PECF - Pressure Equipment Consultation Forum
About
The PECF exists to facilitate views and awareness through dynamic interaction between stakeholders with regard to PE legislation from a UK perspective. To enable proactive discussion and create awareness of topical issues and areas of concern, and to identify opportunities during the full life cycle of pressure equipment.
Members
Our forum has gathered different PED stakeholders to utilise their experience and expertise to develop a UK focus on legislation pertaining to pressure equipment. The forum stakeholders presently represent industry by offering seats to the following;
PVMf - Pressure Vessel Manufactures forum
The Pressure Vessel Manufacturers Forum (PVMF) is a networking group of leading UK pressure vessel manufacturers who meet on a regular basis to share industry knowledge with regard to materials, production processes, international standards, legislative and employment issues.
BEIS - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Our vision is a trusted product safety system that delivers protection for consumers, fairness for business and a competitive market place defined by outcomes of safety and public confidence.
Lloyd's Register
EEMUA - The Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association
EEMUA is a non-profit membership organisation that exists to serve its member companies, which are the users of engineering equipment and materials. EEMUA is an internationally recognised source of expertise and information for the engineering industry with a cross sector, cross industry approach.
HSE - Health and Safety Executive
Our mission is to prevent work-related death, injury and ill health. We are proud of the support we provide to businesses – through free guidance and advice. By giving employers the confidence to manage risks correctly, we boost productivity, support the economy and contribute to a fairer society.
Working in partnership is one of our strengths. It’s at the heart of how we protect workers and the public. We concentrate on the most serious risks. We target industries with the greatest hazards, and sectors with the worst risk management record. We are firm and fair when using our legal powers. Inspection helps us check that serious risks are managed sensibly. When things go wrong, investigation helps us get to the truth and learn lessons.
Zurich Assurance
BSI Group - British Standards Institution
BSI Group is the national standards body of the United Kingdom. BSI produces technical standards on a wide range of products and services, and also supplies certification and standards-related services to businesses.
LMP Technical Services
SAFed - The Safety Assessment Federation
ONR - Office for Nuclear Regulation
The Office for Nuclear Regulation's mission is to provide efficient and effective regulation of the nuclear industry, holding it to account on behalf of the public.
IMechE - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
UKLPG
UKLPG is the trade association representing companies that operate in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry in the UK. Members include LPG producers, distributors, equipment and service providers, and vehicle converters. It is dedicated to the safe and effective development of LPG, with a focus on LPG’s role in providing low carbon heat and energy for homes and business that are off the mains gas grid, as well as helping to improve air quality in urban areas.
News
Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 – Guidance document.
BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) have released a new guidance document (Version 2) for equipment being supplied in or into Great Britain from the 1st of January 2021. This document will assist manufacturers to understand the application of the PESR and also provide guidance for those areas of the regulations which need greater details to be applied properly. Please finf the link below:
January 2021
Potential ASME Code changes for the 2021 Edition.
The 2021 edition of the ASME Code will be published on the 1st of July 2020 and become mandatory on the 1st of January 2022. There are lots of revisions currently being considered and reviewed. The draft format of these revisions are also open to comment from industry. The link below will enable you to read (or download) and assess what the effect of each particular revision would be to your business. We would encourage each business to discuss the same with their inspection body.
As a forum we can generate a response if the potential impact is deemed to be serious enough to warrant such action. Please finf the link below:
https://cstools.asme.org/csconnect/public/index.cfm?PublicReview=Revisions#2671
January 2021
Guideline PEDG 2 Draft release for comment.
A copy can be found in the Publications section.
November 2020
Industry Alert - Pressure Test Safety (July 2018) released.
A copy can be found in the Publications section.
Autumn 2018
Guideline PEDG 1 released.
A copy can be found in the Publications section.
Autumn 2018
Guideline PEDG 2 commenced.
Autumn 2018
The PECF are currently assisting with the IMechE Position Paper on Brexit.
Autumn 2018
The PECF are supporting the development of the new Pressure Test Safety courses and qualifications.
Autumn 2018
Publications
Guideline PEDG 2 - Draft release for comment.
This document, A guide to pressure system installation where site assembly is required, has been developed by the Pressure Equipment Consultation Forum (PECF), Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed) and Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA) in consultation with other stakeholders within the pressure equipment industry to help designers, purchasers, installation contractors, users and other parties achieve their legal requirements to ensure pressure equipment can be correctly certified prior to use in the United Kingdom.
This document has been prepared using technical advice provided by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Industry Alert - Pressure Test Safety (July 2018)
During 2017 the Pressure Vessel Manufacturers forum (PVMf) became aware of an increase in the statistics relating to fatalities and serious injuries occurring during pressure test operations. As the topic was introduced to other groups it became quickly apparent that this was an industry-wide problem and that we were only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
Guideline PEDG 1
This document, A Guide to Site Installed Assemblies (PEDG 1), has been developed and written by the Pressure Equipment Consultation Forum (PECF), Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed) and Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA) in consultation with other stakeholders within the pressure equipment industry to help installation contractors, purchasers, designers and other parties involved in the creation of pressure equipment assemblies to ensure that global conformity assessment can be successfully applied.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was involved with PECF, SAFed and EEMUA in producing this guidance. HSE endorses the guidance, as it follows a sensible and proportionate approach to managing health and safety.
Contact Us
If you would like to make contact with the PECF, please use the address below: