Test Stand Certification

Perhaps a telephone call to the Engineer/Surveyor from the company supplying burst indemnity insurance cover for the facility would be the best approach?

You didn't state your location, nor whether you are a user, manufacturer or repairer of PRV's....

Certification bodies include Lloyds Register; ABS; DNV ; UL and PTB to name a few.

Google these for more info regarding your specific application.

However, if you doing maintenance for a running plant, it is best to discover which body has certified the plant/ elements of the plant, and approach that one.

Hilton,

Thanks for your response. We are located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We are the manufacturers of buckling pin type pressure relief valves and we do have the ASME certification.

alokd,

ASME is a Standards body, ie they generate and publish standards for engineering applications, and are not a Certification Authority. Your factory may produce valves according to ASME standards, but this does not imply any certification as such.

The Certification body is an independent Authority, who certifies that you are indeed manufacturing in compliance with ASME standards. I don't want get long-winded here, but this is basically independent Quality Assurance to your customers.

eg If I were to purchase PRV's from you, I would need to be assured that they were manufactured (i) from the correct materials (certified and traceable) (ii) according to correct standards and specifications (in this case ASME) and (iii) I need this information to be verified by an independent 3rd party.

The certifying bodies I am familiar with in the USA are UL (Underwriters Laboratories), FM (Factory Mutual) and ABS (American Bureau of Shipping......see their website; I believe they also do land-based installations).

If you supply in quantity to large industries/ companies, it may be helpful to ask them which Certification Authority they prefer. It is not at all uncommon for equipment to carry multiple certification.

That's it from me...

Hilton,

Thanks for your response. We usually have the inspectors from DNV or Lloyd's registrar come in our shop for the third party inspection. I might get in touch with them.

Thanks!