API releases updated standard to improve refinery safety
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has issued an updated pressure relieving design and installation standard intended to enhance refinery safety as part of its core commitments to improving workplace safety and protecting the environment.
The Sixth edition of API Standard 520, Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-relieving Devices in Refineries, Part II on Installation, was published last month. It covers methods of installation for pressure-relief devices for equipment used to provide the required protection against excessive pressure accumulation.