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American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Petroleum Institute (API)
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
ASME International (ASME)
ASTM International
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE/SAFE)
American Welding Society (AWS)
British Standards Institution (BSI)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
OSHA and Labor Regulations
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

ANSI Z35.1
Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs

ANSI Z41
Personnel Protection - Protective Footwear

ANSI Z53.1
Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards

ANSI Z88.2
Respiratory Protection

ANSI Z90.1
Protective Headgear - for Motor Vehicular Users – Specifications

ANSI Z129.1
Hazardous Industrial Chemicals - Precautionary Labeling

ANSI Z133.1
Tree Care Operations - Pruning, Trimming, Repairing, Maintaining, and Removing Trees, and
Cutting Brush - Safety Requirements

ANSI Z245.1
Mobile Wastes and Recyclable Materials Collection, Transportation, and Compaction
Equipment - Safety Requirements

American Petroleum Institute (API)

API SPEC 12B
Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids

API SPEC 12D
Specification for Field Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids

API SPEC 12F
Specification for Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids

API STD 620
Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks

API STD 650
Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage

API STD 653
Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

API STD 1104
Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities

API STD 2000
Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks Non-refrigerated and Refrigerated

API RP 2009
Safe Welding, Cutting, and Hot Work Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries

API RP 2201
Safe Hot Tapping Practices in the Petroleum & Petrochemical Industries

API RP 2220
Improving Owner and Contractor Safety Performance

API RP 2221
Recommended Practice for Implementing A Contractor Safety and Health Program
API Occupational Injuries Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illness, and
Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only

API PUBL 4634
Index and Abstracts of API Health-Related Research: Compendium of Research Investigations and
Scientific Reviews Conducted for API between 1959 and 1994

API PUBL 45592
Results of Toxicological Studies Conducted for the American Petroleum Institute Health and
Environmental Sciences Department

API PUBL 4689
Chemical Human Health Hazards Associated With Oil Spill Response

API RP 752
Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Buildings

API PUBL 760
Model Risk Management Plan Guidance for Petroleum Refineries

API PUBL 761
Model Risk Management Plan Guidance for Exploration and Production Facilities

API PUBL 770
A Manager's Guide to Reducing Human Errors Improving Human Performance in the
Process Industries

API PUBL 9100
Model Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Management System and Guidance Document

Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

ANSI S1.4
Specification for Sound Level Meters

ANSI S1.11
Specification for Octave-Band and Fractional-Octave-Band Analog and Digital Filters

ANSI S2.16
Vibratory Noise Measurements and Acceptance Criteria of Shipboard Equipment

ANSI S2.60
Balancing Machines - Enclosures and Other Safety Measures

ANSI S3.6
Specification for Audiometers

ANSI S3.18 PART 4
Mechanical Vibration and Shock - Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole Body Vibration - Part 4:
Guidelines for the Evaluation of the Effects of Vibration and Rotational Motion on Passenger and Crew Comfort in Fixed-Guideway Transport Systems

ANSI S3.44
Determination of Occupational Noise Exposure and Estimation of Noise-Induced Hearing Impairment

ANSI S12.19
Measurement of Occupational Noise Exposure

ASME International (ASME)

ANSI A13.1
Scheme for the Identification of Piping Systems

ASME A17.1
Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

ASME A17.3
Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators

ASME A120.1
Safety Requirements for Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance

ASME A90.1
Safety Standard for Belt Manlifts

ASME B15.1
Safety Standard for Mechanical Power Transmission

ASME B20.1
Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment

ASME 20.1
Interpretations; Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment, Interpretations

ASME B30.9
Interpretations; Slings Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks,
Jacks, and Slings, Interpretations

ASME B56.1
Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks

ASME B56.6
Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks

ASTM International (ASTM)

ASTM A372/A372M
Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels

ASTM A381
Standard Specification for Metal-Arc-Welded Steel Pipe for Use with High-Pressure
Transmission Systems

ASTM D323
Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method)

ASTM E180
Standard Practice for Determining the Precision of ASTM Methods for Analysis and Testing of
Industrial and Specialty Chemicals

ASTM E258
Standard Test Method for Total Nitrogen in Organic Materials by Modified Kjeldahl Method

ASTM F715
Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics Used for Oil Spill Control and Storage

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE/SAFE)

ANSI A14.1
ANS for Ladders – Wood Safety Requirements

ANSI A14.2
ANS for Ladders – Portable Metal – Safety Requirements

ANSI A14.3
ANS for Fixed Ladders – Safety Requirements

ANSI A14.4
ANS for Job Made Wooden Ladders – Safety Requirements

ANSI A14.5
ANS for Ladders – Portable Reinforced Plastic – Safety Requirements

ANSI A14.7
ANS for Mobile Ladder Stands and Mobile Ladder Stand Platforms

ANSI A14.8
ANS for Portable Ladder Accessories – Safety Requirements

ANSI A14.9
Ceiling Mounted Disappearing Climbing Systems – Safety Requirements

ANSI A1264.1
Safety Requirements for Workplace Floor and Wall Openings, Stairs and Railing Systems

ANSI A1264.2
Standard for Provision of Slip Resistance on Walking & Working Surfaces

ANSI Z87.1
Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection

ANSI Z89.1
Requirements for Industrial Head Protection

ANSI Z117.1
Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces

ANSI Z308.1
American National Standard for Workplace First Aid Kits

ANSI Z359.1
Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems and Components

ANSI Z490.1
Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training

American Welding Society (AWS)

AWS B2.1
Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification

AWS A3.0
Standard Welding Trems and Definitions

AWS D1.0
Welding in Building Construction

AWS D1.1/D1.1M
Structural Welding Code

AWS/SAE D8.9M
Recommended Practices for Test Methods for Evaluating the Resistance Spot Welding Behavior of Automotive Sheet Steel Materials

AWS EWH-12
Effects of Welding on Health

AWS F1.1
Methods for Sampling Airborne Particulates Generated by Welding Processes

AWS F1.2
Laboratory Method for Measuring Fume Generation Rates and Total Fume Emission for
Welding Processes

AWS F1.3
A Sampling Strategy Guide for Evaluating Contaminants in the Welding Environment

AWS F1.5
Methods for Sampling and Analyzing Gases for Welding Processes

AWS F1.6
Guide for Estimating Welding Emissions for EPA and Ventilation Permit Reporting

AWS F3.2M/F3.2
Ventilation Guide for Weld Fume

AWS FUMES AND GASES
Fumes and Gases in the Welding Environment

AWS SGSH
The Independent Shop’s Guide to Welding Safety and Health

AWS SHF
Welding Safety and Health Fact Sheets

AWS Z49.1
Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes

British Standards Institution (BSI)

BS EN 354
Personal Protective Equipment against fall from a Height – Lanyards

BS ISO 2631-4
Mechanical Vibration and Shock - Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration - Part 4:
Guidelines for the Evaluation of the Effects of Vibration and Rotational Motion on Passenger and Crew Comfort in Fixed-Guideway Transport Systems

BS EN ISO 4126-2
Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure Part 2: Bursting disc safety devices

BS EN ISO 10882-1
Health and Safety in Welding and Allied Processes - Sampling of Airborne Particles and Gases in the Operator's Breathing Zone - Part 1: Sampling of Airborne Particles

BS EN ISO 10882-2
Health and Safety in Welding and Allied Processes - Sampling of Airborne Particles and Gases in the Operator's Breathing Zone - Part 2: Sampling of Gases

BS EN ISO 13090-1
Mechanical Vibration and Shock - Guidance on Safety Aspects of Tests and Experiments with People – Part 1: Exposure to Whole-Body Mechanical Vibration and Repeated Shock

BS EN ISO 13849-2
Safety of machinery Safety-related parts of control systems Part 2: Validation

BS EN ISO 15011-2
Health and Safety in Welding and Allied Processes - Laboratory Method for Sampling Fume and Gases Generated by Arc Welding - Part 2: Determination of Emission Rates of Gases, Except Ozone

BS EN ISO 15011-3
Health and safety in welding and allied processes Laboratory method for sampling fume and gases
generated by arc welding Part 3: Determination of ozone concentration using fixed point measurements

BS EN ISO 15027-1
Immersion Suits - Part 1: Constant Wear Suits, Requirements Including Safety

BS EN ISO 15027-2
Immersion Suits - Part 2: Abandonment Suits, Requirements Including Safety

BS ISO 15544
Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries - Offshore Production Installations - Requirements and Guidelines for Emergency Response

BS OHSAS 18001
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Specification

BS OHSAS 18002
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems - Guidelines for the Implementation of OHSAS 18001

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

IEEE C2
National Electrical Safety Code

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

NEMA EW-1
Electric Arc Welding Power Sources

ANSI Z535
Safety Color Chart

ANSI Z535.1
Safety Color Code

ANSI Z535.2
Environmental and Facility Safety Signs

ANSI Z535.3
Criteria for Safety Symbols

ANSI Z535.4
Product Safety Sign and Label

ANSI Z535.5
Safety Tags and Barricade Tapes (for temporary hazards)

ANSI Z535 Series
Contains Z535.1 through Z535.5

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

NFPA 13
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems

NFPA 59
Utility LP-Gas Plant Code

NFPA 68
Guide for Venting of Deflagrations

NFPA 70
National Electrical Code

NFPA 72
National Fire Alarm Code

NFPA 780
Standard for the Installation of Lighting Protection Systems

NFPA 80
Standards for Fire Doors and Fire Windows

NFPA 101
Life Safety Code

NFPA 101A
Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety

NFPA 385
Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

NFPA 496
Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment

NFPA 505
Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type Designations, Areas of Use, Conversions,
Maintenance and Operation

NFPA 1992
Standard on Liquid Splash-Protective Ensembles and Clothing for Hazardous Materials Emergencies

NFPA 1993
Standard on Support Function Protective Clothing for Hazardous Chemical Operations

OSHA and Labor Regulations

29 CFR 0-99
Labor

29 CFR 100-499
Labor

29 CFR 500-899
Labor

29 CFR 900-1899
Labor

29 CFR 1900-1910
Labor

29 CFR 1911-1925
Labor

29 CFR 1926
Labor

29 CFR 1927-END
Labor

FEDERAL REGISTER V57 #36
Department of Labor, OSHA, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals; Explosives and Blasting Agents; Final Rule

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)

UL 58
UL Standard for Safety Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

UL 80
UL Standard for Safety Steel Tanks for Oil-Burner Fuel

UL 142
UL Standard for Safety Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

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