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IGEM NEWS | Technical Services Update

IGEM’s Technical Services team brings you all the news of their latest
activities and the standards to look out for in the near future

STANDARDS Handling, transport and STANDARDS DUE TO IGEM/SR/22 Purging
RECENTLY storage of steel pipe, bends BE PUBLISHED SOON operations for fuel gases in
PUBLISHED and fittings IGEM/IG/3 Safe recovery of transmission, distribution
IGEM/GL/2 Planning of IGEM/TD/101 Adoption of a LNG road tanker and storage
gas transmission and pipe systems by a GT – IGEM/UP/1 Strength IGEM/UP/9 Gas turbines
storage systems operating management of UIP testing, tightness testing and supplementary and
at pressures exceeding activities and direct purging of auxiliary fired burners
16bar industrial and commercial IGEM/GL/1 Planning
IGEM/GL/4 Gas system DRAFTS AFTER gas installations distribution systems
assets – risk management COMMENT IGEM/UP/1A Strength IGEM/UP/16 Design for
IGEM/GL/6 Permitry for IGEM/UP/21 Liquefied testing, tightness testing natural gas installations on
the safe flow of gas natural gas fuelling and direct purging of small industrial and commercial
IGEM/GL/9 Natural gas stations low pressure industrial and premises with respect to
supply in an emergency IGEM/TD/4 PE and steel commercial gas hazardous area
IGEM/G/11 Gas Industry gas services and service installations classification
Unsafe Situations pipework IGEM/UP/6 Application of IGEM/TD/16 Biomethane
Procedure IGEM/GL/4 Gas system compressors to natural gas injection
IGEM/GM/7A Electrical assets – risk management fuel systems IGEM/TD/17 Steel and PE
connections for gas IGEM/GM/4 Flowmetering pipelines for biogas
metering equipment practices (>38bar and STANDARDS distribution
IGEM/GM/7B Hazardous <100bar) STARTED IGEM/TD/19 Reinforced
area classification for gas IGEM/PRS/40 Medium IGEM/TD/12 Pipework thermoplastic pipelines for high
metering equipment pressure meter stress analysis for gas pressure gas transmission
IGEM/UP/11 Gas installation kits industry plant IGEM/SR/18 Safe working
installations for IGEM/PRS/41 Medium IGEM/G/6 Gas supplies to practices
educational establishments pressure meter mobile dwellings IGEM/GM/5 Electronic gas
IGEM/UP/17 Shared installation kits IGEM/SR/16 Odorant meter volume conversion
chimney and flue systems IGEM/PRS/50 Meter systems for gas systems
for domestic gas appliances serial numbering transmission and IGEM/GM/6 Non-domestic
IGEM/TD/1 Supplement 1 distribution meter installations

IGEM/UP/17 EDITION 2 GET INVOLVED IN
IGEM’S STANDARDS

IGEM/UP/17 EDITION 2 Shared
chimney and flue systems for domestic WE TAKE great pride in our
gas appliances has now been standards and are always on the
published and is available to purchase lookout for new panel members. If
online in our shop. you are working in the industry and
The main changes made to the believe you can make a
document include: contribution to the review process
• updates to the figures for communal then please contact the Technical
flue systems Services team by emailing
• figures for non-return valves The intention is to make designers, technical@igem.org.uk or calling
• testing procedures for twin pipe installers, maintenance persons and +44(0)1509 678150 ■
communal flue systems general landlords aware of the safety issues
updates. surrounding the use of shared flue
This standard summarises best systems.
practice in: IGEM/UP/17 Edition 2 does not
• the use and maintenance of existing address the installation of new shared
traditional natural draught ‘shared flue systems. Once such systems are
flue’ systems (i.e., shunt duct, in place, this standard applies to their
Se-duct, U-duct) subsequent use, maintenance and
• the refurbishment of traditional de-commissioning, and to the
natural draught shared flues to replacement of appliances. ■
accommodate modern appliances
• the use and maintenance of fabricated ■ To buy this and all of IGEM’s
communal flue systems (CFS). standards, visit shop.igem.org.uk

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