RecommendedPracticeforInstallation,MaintenanceandRepairofSurfaceSafetyValvesandUnderwaterSafetyValvesOffshoreAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE14HFIFTHEDITION,AUGUST2007RecommendedPracticeforInstallation,MaintenanceandRepairofSurfaceSafetyValvesandUnderwaterSafetyValvesOffshoreUpstreamSegmentAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE14HFIFTHEDITION,AUGUST2007SPECIALNOTESAPIpublicationsnecessarilyaddressproblemsofageneralnature.Withrespecttoparticularcircumstances,local,state,andfederallawsandregulationsshouldbereviewed.Whereapplicable,authoritieshavingjurisdictionshouldbeconsulted.NeitherAPInoranyofAPI’semployees,subcontractors,consultants,committees,orotherassigneesmakeanywarrantyorrepresentation,eitherexpressorimplied,withrespecttotheaccuracy,completeness,orusefulnessoftheinformationcontainedherein,orassumeanyliabilityorresponsibilityforanyuse,ortheresultsofsuchuse,ofanyinformationorprocessdisclosedinthispublication.NeitherAPInoranyofAPI’semployees,subcontractors,con-sultants,orotherassigneesrepresentthatuseofthispublicationwouldnotinfringeuponpri-vatelyownedrights.UsersofthisRecommendedPractice(RP)shouldnotrelyexclusivelyontheinformationcontainedinthisdocument.Soundbusiness,scientific,engineering,andsafetyjudgementshouldbeusedinemployingtheinformationcontainedherein.APIpublicationsmaybeusedbyanyonedesiringtodoso.EveryefforthasbeenmadebytheInstitutetoassuretheaccuracyandreliabilityofthedatacontainedinthem;however,theInstitutemakesnorepresentation,warranty,orguaranteeinconnectionwiththispublicationandherebyexpresslydisclaimsanyliabilityorresponsibilityforlossordamageresultingfromitsuseorfortheviolationofanyauthoritieshavingjurisdictionwithwhichthispubli-cationmayconflict.APIpublicationsarepublishedtofacilitatethebroadavailabilityofproven,soundengineer-ingandoperatingpractices.Thesepublicationsarenotintendedtoobviatetheneedforapplyingsoundengineeringjudgmentregardingwhenandwherethesepublicationsshouldbeutilized.TheformulationandpublicationofAPIpublicationsisnotintendedinanywaytoinhibitanyonef...
