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PD 5500: 2012 ‘Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels’
The latest revision of PD 5500 has been published. It outlines the latest amendments to the specification up to and including those published in Septe...
Valve User Issue 23
BS EN 12266-1:2012 Standard
Industrial valves — Testing of metallic valves Part 1: Pressure tests, test procedures and acceptance criteria — Mandatory requirements
This Briti...
Valve User Issue 23
Fugitive Emissions
Result of the NWIP ballot for the revision of ISO 15848-1:2006 and ISO 15848-2:2006.
• Approval for the addition of ISO/NP 15848-1 and -2 to the I...
Valve User Issue 23
Parts of BS EN 60079
Explosive atmospheres Part 0: Equipment — General requirements
This British standard was published in September 2012. It is the UK implementation ...
Valve User Issue 23
BS ISO 6552:1980 Automatic steam traps — Definition of technical terms
This British standard was published on 31 May 2012 and is the UK implementation of ISO 6552:1980, incorporating corrigendum July 2009. It supersedes B...
Valve User Issue 23
EN 14341:2006 “Industrial valves - Steel check valves"
was submitted to the CEN systematic review in 2011. Following the results of the review, CEN/ TC 69 requested its secretariat to launch a resolution f...
Valve User Issue 23
Latest revision of the DNV Offshore Standard for Submarine Pipeline Systems, DNV-OS-F101
The third revision of the DNV Offshore Standard for Submarine Pipeline Systems, DNV-OS-F101, is now available providing significant improvements based...
Valve User Issue 23
Results of the DIS enquiry on ISO/DIS 10631 “Metallic butterfly valves for general purposes”
The ISO DIS enquiry opened 21 December 2011 and closed 23 May 2012. The ISO/DIS 10631 was approved by 93% of P-Members voting with comments and only 1...
Valve User Issue 23
RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
The ‘Department for Business Innovation and Skills’ (BIS) has issued a consultation document on:
Implementation of the restrictions of hazardous s...
Valve User Issue 23
Standards & Directives Update
I recently delivered to the BVAA Valve Working Group a comprehensive Technical Update Report on all standards and European Directives relating to the ...
Valve User Issue 23
Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure
Assessment of CEN Consultant on PED on FprEN ISO 4126-1, - 4, - 5
Mr Ed Haynes, CEN Consultant on PED, has made an assessment on the following dra...
Valve User Issue 23
prEN 14141 “Valves for natural gas transportation in pipelines - Performance requirements and tests”
This preliminary standard was submitted to the CEN enquiry closed on 11 January 2012.
The comments received by CEN/TC 69/WG 9 were discussed and co...
Valve User Issue 23
Enquiry into national regulations for Construction Products
During its last plenary meeting in June 2011, CEN/TC 69 discussed whether industrial valves must be considered as Construction Products. CEN/TC 69 lau...
Valve User Issue 23
Approval of Draft ISO/DIS 28921-1
Draft ISO/DIS 28921-1 Industrial valves - Isolating valves for low temperatures application Part 1: Design, manufacturing and production testing.
T...
Valve User Issue 23
Automatic Steam Traps: BS ISO 6552:1980 Automatic steam traps — Definition of technical terms
This British standard will be published on 31 May 2012 and is the UK implementation of ISO 6552:1980, incorporating corrigendum July 2009. It supersed...
Valve User Issue 22
ISO/DIS 10631: Results of the DIS enquiry on ISO/DIS 10631 “Metallic butterfly valves for general purposes”
The ISO DIS enquiry opened 21 December 2011 and closed 23 May 2012
The ISO/DIS 10631 was approved by 93% of P-Members voting with comments and onl...
Valve User Issue 22
Revision of EN 331: Revision of EN 331:1998 "Manually operated ball valves and closed bottom taper plug valves for gas installations for buildings"
CEN/TC 236 "Non industrial manually operated shut-off valves for gas and particular combinations valves-other products" has been revising the followin...
Valve User Issue 22
Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) 97/23/EC
In 2011 the European Commission announced that the PED is to be aligned to the New Legislative Framework (NLF) for the internal market for goods and C...
Valve User Issue 22
Single market for goods New Legislative Framework: ATEX Directive: 94/9/EC
The ATEX Directive will be updated as part of the new legislative framework alignment. This is intended to bring together the different New Approach D...
Valve User Issue 22
HSE cost recovery scheme confirmed to start in October 2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today confirmed that its cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention (FFI), will start on 1 October 2012 subj...
Valve User Issue 22
Steel Check Valves
EN 14341:2006 “Industrial valves - Steel check valves” was submitted to the CEN systematic review in 2011.
Following the results of the review, CEN...
Valve User Issue 22
Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC): Enquiry into national regulations for Construction Products
During its last plenary meeting in June 2011, CEN/TC 69 discussed whether industrial valves must be
considered as Construction Products. CEN/TC 69 la...
Valve User Issue 22
Metallic butterfly valves: ISO/DIS 10631 “Metallic butterfly valves for general purposes”
ISO/DIS 10631 was approved for acceptance, with 13 out of 14 P - Member countries voting in favour of the DIS.
However many technical comments have...
Valve User Issue 22
Approval of Draft ISO/DIS 28921-1
Draft ISO/DIS 28921-1 Industrial valves - Isolating valves for low temperatures application Part 1: Design, manufacturing and production testing
T...
Valve User Issue 22
BS EN 12266-1:2012
BS EN 12266-1:2012 Industrial valves — Testing of metallic valves Part 1: Pressure tests, test procedures and acceptance criteria — Mandatory requirem...
Valve User Issue 21
