Presentation title: Practical Applications of EEMUA 251 / SAFed PEDG04
Presentation abstract/summary:
This session delves into the practical applications of EEMUA 251 / SAFed PEDG04 guidance, created by a UK stakeholder working group sponsored by PECF and facilitated by LRQA, with input from the HSE. It explains practical interpretation of the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, including post‑Brexit GB/NI considerations and duty‑holder responsibilities across the equipment lifecycle. Attendees will see how the guidance is structured, applied in practice, and explored through a Q&A panel.
Speaker’s name/Organization:
EEMUA – Mark Cooper
LRQA – Simon Emeny
SAFed – Richard Fairhurst
PECF – Charles Byrne
Mark Cooper Biography:
Mark Cooper is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He held senior positions in the UK Power Industry and helped to establish the Generators Safety and Integrity Programme. Mark now works as an engineering consultant. He chaired the User Inspectorates Committee for ten years, was senior tutor for the Mechanical Integrity Practitioners Certificate course and has contributed to a number of EEMUA’s forums, publications and recently to its Asset Integrity Leadership Certificate.
Simon Emeny Biography:
Simon Emeny, Specialist Markets Director at LRQA, responsible for the LRQA strategic markets initiative in nuclear power and energy transition. Simon has worked across the global nuclear supply chain and also in conformity assessment for sectors including Energy Transition, rail and chemicals. Simon is a Fellow of the IMechE; vice chair of the IMechE Pressure Systems Group Board and the IMechE Technical Strategy Board. He is currently directing the ITPIA activity at Sizewell B (SNUPPS); Hinkley Point C (EPR); Rolls Royce SMR (PWR); and Sizewell C (EPR) he is also a technical authority for ISO19443. Previously Simon has engaged with EU Working Party on Guidelines for the EU Pressure Equipment Directive, including representing the EU Notified Bodies at the expert meetings from 2005 to 2016. LRQA is the leading independent third party assurance provider, formerly part of Lloyd’s Register. LRQA aims to help clients navigate an evolving global risk landscape and through our connected risk management solutions, keep you one step ahead.
Richard Fairhurst Biography:
Richard is the Chief Engineer of LmP Technical Services Limited, a post he has held since 2021. Prior to that, his pressure systems career began in 2007 when he joined Zurich Engineering as an Engineer Surveyor, later becoming Principal Engineer for Technical Standards. Richard graduated from the University of Salford in 1993 with an Honours Degree in Manufacturing Engineering and in 1995 with a MSc in Advanced Manufacturing. He continued to work in the Engineering Department at the University until leaving to join Zurich Engineering. He was elected as a Chartered Engineer with the IMechE in 2016.Richard is actively involved in the Pressure Equipment Technical Committee (TC1) at the Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed). Outside of work he has a wide range of interests the main one being his 1925 Fowler Steam Roller, on which he has completed a full nut and bolt restoration.
Charles Byrne Biography:
Charles Byrne is the Technical Director at Graham Hart (Process Technology) Limited, a bespoke manufacturer of high integrity pressure equipment. In his 35 year plus career he has served in many different roles and disciplines surrounding design, quality, welding and project management. Charles is also a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IMechE. He also contributes to industry in his capacity as Chair of the Pressure Equipment Consultation Forum (PECF), Technical Lead for the Pressure Vessel Manufacturers forum (PVMf) and a Vice-Chair of the Pressure Systems Group of the IMechE. Charles is passionate about the synergy that can be derived from knowledge transfer and cross collaboration between stakeholders in the pressure equipment industries in the UK and around the World. Charles was a member of the working group that recently revised the EEMUA 168 standard (Guide to Pressure test Safety - new manufacture and site operation).