SAES-B-067

Engineering Standard

SAES-B-067

28 January 2020

Safety Identification and Safety Colors

Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention Standards Committee

Contents

1 Scope… 2

2 Conflicts and Deviations… 2

3 References… 2

4 Requirements… 4

Previous Issue: 18 December 2018 Contact: (ghamss1i)

              Next Planned Revision:  18 December 2023

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Scope

This Standard governs the minimum mandatory safety identification and use of safety colors in Saudi Aramco facilities in order to identify potential hazards and alleviate fire and safety concerns.

Exception:

Cross-country pipelines, trunklines, flowlines, onshore wellheads, and marine vessels are excluded from this Standard.

Conflicts and Deviations

Any conflicts between this document and other applicable Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering Requirements (MSAERs) shall be addressed to the EK&RD Coordinator.

Any deviation from the requirements herein shall follow internal company procedure SAEP-302.

References

The selection of material and equipment and the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of equipment and facilities covered by this Standard shall comply with the latest edition of referenced Specifications, Standards, Codes, Forms, Drawings, and similar material (including all revisions, addenda, and supplements) unless stated otherwise.

3.1

Saudi Aramco References

Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedures

SAEP-302

Waiver of a Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering

Requirement

SAEP-319

Inspection and Testing Requirements for Pressure

Relief Devices

Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards

SAES-B-014

Safety Requirements for Plant and Operations

SAES-B-018

SAES-B-063

SAES-B-069

SAES-H-001

Support Buildings

Foam Systems

Aviation Obstruction Marking and Lighting

Emergency Eyewashes and Showers

Coating Selection and Application Requirements for

Industrial Plants and Equipment

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SAES-J-600

SAES-J-601

SAES-L-310

Pressure Relief Devices

Emergency Shutdown and Isolation Systems

Design of Plant Piping

SAES-M-100

Saudi Aramco Building Code

SAES-T-481

SAES-T-911

SAES-T-928

In-Plant Voice Paging System

Telecommunication Conduit System Design

Telecommunications-OSP Buried Cable

Saudi Aramco Materials System Specification

04-SAMSS-003

Additional Requirements for Low Temperature Valves

Saudi Aramco Standard Drawing

AA-036248

Offshore Helideck Types 1 & 2 - Plans and

Elevation

Saudi Aramco General Instruction

GI-0150.003

Ionizing Radiation Protection

Saudi Aramco Materials Supply Chain Management (SCM) Instructions

CU 22.01

Process and Handling Gas and Gas Cylinders

3.2

Industry Codes and Standards

American National Standards Institute

ANSI Z535.1

ANSI Z535.2

ANSI Z535.3

ANSI Z535.4

ANSI Z535.5

Safety Color Code

Environmental and Facility Safety Signs

Standard for Criteria for Safety Symbols

Product Safety Signs and Labels

Standard for Accident Prevention Tags (for

Temporary Hazards)

American Petroleum Institute

API STD 1542

Airport Equipment Marking for Fuel Identification

American National Standards Institute - Compressed Gas Association, Inc.

ANSI/CGA C-4

Method of Marking Portable Compressed Gas

Containers to Identify the Material Contained

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ANSI/CGA C-7

Precautionary Labeling and Marking of

Compressed Gas Containers

British Standards Institution

BS 381C

Colors for Identification, Coding and Special

Purposes

German Standard

RAL

German Specification for Colors (RAL)

Aerospace Material Specification

AMS-STD-595

Colors Used in Government Procurement

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA 13

NFPA 55

Installation of Sprinkler Systems

Storage, Use and Handling of Compressed and

Liquefied Gases in Portable Cylinders

Requirements

4.1

General

4.1.1 Pipes, vessels, valves, and related structural supports shall have a neutral background color such as aluminum, gray or black, which will not detract from the high visibility of the safety colors set out in this specification. For coating selection, see SAES-H-001.

Color-coding shall not be used as a substitute for mandatory labeling in paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4.

Color-coding and labeling details shall be reflected on detailed design drawings.

4.1.2 Safety signs for gas cylinder storage areas, gas cylinder labeling and

marking requirements, including lettering in Arabic and English for gas cylinders, shall meet CU 22.01 of the Saudi Aramco Materials Supply Chain Management Instructions, ANSI/CGA C-4, ANSI/CGA C-7, and NFPA 55. This includes all industrial, medical, laboratory and aviation bottled gases.

4.1.3 Utility Stations in Plants: water, steam, air, and nitrogen lines shall be

marked and color-coded as specified in SAES-L-310.

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4.1.4 Aviation Fuel Systems: Color identification for aviation fuel system piping and accessories including valves, fittings, pumps and switches shall be per API STD 1542. Specific requirements are as follows:

The color-coding for system piping shall be in the form of bands of the identifying color printed or taped around the piping. Jet A-1 and JP-8 piping shall be marked by an aluminum stripe on a black band. JP-8 is the military equivalent of Jet A-1 with certain additives. For JP-4 (Jet B), piping shall be with three yellow bands. JP-4 is the military equivalent of Jet B with certain additives. The bands shall be at least 100 mm wide and shall be placed at intervals of no more than 6 m.

b) The color of jet fuel system accessories shall be gray for Jet A-1

(JP-8), yellow for JP-4 (Jet B).

The labels for jet fuel grades shall be clearly printed in white letters and numbers on a black background.

d) Aviation obstruction color-coding, marking and lighting

requirements shall follow the requirements of SAES-B-063.

4.1.5 Bulk Plant and air fuel terminal product identification for the transfer points at loading and unloading facilities such as unloading stations, loading and unloading racks, associated pumps and tank storage truck connections related to bulk plant operations shall use labeling in Arabic and English and color identification as listed in Table 1 in addition to the labeling requirements of this Standard.

a) Markings should be as close as possible to the points of product

transfer.

b) Background colors shall be indicated by a 300 mm wide band per

Table 1.

The identifying color shall be indicated by a 50 mm wide stripe over the band per Table 1.

Commentary Note:

The background color band represents groups of materials with similar volatility. The identifying color stripe identifies the specific material as listed in Table 1 below. Also see Figure 1.

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Table 1 - Colors for Marking Product Truck Transfer Points

91 Gasoline (premium unleaded)

95 Gasoline (super premium unleaded)

LP Gas

Kerosene

Diesel oil (white)

Diesel oil (black)

Fuel oil

Asphalt

Stabilized Sweet Crude Oil

Jet A-1 Fuel

Base Color (Band) Orange

Orange

Oxide Red

Black

Gray

Black

Identifying Color (Stripe) White

Blue

Oxide Red

Green

White

Black

Yellow

Green

Aluminum

4.1.6 Signs within buildings shall meet SAES-M-100 and SAES-B-014, where

applicable.

4.1.7 New safety sign symbols and colors, shall meet ANSI Z535.1,

ANSI Z535.2, ANSI Z535.3 and ANSI Z535.4. Together, these standards contain the information needed to specify formats, colors, and symbols for safety signs used in environmental and facility applications. New safety accident prevention tags for temporary hazards shall meet ANSI Z535.5.

4.2

The colors red, green, yellow, yellow and black, orange, blue, and white are reserved for safety uses described herein. The color criteria for safety colors shall meet ANSI Z535.1. In addition, the following safety color designations have been used in company facilities and shall continue to be acceptable for use as safety colors for existing and new facilities:

Safety Red RAL¹ 3000, BS 381C-537, FS³ 31350

Safety Green RAL 6016, BS 381C-262, FS 14120

Safety Yellow RAL 1023, BS 381C-363, FS 13591,

Safety Orange RAL 2000, BS 381C-592, FS 12473

Safety Blue RAL 5015 BS 381C-107, FS 15092

Safety Black RAL 9005 BS 381C-642, FS 17038

Safety White RAL 9010, BS5252-10 A 01, FS 17925

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1 RAL indicates a German Color Register “Ausschusz fur Lieferbedingungen and Gutesicherung” (German Organization for Specifications and Certification); originally “(R)eichs(A)usschuß für (L)ieferbedingungen in 1925.

BS indicates British Standard for Colors

FS indicates Federal Standard

For purposes of identification and accident prevention, equipment and facilities shall be safety color-coded in accordance ANSI Z535.1, Section 6 as modified by the following:

4.2.1 Safety red shall be used as the color indicator for fire protection

equipment and piping, as well as emergency stop push button devices. Specific requirements are as follows:

Fire water piping: all exposed aboveground fire water piping and fittings shall be painted red. Fire water sprinkler systems shall be provided with signage in accordance with NFPA 13, Table A.6.10.

Exceptions:

Runs of aboveground outdoor fire water piping longer than 65 meters may be painted an aluminum rather than a red color; however, all valves, tees, elbows, and connected piping within 3 meters of those valves and fittings shall be painted safety red. The piping shall have a safety red band at least every 30 m. Bands shall be 0.3 m (12 inches) long.

Sprinkler and deluge piping may be painted an aluminum color. However, in the header/riser piping all valves, tees, elbows, strainers, and their connected piping within 3 meters shall be painted red.

Block valves to safety relief valves. Refer to 4.2.4.

Fire sprinkler systems using Chlorinated Poly-Vinyl-Chloride (CPVC) plastic piping and fittings within buildings and residential sturctures shall remain unpainted and be identified by its manufactured orange color.

Fire protection equipment: fire water pumps, fire water pump control panels, portable and fixed fire protection systems, the mounting background for fire extinguishers, portable fire-fighting equipment, and shelters for portable fire-fighting equipment shall be safety red.

Exception:

CO2 pressure cylinders for fixed extinguishing systems are not required to be safety red.

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Emergency stop pushbutton devices and switches shall be safety red, per SAES-J-601. The emergency panels or boxes containing these devices are not required to be red.

Safety red shall be used for the background of “DANGER” and “STOP” signs, “EMERGENCY ROOM” signs and arrows, and “EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN” signs. The lettering shall be safety white.

Commentary Note:

When the original vendor color for supplied equipment conflicts with SA Color Code, adjustments should be made before final installation (e.g., Red Color Electrical Motors supplied by a vendor) to differentiate it from the meaning of the indicated safety color.

4.2.2 Safety green shall be used as the background color indicator for locations

of emergency safety equipment. Specific requirements are as follows:

Locations of emergency safety equipment, such as first aid equipment, shall be identified by green backgrounds with 100 mm border beyond the equipment outline and with safety white lettering 50 mm high within the border where practicable. Refer to SAES-B-069 for emergency eyewash and shower requirements.

b) Where wall mounting is used, locations of permanently installed boxes for emergency equipment such as field boxes for breathing apparatus shall be marked by a safety green border or background.

Locations of safety instructions shall be marked by a safety green border or background.

d) Bellows-type pressure relief valves shall have safety green bonnets to

indicate that they must have vented bonnets. Refer to SAES-J-600 and SAEP-319. For relief valve isolation valves, see 4.2.4.

4.2.3 Safety yellow or yellow and black shall be the color indicator for

physical and radioactive hazards. Specific requirements are as follows:

Physical hazards such as stumbling and tripping hazards, and outlines of traffic aisles in shops and warehouses shall be painted safety yellow. Where additional caution is required, such as concrete supports at the base of stairways or ladders, passageway pinch points, unguarded edges, tripping hazards, barricades including access road overpass railings in plant areas, and obstructions that present bump hazards, safety yellow-and-black stripes shall be used. The stripes shall be 100 mm wide.

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b) Manhole covers and any associated concrete structure that may

protrude above grade (for communications manhole covers, see 4.2.4).

c) Radioactive hazards shall be identified by signs in safety yellow

and black in accordance with GI-0150.003.

“Warning”, “Notice” and “Caution” signs shall have black lettering on safety yellow background.

Locations of plant public address systems shall be marked by safety yellow stripes on a safety black background, per SAES-T-481.

f) Unmanned offshore platforms’ top coat color shall be safety yellow.

This includes the entire platform as practicable including its jacket, structural supports, decks, boat landings, piping, valves, and other equipment above the elevation of the lowest astronomical tide.

Exception for f):

Valves requiring safety orange color. See paragraph 4.2.4.

g) Manned offshore platforms shall have jackets, spider decks, and

boat landings painted solid safety yellow. Piping, decks, and other areas of manned platforms shall be painted with colors typical for onshore facilities. See section 4.1.1.

Exception for f) and g):

Electrical and instrumentation equipment are not required to be painted yellow.

h) All offshore platform ladders and stairway handrails shall be yellow.

i) Offshore Helidecks shall meet the marking requirements of Standard Drawing AA-036248 and shall otherwise meet the requirements of the Helicopter Chief Pilot, Aviation Department.

Lifting equipment and devices such as davits, monorails, and lifting beams (whether permanent or used only for construction) shall be painted safety yellow. In offshore locations where solid yellow is for the entire structure (see f and g above) bump hazards such as swing jibs, cantilever beams, and spreader/lifting devices safety shall be marked by yellow-and-black stripes. For labeling, see 4.4 below.

k) Emergency exit gates through fences.

Protective guarding provided to expose rotating shafts/coupling at pumps.

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m) Handrails and step edges of outside staircases and vertical ladders

shall be yellow.

4.2.4 Safety orange shall be used as the color indicator for the following:

Inlet and outlet maintenance block valves serving pressure relief valves, automated emergency isolation valves and emergency depressuring valves shall be painted orange.

Commentary Note:

This applies only to the maintenance block valves. The safety valve itself shall not be painted orange.

b) Car-sealed valves of any type shall be painted safety orange.

Exception:

Car-sealed valves on firewater pump systems.

c) Break-away spools that are used to temporarily connect utilities to

process systems to process equipment shall be painted safety orange with black stripes. For other requirements, see SAES-L-310.

d) Marine-related life safety devices such as escape capsules and flotation work vests shall be orange in accordance with international convention.

e) Orange paint, orange dye, and orange marker tape shall be used to identify buried concrete communications ducts and manhole covers, per SAES-T-911, and SAES-T-928.

Low-temperature valves purchased shall be identified by safety orange stripes as per 04-SAMSS-003.

Fire sprinkler systems using Chlorinated Poly-Vinyl-Chloride (CPVC) plastic piping and fittings that is manufactured to be orange in color. This piping shall remain unpainted.

4.2.5 Safety blue shall be used as the color indicator for potable water (sweet water and domestic raw water). Specific requirements: Aboveground potable water piping in plant areas shall be painted blue. Also see 4.1.3.

Exception:

This does not apply to piping in plants producing potable water, i.e., Reverse Osmosis (RO) units.

4.3

Piping and valves shall be identified as follows:

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4.3.1 A label in English shall be used as the primary and explicit means of

identification for the contents of all aboveground piping. A lettered label shall give the name of the contents in full or abbreviated form. Arrows shall be used to indicate direction of flow. Additional details such as temperature or pressure shall be added as necessary to highlight the degree of hazard.

4.3.2 Labels shall be applied close to valves or flanges and adjacent to changes in direction, branches, and where pipes pass over or through walls, floors, fences, or roads, and on straight pipe runs, sufficient for identification.

4.3.3 Emergency isolation and depressuring valves shall be labeled with P&ID or OSPAS valve numbers or such descriptive labeling as needed to permit easy identification.

4.3.4 Fire water system sectionalizing block valves shall be identified by their

fire water system identification number.

4.3.5 The size of the label letters shall not be less than 13 mm, nor greater than

89 mm, varying in size depending on the outside diameter of the pipe. For pipes 52 mm and smaller, use stamped metal tags or signs clamped to the pipe.

For piping 52 mm and smaller running between equipment where the total length is less than 15 meters, no labeling is necessary. For piping on pipe racks, labels shall be oriented so as to be visible from grade level as well as from any nearby platform.

4.3.6 Unless otherwise specified herein, the color of the label letters shall be

safety black or white, whichever provides the greater contrast to the background color.

4.3.7 Fire sprinkler systems using Chlorinated Poly-Vinyl-Chloride (CPVC)

plastic piping and fittings shall remain unpainted and be identified by small metal tags attached to the piping by thin metal chains. Adhesive signs showing direction of flow by first covering the pipe with a section of aluminum foil and attaching directional flow arrows to the aluminum foil. Contact between the adhesive material and the plastic piping shall be avoided.

4.4

All lifting equipment and devices shall be clearly marked with the rated capacity of the equipment in Arabic and English in metric tons. All lifting equipment and devices shall be safety yellow to meet 4.2.3.

4.5

Tankage and equipment shall be identified in Arabic and English as follows:

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Letters shall be at least 150 mm high. Labels or signs shall be painted at 90 degree intervals around the tanks or equipment at an elevation (line-of-sight and visible from outside the diked area). Letters shall be a size easy to read from normal approach directions and distance. Refer to ANSI Z535.2.

Commentary Notes:

(1) Consider requiring “flammable” content labelling/signs to be placed out of public

view where practical.

(2) Consider using light reflecting materials for naming and labeling for better visibility

at night.

(3) Consider a larger ratio between height and width for tank stenciling instead of a

minimum of 150 mm for high, where larger tanks are involved and observation can be improved.

4.6

For tanks equipped with fixed foam protection, lateral terminals shall be labeled per SAES-B-018.

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Revision Summary

30 September 2014 11 March 2015

18 December 2018

28 January 2020

Major revision to revise reference numbers, inclusion of minor signage and color highlighting. Minor revision to ensure our facilities utilize only one color (yellow) instead of the option of yellow and black. Minor revision to replace obsolete international standards with current ones and add more clarity to some statements Editorial revision to extend the next planned update 5 years as per SAEP-301.

Summary of Change Form (18 December 2018)

No.

Paragraph Number

Change Type (New, Modification..)

Technical Change(s)

3.1

New

SAES-B-063 was added to the list of standards.

3.1

Modification

FS 595B and SAES-M-008 were cancelled. FS 595B was replaced by AMS- STD-595.

4.1.1

Modification

Paragraph was modified to not enforce painting were it’s not required.

4.1.1

New

A statement requiring color-coding and labeling details to be reflected in the detailed design stage drawings.

4.1.4

Deletion

For consistency in referencing.

4.1.4 d)

New

Subsection d) was added to refer to SAES-B-063 for aviation obstruction color-coding, marking and lighting requirements.

4.2

Modification

All color requirements shade codes from British standard.

4.2

Modification

Safety yellow and safety orange FS color codes were modified.

4.2

Modification

Notes 2 and 3 were swapped and modification to note 3 was made to replace obsolete FS 595B standard with AMS-STD-595.

4.2.3 f)

New

Exception to valves requiring safety orange color, per 4.2.4.

4.2.3 g)

New

Reference to section 4.1.1 was added.

4.2.4 a)

Modification

Clarifying that inlet and outlet block valves serving pressure relief valves, automated emergency isolation valves and emergency depressuring valves shall be painted orange.

4.2.4 a) commentary note

modification

Further clarification to 4.2.4 a) and replacing ‘should’ with ‘shall’.

4.4

Deletion

SAES-M-008 was deleted since it was cancelled.

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Figure 1 – Marking Product Truck Transfer Points (See Table 1)

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