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Hot Spot CEN TC69 2013 systematic review Steam Traps: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
The results of 2013 systematic review on the following standards of CEN/TC 69 are now available:
The UK registered votes to continue each of the ...
Valveuser Issue 25
Hot Spot EN 14141 Result of Formal Vote: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
FprEN 14141 “Valves for natural gas transportation in pipelines - Performance requirements and test”
This preliminary standard was submitted to ...
Valveuser Issue 25
Hot Spot Release of EU PFAS Restriction Proposal- Industry Action Required
What is it?
In January 2022 Hot Spot BV002476 alerted members to an EU proposal to restrict or ban the use of PFAS materials such as PTFE, ETFE, FKM ...
Valveuser Issue 82
Hot Spot 2013 BSI 5 year review of standards
BS 759-1 1984 - Valves, gauges and other safety fittings for application to boilers and to piping installations for and in connection with boilers - ...
Valveuser Issue 25
Hot Spot - Harmonised standards for PED, SPV and ATEX
The Senior Directive Manager (Pressure Equipment and ATEX) Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has advised the following:
The ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot - API Specification 20A Clarification
Following detailed examination of the ‘API 20A - Steel, Stainless Steel, and Nickel Base Alloy Castings for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot New API Task Group Use of PFAS in Oil & Gas Industry
What is it?
API have advised the BVAA that they are forming a new task group to monitor, coordinate and document efforts in the oil and gas industry ...
Valveuser Issue 101
Hot Spot - EN 12516 Series of Shell Design Strength Standards
Several parts of the EN 12516 series of standards have recently under gone formal vote. These include:-
• Part 1: Tabulation method for steel ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot CEN/DIS enquiry on prEN ISO 4126-6
Result of the parallel CEN / DIS Enquiry on prEN ISO 4126-6
prEN ISO 4126-6 “ Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure -- Part 6: ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot - FprEN 1591-4: 2012 Final Vote and approval to publish
“Flanges and their joints — Part 4: Qualification of personnel competency in the assembly of the bolted connections of critical service pressurized ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot - Changes to ISO 9001 to ‘drive innovation’
In a press release issued on 27 June 2013 by the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA), proposed changes to ISO 9001, the global ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot API 6FA Fire Testing of Valves Ballot
What is it?
API have released the new draft standard API 6FA Fire Testing of Valves 6th edition for public review and API ballot. This standard ...
Valveuser Issue 98
Hot Spot - EN 1983 “Industrial valves - Steel ball valves”
FprEN 1983 “Industrial valves - Steel ball valves” was submitted to UAP Vote which closed on 24 June 2013.
The draft was unanimously approved. ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot - ISO/FDIS 10631
“Metallic butterfly valves for general purposes”
ISO/FDIS 10631 “Metallic butterfly valves for general purposes” was submitted to the FDIS Vote ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot – “Industrial valves — Requirements and testing for metallic valves as pressure accessories”
WI 00069163 “Industrial valves - Requirements and testing for metallic valves as pressure accessories” was prepared by CEN/TC 69/WG1.
The draft ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot - EN ISO 4126-2: 2003
CEN have received a proposal from NBN (Belgium Standardization Institute) to revise the following standard:
EN ISO 4126-2: 2003 “Safety devices ...
Valveuser Issue 26
Hot Spot IOGP JIP33 S-611 Steel Gate Valve Specification V2.0 Published
What is it?
The IOGP JIP33 specification S-611 for API 600 Steel gate valves has been revised following a recent full review as advised in Hot Spot ...
Valveuser Issue 99
Hot Spot Task Group Launched to Revise API 607 Fire Testing of Quarter-turn Valves and Valves Equipped with Non-metallic Seats
What is it?
API have announced that they intend to revise the API 607 Standard- Fire Test for Quarter-turn Valves and Valves Equipped with ...
Valveuser Issue 100
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 ...
Valveuser Issue 23
Hot Spot EN 1626 Cryogenic Vessels – Valves for cryogenic service: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
The 2013 systematic review has been launched on the following European standard of CEN/TC 268 “Cryogenic vessels”:
EN 1626:2008 “Cryogenic ...
Valveuser Issue 24
