What is BS EN 15399 about?
BS EN 15399 discusses gas infrastructure. BS EN 15399 specifies requirements for the development and implementation of a safety management system for operators of a gas network with maximum operating pressure up to and including 16 bar according to EN 12007 (all parts).
BS EN 15399 refers to all activities and processes related to safety aspects performed by gas operators of a gas network with maximum operating pressure up to and including 16 bar, including those activities entrusted to contractors. It includes safety-related provisions on the operation of the gas network.
The described safety management system in BS EN 15399 is applicable to infrastructure for the distribution of processed, non-toxic, and non-corrosive gas of the 2nd gas family as classified in EN 437, including injected gases from non-conventional sources. BS EN 15399 can also apply for gas infrastructure conveying only gases from non-conventional sources, such as biomethane grids or gases of the 3rd family as classified in EN 437.
Note 1: Gases from non-conventional resources can be biomethane, hydrogen, shale gas, synthetic gases, and others.
Note 2: If minor sections of the gas network are operated with a maximum operating pressure above 16 bar, these can also be managed by an SMS according to BS EN 15399. For pipeline integrity management, EN 16348 applies.
Note 3: If minor sections of a gas transmission network are operated with maximum operating pressure up to and including 16 bar, BS EN 15399 or EN 16348 can be applied. In any case, the pipeline integrity management system, EN 16348 applies.
Who is BS EN 15399 for?
BS EN 15399 on gas infrastructure (safety management system) is useful for:
- Petrochemical firms
- Gas distributors and agencies
- Health and safety bodies
Why should you use BS EN 15399?
BS EN 15399 provides guidance on the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of a safety management system, all in order to provide an efficient gas distribution infrastructure for the safe and secure distribution of gas; specifically, infrastructure operating at pressures up to and including 16 bar.
BS EN 15399 provides you with the necessary requirements to be included in a management system related to the safety and efficiency of technical activities (design, construction, testing and commissioning/decommissioning, operation and maintenance, abandonment) for all the gas network operator's gas distribution assets. In practice, this is expressed in methodologies and organisational features as well as technical aspects.
BS EN 15399 specifies common basic principles for gas infrastructure. BS EN 15399 is intended to be applied in association with other national standards and/or codes of practice setting out the basic principles for gas networks. Using BS EN 15399 helps you to implement safety management systems along with other standards about gas networks, keeping your end-users safe when they are around these gas systems.