Importantly, API RP 556 is a practice, not a mandatory code. The recommendations are not legally required and are not prescriptive by law, but they represent industry best practices for fired heater instrumentation and safety shutdown systems.

Strict logic sequences that must be satisfied before a burner can be safely lit (e.g., verifying a successful purge cycle).

If you were to flip through the table of contents of the PDF, here are the core sections you would encounter.

Are you evaluating a specific loop, such as or the double block and bleed system ?