API RP 588

Description

This recommended practice (RP) covers the process of specifying the necessary quality surveillance of materials, equipment and fabrications being supplied for use in the oil, petrochemical and gas Industry, including upstream, midstream and downstream segments. This RP may be used as the basis for providing a systematic approach to risk-based source inspection in order to provide confidence that materials and equipment being purchased meet the minimum requirements as specified in the project documents and contractual agreements. The activities outlined in this RP are not intended to replace the manufacturer’s/fabricator’s own quality system, but rather are meant to guide SIs acting on behalf of purchaser to determine whether manufacturers/fabricators own quality systems have functioned appropriately, such that the purchased equipment and materials will meet contractual agreements.