The essentials
TOPIC
What counts
API, ASME, NFPA, ANSI, and internal standards that are at least as protective. The published consensus standard is the floor, not the ceiling.
TOPIC
The documentation trap
Conformance you cannot evidence is non-conformance in an audit. The gap between doing it right and showing you did is where citations live.
TOPIC
When standards update
A revised standard does not automatically apply retroactively — but you must evaluate the gap and document the decision. Silence is not a defense.
API/ASME
Sources
EVIDENCE
Required
GAP
Must evaluate
CITED
If undocumented
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