Codes and standards organizations

Static properties arc readily available from a variety of sources and are well defined by national codes and standards organizations. Specifications referenced in the codes define minimum mechanical properties for various grades of material. In... 

As explained earlier, the U.S. system works primarily on the basis of individuals who are not employees of codes and standards organizations, but are codes and standards volunteers, working within the private codes and standards organizations, to develop new standards as well as revise existing... 

Identify code and standard organizations that can begin to or are in the process of developing hydrogen codes and standards. 

Consistent melt processibility is required to economically manufacture primaries to the tight tolerances required to meet the stringent electrical requirements of the codes and standards organizations such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics... 

TABLE 17.2.1 Major Organizations Providing Codes and Standards, Recommended Practices, Design Criteria, or Guidelines for Equipment in Chemical and Allied Industry Process Plants... 

Establish by a consensus of the national codes and standards development organizations such as the CDO or SDO that will have the lead in the development of codes and standards for establishing safety requirements for specific components, subsystems, and systems (as shown in the templates) and the organizations that will work collaboratively with (or in support of) the lead organization. 

Identify codes and standards development needs and gaps and identify the organizations that should have responsibility for addressing the gaps. 

The first issue concerns better synchronization of codes and standards development by the SDOs and model code organizations with the RD D needed to establish a sound technical and scientific basis for requirements incorporated in codes and standards. 

This Appendix provides a listing of standards incorporated in this Code by reference, and the names and addresses of the sponsoring organizations. It is not practical to refer to a specific edition of each standard throughout the Code text instead, the reference dates for the specific editions are shown. For ASME codes and standards, specific edition reference dates are not provided rather, the latest published edition in effect at the time this Code is specified is the specific edition referenced by this Code. Subsequent issues and revisions of these referenced standards and any new standards incorporated in the Code by reference in Code Addenda will be listed (after review and acceptance by the Code Committee) in revisions of this Appendix. All identical specifications are indicated by the ASME/originating organization symbols. 

The rapid development and application of fuel cells throughout the world has created the need for fuel cell technology related codes and standards. Several organizations and committees are currently working on the development of codes and standards related to fuel cells. 

This section provides a brief overview of the existing and developing codes and standards related to fuel cell technologies. The discussion focuses on participating organizations, specific codes and standards and more generally applied codes and standards (e.g., the Uniform Building Code) that apply to system installation. 

Below is a listing and brief description of organizations involved in the development of codes and standards pertaining to fuel cell technology. 

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) NFPA is non-profit organization that publishes the National Electrical Code , the Life Safety Code , the Fire Prevention Code , the National Fuel Gas Code , and the National Fire Alarm Code . The mission of NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA is developing a fuel cell specific code, NFPA 853, which will cover the installation of stationary fuel cells of at least 50 kW output. Publication is expected to occur in 2000. 

The main codes and standards and their regulatory organizations relative to SRVs are summarized in the table in Appendix J. 

North American fire safety requirements are based on an assortment of regulations, codes and standards and are not and probably will never be, uniform. It is important, therefore, to start by defining the terms to be used and then discussing the various organizations involved. 

Many of the detailed engineering aspects of mechanical integrity are covered by codes and standards generated by a wide variety of associations. Useful references not mentioned in the OSHA excerpt above include those published by organizations such as the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Chemical Manufacturers Association, the Chlorine Institute, the Compressed Gas Association, and publications from various property insurance associations. 

Distributed production. The DOE should continue its work with standards development organizations to ensure that timely codes and standards are available to enable a transition strategy that emphasizes the distributed production of hydrogen. 

The Codes and Standards Division of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers is devoted exclusively to the development and maintenance of standards for pressure vessels, turbines, combustion engines, etc. Other smaller organizations that deal almost exclusively with voluntary standards are the Industrial Fasteners Institute, the Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association, and the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valves and Fittings Industry (8). 

With the help and cooperation of standards and model code development organizations, industry, and other interested parties, DOE has established a coordinated national agenda for hydrogen and fuel cell codes and standards. With the adoption of the Research, Development, and Demonstration Roadmap and with its implementation through the Codes and Standards Technical Team, DOE helps strengthen the scientific basis for requirements incorporated in codes and standards that, in turn, will facilitate international market receptivity for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. 

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