TrainingandQualificationofLiquidPipelineMaintenancePersonnelAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE1120FIRSTEDITION,APRIL1992AmericanPetroleumInstitute1220LStreet,NorthwestWashington,D.C.20005ii?TrainingandQualificationofLiquidPipelineMaintenancePersonnelTransportationDepartmentAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE1120FIRSTEDITION,APRIL1992AmericanPetroleumInstituteSPECIALNOTES1.APIPUBLICATIONSNECESSARILYADDRESSPROBLEMSOFAGENERALNATURE.WITHRESPECTTOPARTICULARCIRCUMSTANCES,LOCAL,STATE,ANDFEDERALLAWSANDREGULATIONSSHOULDBEREVIEWED.2.APIisNOTUNDERTAKINGTOMEETTHEDUTIESOFEMPLOYERS,MANUFACTURERS,ORSUPPLIERSTOWARNANDPROPERLYTRAINANDEQUIPTHEIREMPLOYEES,ANDOTHERSEXPOSED,CONCERNINGHEALTHANDSAFETYRISKSANDPRECAUTIONS,NORUNDERTAKINGTHEIROBLIGATIONSUNDERLOCAL,STATE,ORFEDERALLAWS.3.INFORMATIONCONCERNINGSAFETYANDHEALTHRISKSANDPROPERPRECAUTIONSWITHRESPECTTOPARTICULARMATERIALSANDCONDITIONSSHOULDBEOBTAINEDFROMTHEEMPLOYER,THEMANUFACTURERORSUPPLIEROFTHATMATERIAL,ORTHEMATERIALSAFETYDATASHEET.4.NOTHINGCONTAINEDINANYAPIPUBLICATIONISTOBECONSTRUEDASGRANTINGANYRIGHT,BYIMPLICATIONOROTHERWISE,FORTHEMANUFACTURE,SALE,ORUSEOFANYMETHOD,APPARATUS,ORPRODUCTCOVEREDBYLETTERSPATENT.NEITHERSHOULDANYTHINGCONTAINEDINTHEPUBLICATIONBECONSTRUEDASINSURINGANYONEAGAINSTLIABILITYFORINFRINGEMENTOFLETTERSPATENT.5.GENERALLY,APISTANDARDSAREREVIEWEDANDREVISED,REAFFIRMED,ORWITHDRAWNATLEASTEVERYFIVEYEARS.SOMETIMESAONETIMEEXTENSIONOFUPTOTWOYEARSWILLBEADDEDTOTHISREVIEWCYCLE.THISPUBLICATIONWILLNOLONGERBEINEFFECTFIVEYEARSAFTERITSPUBLICATIONDATEASANOPERATIVEAPISTANDARDOR,WHEREANEXTENSIONHASBEENGRANTED,UPONREPUBLICATION.STATUSOFTHEPUBLICATIONCANBEASCERTAINEDFROMTHEAPIAUTHORINGDEPARTMENT[TELEPHONE(202)682-8000].ACATALOGOFAPIPUBLICATIONSANDMATERIALSISPUBLISHEDANNUALLYANDUPDATEDQUARTERLYBYAPI,1220LSTREET,N.W.,WASHINGTON,D.C.20005.Copyright©1992AmericanPetroleumInstituteFOREWORDThisrecommendedpractice,preparedundertheauspicesoftheAPIPipelineTransporta-tionCommittee,isintendedtopromotethepropertrainingofpersonswhomaintainliquidpipelinesatass...