENSIONHASBEENGRANTED,UPONREPUBLICATION.STATUSOFTHEPUBLICATIONCANBEASCERTAINEDFROMTHEAPIAUTHORINGDEPARTMENT[TELEPHONE(202)682-8000].ACATALOGOFA.PIPUBLICATIONSANDMATERIALSISPUBLISHEDANNUALLYANDUPDATEDQUARTERLYBYAPI,1220LSTREET,N.W.,WASHINGTON,D.C.20005.Copyright©l994AmericanPetroleumInstituteFOREWORDThisrecommendedpracticewaspreparedundertheauspicesoftheAPIGeneralCom...