Definition(s)
Critical equipment
Equipment and other systems determined to be essential in preventing the occurrence of, or mitigating the consequences of an uncontrolled event. Such equipment may include vessels, machinery, piping, blowout preventers, wellheads and related valving, flares, alarms, interlocks, fire protection equipment, and other monitoring, control, and response systems.
Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards
Critical equipment
Equipment and other systems determined to be essential in preventing the occurrence of, or mitigating the consequences of an uncontrolled event.
Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global Standards
Critical equipment
Equipment and other systems determined to be essential in preventing the occurrence of or mitigating the consequences of an uncontrolled release. Such equipment may include vessels, machinery, piping, blowout preventers, wellheads and related valving, flares, alarms, interlocks, fire protection equipment and other monitoring, control and response systems.
Source: API RP 75, Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities: Upstream Segment, Third Edition, May 2004. Global Standards
Critical equipment
Critical equipment refers to vessels, machinery, piping, alarms, interlocks, and controls determined by the management to be vital to preventing the occurrence of a catastrophic release.
Source: API RP 750, Management of Process Hazards, First Edition, January 1990. Global Standards