Definition(s)
Code of practice
A term referring to a document that describes basic safety features and methods of protection and recommends, e.g., the selection, installation, inspection, and maintenance procedures that should be followed to ensure the safe use of electrical apparatus.
Source: API Recommended Practice 14FZ, Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013. Global Standards
Source: API RP 14F, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations, Fifth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards
Code of practice
rules, requirements, responsibilities or conditions that describe the minimal level of expected performance of a category of persons.
Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global Standards