Process Safety Standards
Mechanical Integrity Standards
Mechanical Integrity (MI) can be defined as the management of critical process equipment to ensure it is designed and installed correctly and that it is operated and maintained properly. MI is 1 of the 14 elements included in the OSHA Process Safety Management standard. MI includes equipment/assets such as pressure vessels, storage tanks, piping systems, and associated hardware (valves, fittings, etc.), relief devices, and emergency shutdown/control systems. MI encompasses the activities necessary to ensure that equipment/assets are designed, fabricated, installed, operated and maintained in a way that provides the desired performance in a safe, environmentally protected, and reliable fashion. This site provides a history of the field of MI and access to MI-related API Standards, Recommended Practices and other resources.
Recommended Practice 752
RP 752: Management of Hazards Associated With Location of Process Plant Permanent Buildings
Recommended Practice 754
RP-754: Process Safety Performance Indicators for the Refining and Petrochemical Industries
Recommended Practice 755
RP 755: Fatigue Risk Management Systems for Personnel in the Refining and Petrochemical Industries