Standards Australia is recognised by the Government as Australias peak Standards body.
It coordinates standardisation activities, develops internationally aligned Australian Standards
that deliver Net Benet to Australia,
and facilitates the accreditation of other Standards Development Organisations. Through the Australian International Design Awards it promotes excellence in design and innovation. www.standards.org.au The Standards we work with in this eld have led to innovations in techniques for welding, improved construction times for pipelines and better productivity. They have resulted in safe, efcient and reliable pipeline infrastructure capable of transporting essential energy products over long distances to consumers. Ed Gaykema, Alinta Asset Management The Australian Standard for Pipelines Gas and Liquid Petroleum (AS 2885) sets out requirements for the design and construction, welding, operation and maintenance and feld pressure testing of gas and liquid petroleum pipelines. Ed Gaykema is the Risk and Technical Compliance Manager for Alinta Asset Management, which operates gas pipelines and gas networks throughout Australia. Ed also chairs Standards Australias Technical Committee responsible for AS 2885.3, relating to the operation and maintenance of gas and petroleum pipelines. The Standards we work with in this feld have led to innovations in techniques for welding, improved construction times for pipelines and better productivity. They have resulted in safe, effcient and reliable pipeline infrastructure capable of transporting essential energy products over long distances to consumers. AS 2885 is based on fundamental engineering principles which can be applied anywhere in the world. Standards have also been important in the feld of pipeline operations and maintenance. We have introduced an integrity management or risk management approach, which has enabled companies to develop their own risk-based integrity management plans applicable to their own operations. It gives them more fexibility in their maintenance programs which can provide cost savings, while maintaining quality, Ed says. The AS 2885 suite of Standards has also helped harmonise regulation across jurisdictions in Australia. A typical user of a Standard in this feld is a gas or petroleum transmission or distribution company. They know that the Standards may be called up in an Act, regulation or licensing arrangement in a particular State or Territory, so they build their whole compliance regime around the Standard. All of the AS 2885 Committees bring together, on neutral territory, people who are regulators, working for pipeline constructors, welders, pipeline owners, and so on. A lot of expertise and history goes into the development of the Standards and people take this knowledge back to their own companies or agencies. They are all keen to produce a Standard that will be the best for their industry, whether it applies to natural gas, or liquid petroleum, and which helps the industry transport a whole range of hydrocarbon fuids safely and effciently. Properly working pipelines make a big contribution to productivity and proftability. CASE STUDY Energy and Gas AS 2885 Pipelines Gas and liquid petroleum Not just any pipeline Key Benefts ~ Process innovation ~ Effciency of equipment ~ Safety ~ Cost savings ~ Increased knowledge from committee participation