This blast resistant modular, constructed by Paramount Structures, is designed, engineered, and manufactured to the highest standards in quality to allow for maximum protection from potential explosion, fire and toxic release hazards.  This modular is compliant with API RP 752/753 which was developed for refineries, petrochemical and chemical operations, natural gas liquids extraction plants and other facilities subject to a catastrophic explosion, fire or toxic release. 

Purpose

The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide guidance for reducing the risk to personnel located in portable buildings from potential explosion, fire and toxic release hazards.

Guidelines

This recommended practice is based on the following guiding principles:

• Locate personnel away from covered process areas consistent with safe and effective operations.
• Minimize the use of occupied portable buildings near covered process areas.
• Manage the occupancy of portable building, especially during periods of increased risk including unit start-up or planned shut-down operations.
• Design, construct, install, and maintain occupied portable buildings to protect occupants against potential hazards.
• Manage the use of portable buildings as an integral part of the design, construction, maintenance, and operation a facility.

Scope

This recommended practice was developed for refineries, petrochemical and chemical operations, natural gas liquids extraction plants, and other facilities.

Relationship to API RP 752

API RP 753 supersedes API RP 752.

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API RP 753