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Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Portable BuildingsAPI RECOMMEDED PRACTICE 753 FIRST EDITION,JUNE 2007REAFFIRMED,AUGUST 2020Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Portable BuildingsDownstream SegmentAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 753 FIRST EDITION,JUNE 2007REAFFIRMED,AUGUST 2020SPECIAL NOTESAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to particular circumstances,local,state,and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed.Neither API nor any of APIs employees,subcontractors,consultants,committees,or other assignees make any warranty or representation,either express or implied,with respect to the accuracy,completeness,or usefulness of the information contained herein,or assume any liability or responsibility for any use,or the results of such use,of any information or process disclosed in this publication.Neither API nor any of APIs employees,subcontractors,con-sultants,or other assignees represent that use of this publication would not infringe upon pri-vately owned rights.Users of this recommended practice should not rely exclusively on the information con-tained in this document.Sound business,scientific,engineering,and safety judgement should be used in employing the information contained herein.API is not undertaking to meet the duties of employers,manufacturers,or suppliers to warn and properly train and equip their employees,and others exposed,concerning health and safety risks and precautions,nor undertaking their obligations to comply with authorities having jurisdiction.Where applicable,authorities having jurisdiction should be consulted.Work sites and equipment operations may differ.Users are solely responsible for assessing their specific equipment and premises in determining the appropriateness of applying the RP.At all times users should employ sound business,scientific,engineering,and judgement safety when using this RP.API publications may be used by anyone desiring to do so.Every effort has been made by the Institute to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained in them;however,the Institute makes no representation,warranty,or guarantee in connection with this publication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from its use or for the violation of any authorities having jurisdiction with which this publi-cation may conflict.API publications are published to facilitate the broad availability of proven,sound engineer-ing and operating practices.These publications are not intended to obviate the need for applying sound engineering judgment regarding when and where these publications should be utilized.The formulation and publication of API publications is not intended in any way to inhibit anyone from using any other practices.Any manufacturer marking equipment or materials in conformance with the marking requirements of an API standard is solely responsible for complying with all the applicable requirements of that standard.API does not represent,warrant,or guarantee that such prod-ucts do in fact conform to the applicable API standard.All rights reserved.No part of this work may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without prior written permission from the publisher.Contact the Publisher,API Publishing Services,200 Massachusetts Avenue,NW,Suite 1100,Washington,DC 20001.Copyright 2007 American Petroleum InstituteFOREWORDThe purpose of this recommended practice(RP)is to provide guidance for reducing the risk to personnel located in portable buildings from potential explosion,fire and toxic release hazards.The document is based on the following guiding principles,(1)locate personnel away from covered process areas consistent with safe and effective operations,(2)minimize the use of occupied portable buildings near covered process areas,(3)manage the occupancy of portable buildings,especially during periods of increased risk including unit start-up or planned shut-down operations,(4)design,construct,install,and maintain occupied portable buildings to protect occupants against potential hazards,and(5)manage the use of portable buildings as an integral part of the design,construction,maintenance,and operation of a facility.The recommended practice is organized into five sections with two appendices which provide the user with additional technical background and guidance.Section 1 defines the purpose and scope of the document.Section 1 also provides the guid-ing principles for the development of this document and direction regarding implementation and change control.Section 2 addresses management of personnel in portable buildings.The topics include iden-tification of essential personnel and their use of portable buildings.Further,Section 2 addresses personnel that are not essential and makes recommendations regarding their loca-tion relative to covered proc