FEATURE TEST & CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION FOR
HYDROGEN SULPHIDE GAS DETECTOR
Transitioning to the updated aerospace standard
Bureau Veritas is urging manufacturers to begin transition preparations for the new version of the AS9100 series of standards
Following the update to the AS9100 Series for Aerospace, Bureau Veritas is urging organisations to begin transition preparations as soon as possible. This comes ahead of the 15 June 2017 deadline, which states that all audits completed after this date must be undertaken to the new version of the standard. In addition to this, all organisations who are
certified to the current standard will need to transition to the new version by 15 September 2018. Widely considered the ‘gold standard’ in the
aerospace industry, the AS9100 is a widely adopted and standardised quality-management system recognised by all major aerospace and defence original equipment manufacturers, and was revised to reflect the changes to ISO 9001, made in 2015. The standard provides a structure for process control, defect prevention, reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain, continual improvement and effectively meeting customer requirements. Richard Birkett, aerospace technical manager from
Bureau Veritas, comments: “In accordance with SR003, issued by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), all certified organisations should have now informed their current Certification Body of their
intentions to transition to the new version of the AS9100 series of standards. Any organisations that have not done so should act immediately. “From our experience of helping a large number
of our clients comply with AS9100 in the UK, our advice would be to act quickly and take action towards compliance now.” The revision of AS9100 is designed to improve
the certification by establishing standardised methods for best practices and continual improvement. Changes to the standard include: • Strengthening the process approach to be more explicit, which should ensure easier integration of the quality management system (QMS) with the strategy of the business • Enabling organisations to better manage risk • Emphasising the importance of change management • Ensuring greater flexibility with documentation system used throughout the aerospace supply chain. Bureau Veritas has already begun to undertake a
series of transition audits for organisations in line with the new standard.
Bureau Veritas
www.bureauveritas.co.uk MACHINERY PROTECTION SYSTEM EARNS SIL 2 RATING The AMS 6500’s certification gives users added assurance that it
will reliably deliver the appropriate insight into the health of critical assets. Whether organisations need SIL certified equipment to meet company guidelines or to comply with legal requirements, SIL ratings help evaluate whether a specific technology meets the selected risk tolerance for industrial applications. “More and more organisations are finding they need SIL 2 certification
Emerson’s AMS 6500 Machinery Health Monitor is now certified for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2, providing users with greater confidence against asset and process failures. Common examples of process applications where SIL 2 advanced safety integrities are needed are steam and gas turbines in power plants and critical refinery and nuclear industry assets.
to meet international standards and machine directives requiring certain SIL ratings,” says Björn Müller, product manager for sensors and systems, Emerson Automation Solutions. “SIL certification is one more way we can help customers achieve compliance while demonstrating our commitment to risk reduction.” For critical mechanical equipment, the AMS 6500 provides predictive
intelligence and protection capabilities, helping organisations achieve operational certainty through improved reliability and safety.
Emerson
www.emerson.com
The DG-TT7-S H2S gas detector with Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) sensor from Tyco Gas & Flame Detection has undergone stringent functional safety assessments by an external certification body and is now SIL 2 approved. The DG-TT7-S is used mainly for the
detection of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in arid locations having air present or in locations with continuous H2S background. The sensor specifies a wider continuous operating temperature range than the standard electrochemical sensors up to +65 °C. The device supports HART 7
protocol option for full configuration and diagnostics over non- proprietary interface. The MultiTox DG-TT7-S features on
board relays, plug and play sensors and a high visible display that changes colour depending on the status mode.
Tyco Gas & Flame Detection
www.tyco.com
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