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This standard covers gas and arc welding for the production of high-quality welds in carbon and low-alloy steel piping. This publication covers the many different types of welding processes (i.e. shielded metal-arch welding, submerged arc welding, gas tungsten-arc welding, gas metal-arc welding). It also covers the acceptance standards to be applied to production welds tested to destruction or inspected by radiography.
The following editions have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):
IBR approved for | Overview of requirements | IBR approved edition |
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29 CFR 1910.252(d)(1)(v) | Employers must ensure the welded construction of transmission pipelines is conducted in accordance with the Standard for Welding Pipe Lines and Related Facilities, API Std. 1104-1968. | API 1104 (1968) Standard for Welding Pipelines and Related Facilities. |
Standards are available for purchase from the American Petroleum Institute (API), see www.api.org.