IGEM/UP/1 Edition 3 — Strength testing, tightness testing and direct purging of industrial and commercial gas installations

Provisions the documents cite: whole standard — test and purge procedures, permit and competence

What it requires

The industry standard for strength and tightness testing and direct purging of gas installations, including the need for a written procedure, competent persons and control of the area.

How this entry is kept current

• Citation status: carried from drafting; a source check is in the monthly scan queue.
• Watched by: IGEM publication page check each scan.
• Automated scan: no public page to watch; checked by hand in the monthly review.

Every source is re-checked monthly and the result is published in the scan log. A change that alters what a document should say raises a revision, and past buyers of that document are told.

The 18 documents that cite it

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Extended permits

• Gas Purge and Commissioning Permit

Gas Installation RAMS

• Commercial Gas — Strength and Tightness Testing and Purging
• Gas Appliance Installation and Commissioning
• Gas Pipework Installation and Alteration

Handover and completion

• Commissioning Completion Certificate — Mechanical and Water Systems

Inspection and test plans

• Inspection and Test Plan — Mechanical Services

Mechanical services quality checklists

• Cold Rooms, Catering and Specialist Plant — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Commissioning and Balancing — Witness — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Ductwork Cleanliness and Leakage Testing — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Ductwork — Supports, Joints, Fire Dampers and Access — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Gas Installation — Tightness, Purge and Commissioning — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Insulation, Vapour Seal and Identification — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Pipework First Fix — Routes, Supports, Sleeves and Identification — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Plant Installation — Bases, Vibration Isolation and Connections — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Pressure Testing — Water, Heating and Gas-Free Systems — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Sanitaryware and Second Fix — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Underfloor Heating — Loops and Pressure Test — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Water Hygiene — Flushing, Chlorination and L8 Records — Quality Inspection Checklist