API Recommended Practice 2207 (RP 2207), Eighth Edition, published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) in April 2022, is an essential resource for anyone involved in preparing petroleum storage tank bottoms for hot work activities like welding, cutting, grinding, or brazing.
Focus on Safety: This recommended practice addresses only the safety aspects of hot work on tank bottoms. Its primary goal is to minimize the risk of fires, explosions, and injuries associated with hot work by outlining a comprehensive set of safety precautions.
Key Elements of API RP 2207:
Who should use API RP 2207?
Benefits of Using API RP 2207:
This RP does not cover the following:
- guidance for compliance with safety or environmental regulations or codes;
- engineering specifications for tank construction or rebuilding (see
API tank standards);
- specific guidance for repair of shop-fabricated tanks, which is addressed by STI/SPFA SP031. These tanks include those built to UL 142,
API 650, STI/SPFA aboveground tank standards, as well as others;
- specific guidance for tank entry (see
API 2015);
- welding techniques, craft skills, or qualification of welders (see referenced welding standards);
- normal "safe work"
practices such as fall protection, PPE, slip/trip/fall, etc.;
- entry or work in inert environments (see
API 2217A);
- entry into confined spaces for construction activities (see OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart AA, and Part 1926.1200).