MSS SP-58-2002 Pipe Hangers and Supports - Materials, Design, and Manufacture COMPLIMENTARY COPY Standard Practice Developed and Approved by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. 127 Park Street, NE Vienna, Virginia 22180 (703) 281-6613,“This MSS Standard Practice was develope under the consenss of the MSS Technical Commitee 403 and the MSS Coordinating Commie, ‘The content ofthis Standard Practice ith result of the eets fof compeent and concemsed voluntecrs lo provide an elfectivg leat, and non-exclusive specification ‘hat will tenet the instryo¢ a ole, This MSS Standard Practice is intended as a basis for common praclce by the manufactures, ie ser, andthe general pubic. The existence of an MSS Standard Practice does not in itself preclude the manufacture, sale, of use of ot conforming tothe Standard Praiice, Mandatory conformance is established only by reference in a code, specification, tales contact, or public law, as applicable, ‘This document as been substantially revised from the previous 1993 edition, INCLUDING A CHANGE IN ALLOWABLE STRESSES, WHICH MAY AFFECT PRODUCT LOAD RATINGS ‘AND SAFETY FACTORS, It is suggested that ifthe user I Inferesiod in knowing what changes have been made, that direct page by page comparison should be made ofthis document, ‘Unless otherwise specifically noted inthis MSS SP, any standard refered to herein is ideatfid by the di oti ht wep oe ec andard(s) a the date of issue of this MSS SP. (See In this Sanda Practice all notes, annex, tbls, and figues aro construed to be esenalfo the ‘understanding of the message of the standard, and are considered part of the text unless noted as “Supplement. “Sopplemental information doesnot inlode mandaory requires, ‘USS, customary unitsin this SP are the standard; the metic (S1) units are only for reference, “Any pot of tts standard may be quoled, Credit lines should read "Extracted from MSS SP-S8, 2002, ‘lth permission ofthe publisher, the Manufacturers Staidardtzation Saciely.” Reproduction prokbled lnder copyright convention unless writen permission ts granted by the ManufecurersStandardiation Society ofthe Valve and Fitings Inds, Ine Originally Approved September, 1959 Copyright ©2002 in U.S.A. by ManuicrersSundanlzaton Socty ‘Valve and Fitings Industry, Inc, Printed in U.S.A.MSS. STANDARD PRACTICE SP-58 FOREWORD This vias developed by a cooperative effort of represenatives ofthe pipe hanger manufactuscrs, It is based ‘on the beat practice current at this me and on the collective experience ofthe Industry. ‘There ae thee companion ‘tgidarde—MSS SP-69 and MSS SP-89 relate to hanger and support fabrication, selection, applcition, and {avallation, MSS SP-127 relates tothe design, selection, and application of bracing for piping systems subject o ‘clamip ~ wind - dynaraic loading. In addition, the M8S Hanger Committee has developed guidelines for pipe ‘Topports contractual relationships and on hanger termlnclogy as covered in MSS SP-77 and MSS SP-90