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Mission
The Safety & Fire Protection Group (SFPG) provides proactive safety and fire protection expertise to the industry, API committees and member companies. The SFPG mission is to promote safe, healthful, efficient and environmentally sound practices in the petroleum industry, and to monitor and respond to governmental actions. The foundation of these activities is to:

Develop and maintain risk-based technical API standards and recommended practices based on sound science
Influence agency policy outcomes on the most critical regulatory risks and opportunities
Communicate and share information related to petroleum industry safety and fire protection
Share benchmarking/ performance data to drive continuous improvement

The SFPG work program of documents includes:

RP 2001- Fire Protection in Refineries

RP 2003- Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents

RP 2009-Safe Welding and Cutting Practices in Refineries, Gasoline Plant and Petrochemical Plants

RP 2021- Management of Atmospheric Storage Tank Fires

RP 2028- Flame Arresters in Piping Systems

RP 2030- Application of Fixed Water Spray Systems for Fire Protection in Petrochemical Industries

RP 2201- Safe Hot Tapping Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries

RP 2210- Flame Arresters for Vents of Tanks Storing Petroleum Products

RP 2217A- Safe Work in Inert Confined Spaces in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries

RP 2218- Fireproofing Practices in Petroleum and Petrochemical Processing Plants

RP 2219- Safe Operations of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service

TR 2510A- Fire Protection Considerations for the Design, Construction and Operation of LPG Storage Facilities

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Committee ID : 182171

Safety and Fire Protection Group

5575

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In Progress

08/30/2021

10/29/2021

2nd Ballot for RP 2009 e8

5697

Closed

In Progress

03/02/2022

03/16/2022

Reaffirmation of API RP 2030 e4

5725

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In Progress

03/22/2022

05/03/2022

First Ballot for API RP 2510A e3

5754

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In Progress

03/30/2022

05/06/2022

API 2000 Annex XX

5919

Closed

In Progress

10/06/2022

11/03/2022

Second Ballot for API 2000 Work Item 24

5979

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Resolution Required

01/31/2023

03/24/2023

First Ballot for RP 2001 e11

6002

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In Progress

02/21/2023

05/02/2023

First Ballot for RP 2201 6th edition

6018

Closed

In Progress

03/02/2023

09/22/2023

Second Ballot for API TR 2510a e3

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​Diana Escudero

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