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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
Hot Spot EN ISO 4126-7 FDIS Vote: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
Result of the parallel Formal / FDIS Vote on FprEN ISO 4126-7
FprEN ISO 4126-7 “Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 7: ...
Valveuser Issue 25
Hot Spot Parallel Enquiry prEN 4126-6:2013 Bursting Disc safety devices: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
DRAFT prEN ISO 4126-6:2013 Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure – Part 6: Application, selection and installation of bursting ...
Valveuser Issue 25
Hot Spot 2013 ASME BPVC: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
ASME BPVC Code will be moving from a three year cycle to a two year publication cycle.
2013 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code will be ...
Valveuser Issue 25
Hot Spot ISO 15848-1 and ISO 15848-2 DIS Enquiry
The two following draft standards were updated according to the discussions during the last meeting of ISO/TC 153/SC 1/WG 10 in September ...
Valveuser Issue 28
Hot Spot Second Edition of API 6AF3 HPHT Flange Design Published
What is it?
API have announced that the second edition of API TR 6AF3 High-pressure High-temperature (HPHT) Flange Design Methodology Recommended ...
Valveuser Issue 92
Hot Spot EU Launch PED and SPVD Call for Evidence
What is it?
The European Union has launched a call for evidence requesting that stakeholders in the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) and Simple ...
Valveuser Issue 92
Hot Spot Task Group Launched to Revise API 6FA Fire Testing of Valves
What is it?
API have recently announced that they intend to revise API 6FA Standard for Fire Testing of Valves and they have formed a Task Group for ...
Valveuser Issue 92
Technical Update - ASME and European Material Testing Requirements BVAA Technical Consultant Peter Churm reports...
A CEN Workshop on "EU - US Material Standards" was held on May 15th 2007 to discuss a report on the "Comparison between ASME Specifications and ...
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