Is there a code reference which clarifies the definition of "Out of Service", in the context of rendering a pressurized component exempt from API 510/570/etc. Inspection requirements? Also, various refineries I've worked in performed "Out of Service" or "Abandoned in Place" equipment structural...
I have worked in refineries where it was an Owner/User procedural requirement to physically disconnect a vessel or piping system, and create an air-gap, prior to being considered "Out of Service" and rendering the component exempt from inspection requirements. My question is: Is anyone aware of...