Oil, Gas and Chemicals

This approval requirement applies to metal connector taps and laboratory taps for gas installations in buildings and homes, i.e. behind the meter. The requirements apply to products that fall within the scope of NEN 1078 or NEN 8078.

Evaluation Guideline BRL SIKB 7800/BRL-K903 Tank installations provides installers of tank installations with requirements when building a new tank installation.

Evaluation Guideline BRL-K911/02 is intended for products which are used as sealing material and tape for tank and pipe installations (underground and above ground).

Evaluation Guideline BRL-K917/02 Vapor return valves for tank installations is intended for vapor return accessories which are applied in tank installations, where the return vapours of liquid petroleum products are returned to the tanker.

Initial evaluation

The overfill prevention devices are designed to be used as protective devices of under ground and above ground storage installations for liquid petroleum products.

Pressure equipment with a pressure higher than 0,5 bar excluding: distribution networks, aerosols, machines covered by the Machine Directive, equipment for nuclear use, wellhead for controlling equipment, blast furnace(s), bottles or cans for carb...

Pressure equipment with a pressure higher than 0,5 bar excluding: distribution networks, aerosols, machines covered by the Machine Directive, equipment for nuclear use, wellhead for controlling equipment, blast furnace(s), bottles or cans for carb...

Rotation moulded polyethylene (PE) tanks are often used for the above ground storage of kerosene, (bio)diesels, gas oil, heating oil, waste oil and lubricants. In addition to the requirements for storage tanks Evaluation Guideline BRL-K21002 also covers the requirements for the integrated spill containers.

Rotational moulded polyethylene (PE) storage tanks are widely used for the storage of chemicals.

The independent investigation of incidents enables them to be used objectively as lessons to be learnt for the future. By learning from incidents, the correct measures can be taken to reduce these. For gas network operators in the Netherlands, Kiwa Technology provides a call-out service that can be reached 24/7.

The quality of (city) heating networks depends to a significant extent on the quality of the connections in the pipelines. Leaks that allow water ingress, which often occur in sleeve connections, can lead to degradation of the insulation with all the resulting effects on thermal insulation performance

Benchmarking is one of the possibilities for improving the quality of your organisation and/or processes. If you wish to achieve the objectives that you have set, for example, for your asset management, you will have to translate them into specific, measurable, objective and consistent indicators.

Cathodic protection (CB) is the ideal method for guarding pipelines and storage tanks against corrosion. However, the application of CB requires specialist knowledge, especially in extraordinary situations or when repairing breakdowns.

Kiwa Training organises the two-day course ‘Internal Audit in accordance with ISO 9001’. After taking this course, you will be able to prepare, perform, report and follow up on audits yourself.

IRENE Pro is more than a gas network calculation program. It is an analysis tool for designing gas networks, performing network calculations and determining the level of risk or delivery reliability.

Network design for new areas or minor adjustments to existing networks is a determinant factor in the relationship between your investment costs and delivery reliability. You don't want to lay a large amount of pipeline capacity unnecessarily, but you do want to build in sufficient redundancy.

In accordance with the provisions of the Dutch Gas Transportation and Delivery Act (Gaswet), the regional gas network operator must demonstrate the quality of its transportation service by means of checking. This also includes odourisation of the gas.

Replacement and maintenance strategies - This is a costly and time-consuming operation, which means it is important to make clear choices about which sections it would be best to replace within which period of time. Kiwa Technology can advise you.

VCA and VCU health, safety and environment certification with Kiwa: create safe working conditions for contractors and reduce accidents.