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Hot Spot New API Task Group- Hydrogen Valves
What is it?
API have started work on a new document API 6Z Standard for Valves in Hydrogen Gas (H2) Service at Normal Temperature. The BVAA will be ...
Valveuser Issue 77
Hot Spot UKCA Marking without a UK Approved Body now Permitted for up to 5 years
What is it?
Hot Spot BV002526 informed members of easements to the introduction of the UKCA marking scheme announced by the UK Government during ...
Valveuser Issue 78
Hot Spot BVAA SILS TEG- Call for New Members
What is it?
The BVAA SILS TEG last met in 2020 to discuss the early draft of a new EN standard on functional safety of safety-related automated ...
Valveuser Issue 79
Hot Spot UK Government to permit CE Marking for another 2 years
What is it?
On 14/11/2022 BEIS and Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP have made the following press announcement Businesses to be given UK product marking ...
Valveuser Issue 80
Hot Spot Publication of EN 15714-6 Hydraulic Linear Actuators Published
What is it?
BS EN 15714-6-2022 Hydraulic Linear Actuators for Industrial Valves has now been published by BSI and is available to purchase.
This ...
Valveuser Issue 80
Hot Spot ISO 10497:2022 Fire type-testing requirements published
What is it?
ISO 10497:2022 Fire type-testing requirements for valves has now been published by ISO and is available for purchase.
This fourth ...
Valveuser Issue 80
Hot Spot-IOGP JIP33 S-561 Subsea Wellhead and Tree Equipment Released for Public Comment
What is it?
IOGP JIP 33 have now released their revised supplementary specification S-561 Subsea Wellhead and Tree Equipment to API Spec 17D for ...
Valveuser Issue 80
Hot Spot ISO DIS 5115.2 Part-turn Valve Actuation
What is it?
ISO DIS 5115 has been issued for a second DIS ballot following resolution by ISO TC 153 WG 16 of a large number of comments from the ...
Valveuser Issue 80
Hot Spot prEN 17955: Functional safety of safety-related valves and actuators ballot
What is it?
CEN TC 69 has been working on the development of a new EN standard covering functional safety of safety-related valves and actuators for ...
Valveuser Issue 81
Hot Spot NWIP ISO 4126-11: Performance Testing of Safety Devices New Work Item Re-Issued
What is it?
ISO TC 185 originally issued and approved the attached new work item proposal in 2021, but unfortunately work did not get started and so ...
Valveuser Issue 81
Hot Spot IOGP JIP33 Publication of S-739 Specification for Pressure Regulators
What is it?
IOGP JIP33 have released a new specification S-739 Specification for Pressure Regulators in services up to and including ASME Class 300. ...
Valveuser Issue 78
Hot Spot-IOGP JIP33 S-707 Actuators for On-Off Valves Review and Supplier Questionnaire Launched
What is it?
IOGP JIP 33 have launched a review of their specification S-707 Actuators for On-off Valves which currently includes supplementary ...
Valveuser Issue 80
BVAA Technical Expert Group (TEG) On Sils Gets Underway: Members of the BVAA Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) met for the group’s inaugural meeting on 8th October 2015 in Banbur
We had six attendees from a variety of valve and actuator manufacturers. Due to the excellent contributions from all participants, we made rapid ...
Valveuser Issue 35
Hot Spot Publication of BS 7350:2025 Double regulating globe valves and flow measurement devices
What is it?
BS 7350 Double regulating globe valves and flow measurement devices – Specification for heating and chilled water systems has been ...
Valveuser Issue 101
Hot Spot ECHA Publish Updated PFAS Restriction Proposal
What is it?
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published an updated PFAS restriction proposal document following the public consultation ...
Valveuser Issue 101
Hot Spot - Guidance on Placing CE Marked PED Stock on the GB Market
What is it?Following the announcement by the UK government that increased the implementation period for UKCA marked goods in the pressure equipment ...
Valveuser Issue 68
Hot Spot - prEN 15714-3 Pneumatic Part Turn Actuators and prEN 15714-6 Hydraulic Linear Actuators- Basic Requirements
What is it?CEN TC/69 has submitted two draft actuator standards for CEN enquiry.
1. prEN15714-3 Pneumatic Part-turn Actuators for Industrial Valves- ...
Valveuser Issue 68
Hot Spot Revisions to FprEN 13547 and FprEN 1983
FprEN 13547 “Industrial valves - Copper alloy ball valves”
FprEN 1983 “Industrial valves - Steel ball valves
Following revisions to both ...
Valveuser Issue 24
Hot Spot FprEN 1591- 4: 2012: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
FprEN 1591-4: 2012 “Flanges and their joints — Part 4: Qualification of personnel competency in the assembly of the bolted connections of critical ...
Valveuser Issue 24
Hot Spot common approach to proof testing of pressure equipment: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
A draft technical report on a common approach to proof testing, prCEN/TR 764-8 “Pressure equipment and assemblies – Part 8: Proof test” has been ...
Valveuser Issue 24
