Appendix 5: Standards and other reference documents

British Standards
 BS PD 8010-1:2004 Code of practice for pipelines. Steel pipelines on land

 BS PD 8010-3:2009 Code of practice for pipelines. Steel pipelines on land. Guide to the
application of pipeline risk assessment to proposed developments in the vicinity of major
accident hazard pipelines containing flammables. Supplement to PD 8010-1:2004

 BSEN14161 2003 Petroleum and natural gas industries - pipeline transportation systems

Institute of Asset Management Standards

 PAS 55-1:2008 and PAS 55-2:2208 - Asset Management, part 1 and part 2

Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) Standards

 IGEM/TD/1 Edition 5 Steel pipelines for high pressure gas transmission (previous editions
of TD/1 may also be relevant for existing pipelines)

 IGEM/TD/2 Application of pipeline risk assessment to proposed developments in the

vicinity of high pressure Natural Gas pipelines

 IGE/TD/3 Edition 4 Steel and PE pipelines for gas distribution.

 IGE/TD/13 Pressure regulating installations for transmission and distribution systems

HSE publications - guidance:

 HSG65 Successful health and safety management

 HSG48 Reducing error and influencing behaviour

 HSG244 Remotely operated shutoff valves (ROSOVs) for emergency isolation

 HSG250 Guidance on permit-to-work systems. A guide for the petroleum, chemical and
allied industries

 HSG253 Safe isolation of plant and equipment

 HSG254 Developing process safety indicators

 HSG47 Avoiding danger from underground services

 INDG277REV1 Leadership for the major hazard industries: effective health and safety
management

HSE publications - legislation:

 L82 A guide to the Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996

 L122 Safety of Pressure Systems

 L22 Safe use of work equipment. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
  L21 Management of health and safety at work. Management of Health and Safety at Work
Regulations 1999. Approved Code of Practice and guidance

HSE publications - web guidance:

 Use of pipeline standards and good practice guidance

 Further guidance on emergency plans for major accident hazard pipelines

 Additional guidance on what pipeline ‘operator’ means

 Decision-making on assessment of high pressure gas transmission pipelines

 Additional guidance on the reporting of pipeline incidents under RIDDOR

 PSR and pipeline pressure limits

 Avoiding damage to buried services

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