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HM 27. A guide to gas metering systems
10/2024
This publication covers the specification, design, installation and operation of metering stations for high accuracy measurement of the bulk flow of gases in pipelines and process plants. The latest edition has been updated to incorporate new technology and the latest standards.
The types of metering equipment described are intended for the measurement of natural hydrocarbon gases for the purposes of sales, custody transfer, taxation or the allocation of production in a multi-user pipeline; dependent on usage, these can generally all be termed custody transfer. Such systems will be referred to in this guide as fiscal metering systems, implying a standard of accuracy that is the highest that can reasonably be obtained in a practical industrial environment, bearing in mind the balance between cost and accuracy.
This guide will also be of use in the design and specification of metering systems that are not required to meet fiscal standards of accuracy such as those used for plant operational purposes and equipment performance monitoring.
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SafetyOn Safe by Design workshop report: Ice fall and ice throw
10/2024
One of SafetyOn’s main work areas is the Safe by Design (SbD) programme, which brings experts together to collaborate on specific identified issues in a focused effort to reduce risk within the onshore wind industry through better design.
The objectives of the SbD ice fall/ice throw workshop included the following:
- To examine control measures in place used to prevent the risk of injury from ice fall/ice throw from wind turbine generators (WTG).
- To identify potential hazards and opportunities to design out hazards and minimise risks.
- To produce the report of recommendations for design and process changes for the industry to consider in future developments.
The approach taken to deliver the workshop and this report included:
- An incident data review.
- A literature review.
- A pre-workshop hazard identification (HAZID) study.
- Facilitation of the SbD workshop.
- Reporting of SbD workshop findings.
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EI Model code of safe practice Part 15: Area classification for installations handling flammable fluids
10/2024
Model code of safe practice – Part 15: Area classification code for installations handling flammable fluids (a.k.a. EI 15) provides guidance on the classification of areas around equipment handling or storing flammable fluids and provides a basis for both the selection of fixed electrical and mechanical equipment and the location of other sources of ignition in those areas. It is aimed at HSE managers, design, process and maintenance engineers, and all those involved in the hazardous area classification of installations handling flammable fluids.
This 5th edition of EI 15 provides clarification on issues that have been raised by users of the fourth edition since its publication and incorporates key findings from several research studies commissioned by the EI. Whilst amendments have been made throughout the document, major technical changes include:
- Update of A.1.2 to give guidance on mist based on research published since previous (4th) edition.
- Incorporation of conclusions in the 3rd edition of EI Research report: Dispersion modelling and calculations in support of EI Model code of safe practice – Part 15: Area classification code for installations handling flammable fluids, including a sensitivity analysis to various parameters. The modelling work reported in this research report was carried out using the latest version of PHAST.
- Update of Table C.3 to include hazard radii for releases of pure hydrogen in both gaseous and cryogenic liquid forms.
- Update of Table C.3 to include hazard ranges for higher pressure releases of substances A, B, G(i), G(ii), and LNG.
- Update of Annex D to tabular format that gives sources for hazard radii presented in direct examples.
Whilst EI 15 provides guidance on applying a risk based approach for specifying hazardous areas, the full methodology is outlined in a separate EI publication titled A risk-based approach to hazardous area classification.
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Energy Institute & Ipieca - Circular economy indicators in the oil and gas industry
17/09/2024
A new Technical and Innovation webinar can be found here on YouTube.This insightful webinar sheds light on circular economy metrics in the oil & gas industry. This webinar delves into the recently published article by the Energy Institute & Ipieca in collaboration with KPMG “Circular economy indicators in the oil and gas industry”. The publication can be found on the EI's Technical and Innovation page and there will be at least three further webinar in 2024.
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Record 7.5 million hours worked in UK onshore wind industry last year
26/06/2024
SafetyOn, the health and safety organisation for the onshore wind industry, has today released their 2023 Incident Data report, highlighting a year of growth for the UK onshore wind industry.
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EI Technical + Innovation key work areas
EI Technical + Innovation’s work can be divided into three overlapping themes, developed through member collaboration, dialogue with regulators, academia and wider stakeholders. Click each theme to discover last year’s highlights and this year’s activities.
