Plant Layout: Guidelines, Standards and Codes of Practice

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The following is a list of some, but not all Guidelines, Standards and Codes of Practice that relate to Onshore Plant La

CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) - Guidelines for Facility Siting and Layout.

Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. Author F. P. Lees

IRI (Industrial Risk Insurers) – IM.2.5.2 – Oil and Chemical Plant Layout Spacing.
IRI (Industrial Risk Insurers) – IM.2.5.2.A – Hazard Classification of Process Operations for Spacing Requirements.
IRI (Industrial Risk Insurers) – IM.2.5.3 – Fire Protection Water and Spill Control for Outdoor Oil and Chemical Plants.

FM Global – Loss Prevention in Chemical Plants 7-43 Property Loss Prevention Data Sheet 17-2.
FM Global – Spacing of Facilities in OutdoorChemical Plants 7-44 Property Loss Prevention Data Sheet 17-3.
FM Global – Storage Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids - Property Loss Prevention Data Sheet 7-88.

Environment Agency - Pollution Prevention Guidelines - Above Ground Oil Storage Tanks: PPG2.

IP ( Institute of Petroleum) Model Code of Safe Practice in the Petroleum Industry Part 3 – Refining Safety Code.
IP (Institute of Petroleum) Model Code of Safe Practice in the Petroleum Industry Part 6 – Pipeline Safety Code.
IP ( Institute of Petroleum) Model Code of Safe Practice in the Petroleum Industry Part 9 – liquefied Petroleum Gas V
IP (Institute of Petroleum) Model Code of Safe Practice in the Petroleum Industry Part 15 – Area Classification Code
IP ( Institute of Petroleum) Model Code of Safe Practice in the Petroleum Industry Part 9 – Fire Precautions at Petrole

HSE ( Heath and Safety Executive) HSG 176 – The Storage of Flammable Liquids in Tanks.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/techmeasplantlay.htm

BS 5908 Code of Practice for Fire Precautions on the Chemical and Allied Industries.
BS EN 1473 Installation and Equipment for Liquefied Natural gas – Design of Onshore Installations.

NFPA (National Fire Prorection Association) LP-Gas Code Handbook.

NFPA (National Fire Prorection Association) NFPA 30 – Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.
NFPA (National Fire Prorection Association) NFPA 31 – Standard for the Installation of Oil Burning Equipment.
NFPA (National Fire Prorection Association) NFPA 58 – Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code.
NFPA (National Fire Prorection Association) NFPA 59 – Utility LP-Gas Plant Code.
NFPA (National Fire Prorection Association) NFPA 59A – Standard for the Production, Storage and Handling of Liquefi

API (American Petroleum Insitute) API 2510 – Design and Construction of LPG Installations.
API (American Petroleum Insitute) API 2510A – Fire Protection Considerations fpr the design and Operation of Lique
API (American Petroleum Insitute) API 2610 – Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance and inspection of Term

PIP (Process Industry Practices) PIP PNC00003 – Process Units and Offsites Layout Guide.
LPGA Code of Practice No 1 – Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed Installations

Plant Layout hse.gov.uk

This Technical Measures Document refers to Plant Layout. Other relevant Technical Measures Documents are: Plant
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ce that relate to Onshore Plant Layout – Design Criteria for Siting, Equipment Location and Spacing. The relevance of a particular practice w

ns for Spacing Requirements.

Outdoor Oil and Chemical Plants.

ention Data Sheet 17-3.

revention Data Sheet 7-88.

anks: PPG2.

art 3 – Refining Safety Code.

rt 6 – Pipeline Safety Code.
art 9 – liquefied Petroleum Gas Vol 1: Large Bulk Pressure Storage & Refrigerated LPG
rt 15 – Area Classification Code for Installations Handling Flammable Fluids.
art 9 – Fire Precautions at Petroleum Refineries and Bulk Storage Installations.

e Installations.

Liquids Code.
of Oil Burning Equipment.

, Storage and Handling of Liquefied natural gas (LNG).

e design and Operation of Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) Storage Facilities.

ntenance and inspection of Terminal and Tank Facilities’
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