SafeHotTappingPracticesinthePetroleumandPetrochemicalIndustriesAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2201FIFTHEDITION,JULY2003REAFFIRMED,MARCH2020SafeHotTappingPracticesinthePetroleumandPetrochemicalIndustriesDownstreamSegmentAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2201FIFTHEDITION,JULY2003REAFFIRMED,MARCH2020SPECIALNOTESAPIpublicationsnecessarilyaddressproblemsofageneralnature.Withrespecttopartic-ularcircumstances,local,state,andfederallawsandregulationsshouldbereviewed.APIisnotundertakingtomeetthedutiesofemployers,manufacturers,orsupplierstowarnandproperlytrainandequiptheiremployees,andothersexposed,concerninghealthandsafetyrisksandprecautions,norundertakingtheirobligationsunderlocal,state,orfed-erallaws.Informationconcerningsafetyandhealthrisksandproperprecautionswithrespecttopar-ticularmaterialsandconditionsshouldbeobtainedfromtheemployer,themanufacturerorsupplierofthatmaterial,orthematerialsafetydatasheet.NothingcontainedinanyAPIpublicationistobeconstruedasgrantinganyright,byimplicationorotherwise,forthemanufacture,sale,oruseofanymethod,apparatus,orprod-uctcoveredbyletterspatent.Neithershouldanythingcontainedinthepublicationbecon-struedasinsuringanyoneagainstliabilityforinfringementofletterspatent.Generally,APIstandardsarereviewedandrevised,reaffirmed,orwithdrawnatleasteveryfiveyears.Sometimesaone-timeextensionofuptotwoyearswillbeaddedtothisreviewcycle.ThispublicationwillnolongerbeineffectfiveyearsafteritspublicationdateasanoperativeAPIstandardor,whereanextensionhasbeengranted,uponrepublication.StatusofthepublicationcanbeascertainedfromtheAPIStandardsDepartment[telephone(202)682-8000].AcatalogofAPIpublicationsandmaterialsispublishedannuallyandupdatedquarterlybyAPI,1220LStreet,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005,www.api.org.ThisdocumentwasproducedunderAPIstandardizationproceduresthatensureappropri-atenotificationandparticipationinthedevelopmentalprocessandisdesignatedasanAPIstandard.Questionsconcerningtheinterpretationofthecontentofthisstandardorcom-mentsandquestionsconcerningtheproceduresunderwhichthi...
