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

IGEM/TD/1 EDITION 5 IGEM/UP/11

SUPPLEMENT 1 EDITION 2 EDITION 3

IGEM/TD/1 EDITION 5 requirements for short term IGEM/UP/11 EDITION 3 Gas installations
SUPPLEMENT 1 EDITION 2 storage was included for educational establishments has now
Handling, transport and storage of • Additional requirements for long been published and is available to
steel pipe, bends and fittings has term storage were included purchase online in our shop.
now been published and is available specifically, protection and The changes made to the
to purchase online in our shop. physical checks on withdrawal document include:
There has been a general update from storage • An increase in the inclusion of LPG
of the standard with emphasis on • A new section was added: • Portable desks in use with LPG has
the following areas: Section 3 - Safety been included
• Updates relating to handling, • There was a general update and • Carbon dioxide sensors has been
lifting and storage (including revision of figures included, in line with IGEM/UP/19
stacking) of pipe and • The terminology used in the • Potential dangerous situations have
components standard was streamlined been highlighted (fixing benches
• Text was added to cover • Legislation, Appendix 1 and down that have rigid gas
consideration of human factors Appendix 2 (references) were all connections to them)
• Specific guidance on minimum updated. • RIDDOR details have been updated
• Aligning the document with BB101. ■

GET INVOLVED IN IGEM’S STANDARDS

WE TAKE great pride in our standards and are always on the lookout for new panel members. If you are working in
the industry and believe you can make a contribution to the review process then please contact the Technical Services
team by emailing technical@igem.org.uk or calling +44(0)1509 678188 ■

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