Following an independent audit by a team from Lloyd’s Register Energy, Hydratight says it is confirming its leadership position and its belief to be the world’s first ASME PCC-1-2013 Appendix A Qualifying Organization.
Upon updating the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2010 PCC-1 ‘Guidelines for Pressure Boundary Bolted Flange Joint Assembly’ (BFJA), one of the significant changes was a comprehensive appendix defining the requirements for the training and qualification of bolted joint assembly personnel. Following the update, Hydratight opted to seek external certification from a review organization.
Hydratight says the third party audit took place after months of detailed preparation to confirm the company’s comprehensive operational procedures and training and qualification programs were compliant with the new ASME PCC-1-2013 guidelines.
The formal certification confirms the Hydratight’s belief as being the very first worldwide to achieve such an accolade. In addition, it is the only organization that can qualify employees to ASME PCC-1-2013 standards.
“Hydratight has been aligned with, and executing the principles of these guidelines for many years and this recognition provides clients with assurance that when selecting Hydratight to handle their bolting execution and joint integrity assurance programs they are working with a company that complies with and exceeds all of the requirements of the ASME PCC-1-2013 guidelines,” says Wayne Dennis, Hydratight director of growth & innovation.
“We feel strongly enough about our service offering and our experience, that as an organization we elected to seek certification from a third party agency to evaluate our compliance to ensure the best possible service and peace of mind is being provided to our customer base,” says Dennis. “This provides them with assurance that they will be working with a reputable and compliant company, which strives to ensure their facilities start up flawlessly and remain leak free from a Bolted Flange Joint Assembly (BFJA) perspective.”
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