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TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TECHNICAL Standards and updates from the IGEM Technical Services team
STANDARDS RECENTLY thermoplastic
PUBLISHED pipelines for high
IGEM/GM/4 pressure gas
BIOMETHANE INJECTION STANDARD OUT NOW Flowmetering transmission
practices (>38 bar and
IGEM/TD/101
<100 bar)
Adoption of pipe
IGEM/PRS/40 Medium systems by a GT –
As part of the review of this standard, pressure meter management of UIP
activities
there was a general update and refresh installation kits
of the requirements including but not IGEM/PRS/41 Low IGEM/SR/18 Safe
working practices to
pressure meter
limited to the following: installation kits ensure the integrity
An update to the scope of the standard IGEM/GM/PRS/50 of gas assets
and associated
and the terminology used across the Meter serial installations
document numbering IGEM/SR/29 Dealing
Clarification on the requirements for IGEM/UP/11 with gas escapes
Gas installations
remotely operated valves (ROVs) for educational DRAFTS FOR COMMENT
Legislation section updated and LOLER establishments IGEM/G/8 Handling,
transport and storage
included IGEM/UP/16 of PE pipe and fittings
Inclusion of a typical arrangement of Design for natural IGEM/GL/8 Reporting
gas installations
commissioning bypass on industrial and and investigation of
Clarification of biomethane production commercial premises gas related-incidents
with respect to DSEAR
routes IGEM/GM/6 Non-
Information on contaminants updated IGEM/UP/17 Shared domestic meter
chimney and flue
installations –
Electrical and telemetry sections systems for domestic standard designs
updated including the use of software gas appliances DRAFTS AFTER COMMENT
IGEM/TD/16 EDITION 2 Biomethane Clarification and update on operational IGEM/TD/1 IGEM/UP/21 Liquefied
injection has now been published. procedures Supplement 1 natural gas fuelling
stations
Handling, transport
This standard covers the requirements Clarification on requirements for new and storage of steel IGEM/TD/4 PE and
for design, construction, installation, works and procedures pipe, bends and steel gas services and
fittings
testing, commissioning, operation, Extensive update on safety including service pipework
maintenance, modification and functional safety and cyber security. IGEM/TD/16 IGEM/TD/13
Biomethane injection
decommissioning of grid entry units IGEM/TD/19 Pressure regulating
installations
(GEUs), which allow the entry of The standard is available to purchase Reinforced
biomethane into a gas network. from www.igem.org.uk.
RECOGNISING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN GAS TRAINING
AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED,
in September 2017, IGEM was
authorised by the industry’s Strategic
Management Board (SMB) to
recognise gas training programmes in
accordance with IGEM/IG/1 Standards
of training in gas work, the official
industry governance document.
In addition, the institution was
granted permission to authorise
qualifying organisations to act as fellow
Recognisers of Training.
The Recognition of Training scheme
was introduced in response to concerns
that some ACS training programmes
did not provide sufficient depth of
knowledge and experience for trainees
to be declared competent.
To offer assurance to the SMB, the
industry and the public, all Recognised
Training Providers must now have their
training audited annually.
This year, all the organisations that had
their training programmes recognised
underwent an audit, carried out by IGEM,

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