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Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 49 - Transportation, Parts 190 - 199

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American Petroleum Institute / API
API is the main U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry.
American Society Mechanical Engineers / ASME
"ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that promotes the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences throughout the world. The core values of ASME are rooted in its mission to better enable mechanical engineering practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind."
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The APWA Uniform Color Code Chart for underground utilities
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Protecting People, Assets and the Environment From the Effects of Corrosion
National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators / NAPCA
Representing plant pipe coating applicators, line pipe manufacturers, distributors of new line pipe, companies engaged in the manufacture and/ or sale of materials, supplies, equipment, and services utilized by plant pipe coating applicators and other specific parties interested in the promotion and standardization of plant-applied pipe coating.

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Pipe references: All Steel Pipe Construction Directory / Understanding steel pipe sizes

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| Google: cargo securement United States DOT]
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Construction Trenching and Excavation: [OSHA Standards (29 CFR 1926)] [Oklahoma State University Trenching and Shoring / Excavation Safety] [Google: excavation trench shoring safety]
PNNL Hoisting and Rigging Manual - Critical Lifts [Rigging Hardware]

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Nondestructive Testing (NDT)::
| The American Society of Nondestructive Testing
"The testing or examination of an object without destroying the object to ensure that it is free from discontinuities. Industrial radiography, ultrasonic testing (UT), magnetic particale testing and liquid penetrant testing are examples of nondestructive testing." -- 'Working Safely in Radiography' glossary definition, ASNT, Catalog#: 232 --

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