1、Recommended Practice for Purchaser Representative Surveillance and/or Inspection at the SupplierAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 5SIFIRST EDITION, JANUARY 2006REAFFIRMED, SEPTEMBER 2012Recommended Practice for Purchaser Representative Surveillance and/or Inspection at the SupplierUpstream SegmentAPI RECOMME
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15、tandards and Publications Department, API, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, standardsapi.org.iiiCONTENTSPage1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.1 Purpose and Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . .
16、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.1 Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17、 . . . . . . . .13 DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.1 Responsibility of the Purchaser . . . . . .
18、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.2 Responsibility of the Purchaser Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.3 Responsibility of the Sub-contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.4 Responsib
19、ility of the Supplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 LEVEL OF SURVEILLANCE AND/OR INSPECTION ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . .35.1 Level A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20、 . . . . .35.2 Level B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.3 Level C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 SAFETY. . . . . . . . . . .
21、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36.1 Drug and/or Alcohol Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 QUALIFICATIONS OF PURCHASER REPRESENTATIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22、 .38 GAUGES AND INSTRUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 INSPECTION PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410 REPORTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 PRODUCT APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411.1 Legend for Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4APPENDIX
24、A STEEL LINE PIPE REPRESENTATION LEVEL (API-5L PRODUCT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5APPENDIX B STEEL PIPE COATING REPRESENTATION LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7v1Recommended Practice for Purchaser Representative Surveillance and/or Inspection
25、 at the Supplier1 Scope1.1 PURPOSE AND COVERAGEThe purpose of this Recommended Practice (RP) is to provide guidelines for the surveillance and/or inspection of API products at supplier locations. This Recommended Practice establishes a set of general guidelines addressing the protocol between purcha
26、s-ers, suppliers and the purchaser representative for surveillance and/or inspection by the purchaser representative. This Recom-mended Practice is a general document for use at the request of the purchaser of API products. This document is intended to provide only general guidance to the industry.
27、The issue of the roles and responsibilities of the parties is a subject that should be addressed as part of negotiations between the purchaser and the supplier.Included as a part of this document are product specific appendices. Processes other than those included will be considered for inclusion in
28、 this Recommended Practice. Persons desiring to have other processes considered shall submit a request to the “Com-mittee on Standardization of Tubular Goods.”This Recommended Practice addresses the relationship and responsibility of the purchaser, suppliers, and purchaser representa-tives regarding
29、 surveillance and/or inspection of products from placement of the order or the pre-production meeting, as appropri-ate, through the point of title transfer from suppliers to purchasers. The use of the document by the parties is voluntary and it is merely intended to provide general guidelines on iss
30、ues that should be addressed by the parties. This may include activities such as laboratory testing, nondestructive testing, dimensional verification, coating, shipping, handling/storage or other related activities.This RP is not intended to conflict with those inspection activities outlined in othe
31、r API documents. In case of a conflict, the other applicable API Document shall prevail.2 References2.1 NORMATIVE REFERENCES The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. For undated references, the latest edition of the nor
32、mative document referred to applies.API Spec 5L Specification for Line PipeRP 5L9 External Fusion Bonded Epoxy coating of Line Pipe3 DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Recommended Practice, the following definitions apply:3.1 purchaser: The party responsible for both the definition of requirements f
33、or a product order and for payment of that order.3.2 purchaser representative: The organization, surveyor, inspector, auditor and/or other, either hired or appointed to act on behalf of the purchaser.3.3 purchaser representative inspection: Duties that include overall monitoring and/or random checks
34、 along with detailed verification and witnessing of purchaser-designated processes or product attributes. This is accomplished through confor-mity evaluation by observation and judgment, at the specified or appropriate level, by measurement, testing or gauging.3.4 supplier: Producer, processor, manu
35、facturer, distributor, retailer or vendor of a product, and/or provider of a service.3.5 surveillance/survey: Duties that include overall monitoring and spot-checking of a suppliers process and product. This is accomplished through conformity evaluation by observation and judgment accompanied, as ap
36、propriate, by measurement, test-ing, gauging or other objective evidence.3.6 third party inspector: A commonly used phrase generally referring to purchaser representative (see 3.2).2API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 5SI4 Responsibilities of the PartiesAll parties involved with surveying and/or inspecting pro
37、duct should have clear and defined responsibilities in addition to the fol-lowing:4.1 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASERThe purchaser should establish through purchase orders, specifications, preproduction meeting minutes, or other written commu-nications the responsibility of each party based upon the
38、 following:a. The purchaser should select the purchaser representative and the survey and/or inspection level required.b. The purchaser should establish the protocol as to the responsibilities and authorities of the purchaser representative. This pro-tocol should include communications of relevant i
39、nformation to all parties.c. The purchaser should ensure that clear documentation of the agreement between the purchaser and the supplier is provided to the purchaser representative, such as: an un-priced copy of the purchase order including any exceptions and/or applicable specifications. d. The pu
40、rchaser should determine the need of a pre-production meeting and should ensure that the purchaser representative is either represented at the meeting or is fully advised, either verbally or in writing, of agreements made between the purchaser and the supplier at the meeting. It is recommended that
41、the purchaser representative attend the preproduction meeting where possible.4.2 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER REPRESENTATIVEThe purchaser representative should be responsible for the following:a. Ensuring that clear direction is received from the purchaser as to communications protocol, responsib
42、ilities, authorities, and extent of representation.b. Providing copies of specifications, agreements, appropriate gages and instruments, safety equipment and other necessities to its employees as appropriate to perform the assignment.c. Activities of the purchaser representative in the suppliers fac
43、ility should not interfere with the normal activities of the supplier, including production rate.However, there are situations where legitimate quality and safety issues may impact the production rate of a supplier.4.3 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUB-CONTRACTORThe purchaser and appointed purchaser represe
44、ntative should determine whether it is appropriate to sub-contract the inspection and/or surveillance activities. The sub-contractor should have the same or higher qualifications as the original purchaser represen-tative (contractor).4.4 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUPPLIERThe supplier should be responsib
45、le for the following:a. The supplier should allow the purchaser representative access to all parts of the suppliers facility that concerns the purchasers product ordered and at all times while work on the purchasers product is being performed.b. The supplier should give advance notification to the p
46、urchaser and the purchaser representative of changes in plant scheduling that could affect the purchaser representative activities related to the order. c. The supplier should provide the purchaser representative reasonable facilities to the purchaser representative that the product is being produce
47、d in accordance with the applicable purchase agreement. Reasonable facilities typically may include office space, telephone, internet access, mail/package delivery, and specialized safety equipment.d. The supplier should endeavor to present to the purchaser representative for inspection only product
48、 that the supplier has found to meet purchaser requirements. e. The supplier should identify any documents that are considered proprietary to the manufacture or processing of the product described in the purchase agreement. The supplier, purchaser and purchaser representative should establish the pa
49、rameters by which such documents can be accessed, copied and submitted during manufacture and processing. f. It is not generally required, nor advisable, for the supplier to provide equipment to the purchaser representative. For the pur-pose of final decisions, the suppliers calibrated equipment should be the ruling equipment, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR PURCHASER REPRESENTATIVE SURVEILLANCE AND/OR INSPECTION AT THE SUPPLIER 35 Level of Surveillance and/or Inspection ActivitiesAs a general rule, surveillance and/or purchaser representative inspecti
