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A2.2.0 REQUIRED SAFETY AND IDENTIFICATION COLOR CODING

TABLE 4
Colour Colour Number
(For package units piping refer to A.2.3.0)
EQUIPMENT-FURNACES
Furnace casing & attached steel work Light Grey RAL 7035
Steel work not connected to casing Tarpaulin Grey RAL 7010
Stacks & flue duct White Aluminium RAL 9006
Top of Stack Vermilion RAL 2002
Ladders & walkways Galvanised only Not painted
Handrail assemblies See Note 3 Golden Yellow RAL 1004
EQUIPMENT-AIR COOLERS
Surfaces operating from ambient to 93°C Tarpaulin Grey RAL 7010
Surfaces operating from 94° to 538°C White Aluminium RAL 9006
EQUIPMENT-MISCELLANEOUS
Columns, vessels, exchangers, boilers & N2 Light Grey RAL 7035
storage vessels (COMPANY owned)
Spheres Signal White RAL 9003
H2 storage vessels (COMPANY owned) Yellow Ochre RAL 1024
Ejectors & Filters Pure Orange RAL 2004
Relief valves and control valves Golden Yellow RAL 1004
Interlocked, locked open & locked closed Golden Yellow RAL 1004
valves.
Actuators of control valves Golden Yellow RAL 1004
Emergency block valves. (Auto & Manual.) Emerald Green RAL 6001
Emergency shutdown valves, depressurising
valves and associated actuators.
Gas Storage (Company owned) Light Grey RAL 7035
Nitrogen (temp. above 80 C) Signal White & 9003-1004
Golden Yellow
band
Filling station, chain blocks, overhead crane Golden Yellow RAL 1004
assembly & body, guide beam, mobile
cranes and fork lifts, push buttons
Fire trucks Vermilion RAL 2002
Truck loading arms Light Grey RAL 7035

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TABLE 4
Colour Colour Number
Air conditioning system Pale Green RAL 6021
Workshop equipment Reseda Green RAL 6011
Extinguishers (based on contents)
Water Vermilion RAL 2002
Dry chemical powder Gentian Blue RAL 5010
Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) Jet Black RAL 9005
Halon Pale Green RAL 6021
Foam Grey Aluminium RAL 9007
STRUCTURAL STEEL
External steel work - See Note 3 Tarpaulin Grey RAL 7010
Stair treads, walkways Galvanised only Not painted
Support steel work for ladders & walkways Signal Gray RAL 7004
See Note 3
Staircase and Ladders - See Note 3 Signal Gray RAL 7004
Handrail assemblies (all areas) - See Note 3 Golden Yellow RAL 1004
Protective shelters Pigeon Blue RAL 5014
Fence stretcher bar Capri Blue RAL 5019
Flare structure See note 4 Light Gray RAL 7035
MACHINERY
Pumps (operating to 93°C & uninsulated), Reseda Green RAL 6011
compressors, motors, blowers
Pumps (insulated and uninsulated operating
above 93°C) White Aluminium RAL 9006

Turbines & associated power generators Pure White RAL 9010

Filters of turbines Golden Yellow RAL 1004
Cranes and Lifting Tackle Lemon Yellow RAL 1012
Workshop machinery Leaf Green RAL 6002
Coupling guards Yellow Orange RAL 2000
A/C equipment except ducts Concrete Grey RAL 7023
TANKS (SHOP BUILT) See Note 1
Shell- fixed Light Blue RAL 5012
Roof- fixed roof tanks Signal White RAL 9003
Mechanical Mixers Reseda Green RAL 6011

TANK (FIELD ERECTED) See Note 1

Shell Cream RAL 9001

Roof Signal White RAL 9003

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TABLE 4
Colour Colour Number

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Indoor Electrical Panels / Switchgear Light Gray RAL 7035
Junction Boxes, Conduit Lamp Standards, Golden Yellow RAL 1004
Push Buttons
Outdoor Electrical Panels / Transformers Reseda Green RAL 6011
and Motors
Local Control Switches (LCS- Outdoor & Reseda Green RAL 6011
Indoor)
Cable Trays - See Note 3 Vermilion RAL 2002
Street light posts & lighting poles (on Light Gray RAL 7035
structures)
INSTRUMENTATION
Local Panels / Gauge Boards (Outdoor) Pale Green RAL 6021
Panels / Cabinets (Indoor) Light Grey RAL 7035
Instruments Note 2 Note 2
Instrument Junction Boxes Light Ivory RAL 1015
Cable trays, instrument boxes sunshade - See Pure White RAL 9010
Note 3
Note 1: Borouge logos and safety slogans shall be added for tanks > 30m in diameter (see pages here after for
details).
Note 2: .
Note 3: Item galvanized and painted.
Note 4: Sections of flare structure subject to a maximum radiant temperature below 200°C may optionally be
galvanized rather than painted.
Note 5: For insulated lines, this identification shall be applied to the outer surface of the insulation

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BS EN 1089-3 is to be followed with respect to identification colours for industrial gas cylinders. BS-
EN 1089-3 requires the colour of the cylinder shoulder to be the means of identifying the cylinder
contents.The following scheme shall be practiced for identification colours of Clean Agent Cylinders:

Gas Cylinder Body Cylinder Shoulder (EN-1089-3)

Argon Red (RAL 3000 or vendor Dark Green RAL 6001
standard red)
Inergen (Argon-N2-CO2) Red (RAL 3000 or vendor Bright Green RAL 6018
standard red)

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A2.3.0 PLANT AND UTILITY PIPING

This table addresses Plant, Utility and package unit piping. For package units refer to
Table 4:
Colour Band Colour Band
Pipe Colour. Contents
Description
RAL No. Code
RAL No. RAL No.
For banding configuration refer to A2.4.1.
PG, PL, ET,
Hydrocarbon gases and liquids. Gray 7035 Yellow 1016 RGPO, RE,
BD, CO
Hydrogen Gray 7035 Yellow 1016 Red 3004 HY
Fuel gas, Natural Gas Gray 7035 Yellow 1016 Black 9005 FG,NG
Warm and Cold Gas Flare Gray 7035 Yellow 1016 WG,CG
Warm Liquid Flare Gray 7035 Yellow 1016 Green 6010 WL
Cold Liquid Flare Gray 7035 Yellow 1016 White 9010 CL
Acid Gas Flare Gray 7035 Yellow Ochre 1024 SF
Diesel Gray 7035 Orange 2000 Blue 5013 DO
Hexane wash system in Butene-1 Brown 8014. PL
unit
Flushing oil, Hot oil, Lube oil Gray 7035. Orange 2000 FO,HO,LO
Caustic, Acid, Chemicals, TEAL Red Lilac 4001 FC,SC,CH
Amine Gray 7035 Green Brown 8000
3 Red bands (25mm space between each) RAL
High Pressure Steam Aluminium 9007
3004. HS
Medium Pressure Steam Aluminium 9007 Red. 3004 Red 3004 MS
Low Pressure Steam Aluminium 9007 Red. 3004 ------- LS
4 Red bands (25mm space between each) RAL
Dilution Steam Aluminium 9007
3004
DS
Steam Condensate Aluminium 9007 Dark Blue. 5013 White 9010 HC,MC,LC,BA
Fire Water Red 2002 FW
Cooling water,Sea , Chilled Gray 7035 Dark Green 6028 SW,CW,WC
Process and Acidic water Gray 7035 Cobalt Blue. 5013 PW,AW
Treated water, Waste water Gray 7035 Light Blue 5012 WW,TW
Blue band 5012 (150mm wide @ 30mtr.
Potable water May Green 6017
Intervals) DW
Service Water Gray 7035 May Green 6017 UW
BFW and Demineralized water Gray. 7035 White 9010 BW,MW
Nitrogen White 9010 PN,UN
Instrument Air Light Blue 5012 IA
Plant air, Other air Light Blue 5012 White 9010 UA,AL,PA
CY,NY,SY
Sewers Gray 7035 Black 9005
WY,AY
Liquid Oxygen (ASU) Black 9005 LX
Liquid Nitrogen (ASU) White 9010 LN
Waste/Regeneration Gas (ASU) White 9010 Black 9005 RN

Banding shall be located at all junctions, both sides of valves, both sides of service

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