Organisation

Key topics:

• Internationalization of national and European standardization for equipment and services
• National regulatory framework for maintenance
• National and European legal framework

Focus of work:

• Design of the national and European legal framework
• Evaluation of the energetic efficiency of devices
• Determination of the hydrogen suitability of devices
• National and European testing principles, certification

Key topics: 

• Establish non-residential buildings (hall buildings) as an important and independent category in legislation and standardization
• Generation of technology-neutral and economical solutions for energy-saving requirements for hall buildings in Germany and Europe
• Recognition of gas as a renewable energy
• Climatic conditioning of indoor air

Focus of work: 

• Implementation of the Building Energy Law (GEG) for hall buildings.
• Promotion of efficient hall heating systems within the framework of the Federal Promotion for Efficient Buildings (BEG)
• Simplification and review of the system standard DIN V 18599
• Implementation of hydrogen technology for heating systems
• "Green heating decentralized" - Initiaitive
• VDI 3805 - Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Key topics:

• Standardization/regulation and framework conditions for the application of sensor technologies for the detection of combustible gases and exhaust gases from combustion processes
• Standardization/regulation for exhaust systems and their systems
• EU Directive on the efficiency of buildings

Focus of work:

• European Standardization/regulation
• Standardization efforts in the USA on CO sensors for gas furnaces - Current evaluation by CEN/TC58/WG14
• Criteria for the assessment of the suitability and safe usability of combustion plants
• Information on the status of VDI regulations
• News from the chimney sweep trade - KÜO, 1. BImSchV, 44. BImSchV as well as VDI 4208 part 2

Key topics:

• Market area conversion from L- to H-gas
• Representation of interests of companies certified according to DVGW G 676 (qualification criteria for companies performing maintenance and repair on gas equipment).
• Maintenance and repair of gas equipment on plant premises
• Planning, construction, maintenance and repair of thermo-process plants

Focus of work:

• Bundling the interests of the certified L/H gas conversion companies
• Participation in the creation of a German set of rules and regulations for L/H gas conversion
• Participation in the regulatory work of the DVGW

Key topics:

• Further development of national regulations/standards and European/international standardization
• Cross-industry forum for the exchange of information between the relevant players in the industry

Focus of work:

• Technical implementation of the energy transition in the area of heating and process heat
• Establishment of hydrogen and eFuels by creating a test basis for the certification of components
• Active support of research projects (e.g. BAM project)

Key topics: 

• Further development of European and international standardization of gas use in the field of components with the objective of functional safety
• Reporting on and participation in the regulatory framework at national and European level
• Participation in R&D projects
• Market development, reporting
• Technologies

Focus of work:

Directives and regulations at European and national level, e.g:

• European
  • REACH/RoHS
  • Overview EU studies energy efficiency/building efficiency
  • CEN Guide Gas
  • UKCA - Approvals
• National
  • Future use of hydrogen

European and international standardization

• Management standardization projects
• Component standardization European
• Component standardization global
• Application standards

Key topics:

• National and European standardization
• Research and development
• Establishment of CO2-neutral fuels
• Legal framework
• National regulations on handling substances hazardous to water

Focus of work:

• Activities CEN/TC 47/WG4 "Atomizing oil burners and their components" and DIN mirror committee
• Informal exchange and active participation in DIN standards and steering committees
• Standardization of paraffinic fuels
• Active participation in the rules and regulations of the Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e. V. (German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste) (DWA)
• Technical Rules on Substances Hazardous to Water (TRWS)
• Informational exchange with the DIBt
  • Model administrative regulation
  • Technical building regulations (MV V TB)
  • Model Building Code (MBO)
• Active cooperation in projects of the
• „Deutsche wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V.“ ("German Scientific Society for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Coal") (DGMK)

Key topics: 

• Participation in the preparation of technical regulations according to DIN and DVGW (product standardization) for domestic gas installations
• Support of R&D projects in the project support groups of DVGW
• Report from the Gas Standards Committee (NAGas)

Focus of work:

• Components and auxiliary materials
• H2 suitability / H2 readiness / H2 certification programs
• Hydrogen Innovation Program DVGW
• G 260 E "Gas properties"
• Safety of sealants according to DIN EN 751 in installed condition - basic investigations
• MeGAn - Methane emissions in gas applications
• Elastomer seals - certification for 50-year service life

Key topics:

• Further development of the European and international standardization of gas meters and gas analysers in gas infrastructure and domestic/commercial/industrial applications.
• Further development of the European and international standardization of gas pressure regulators and gas safety devices in gas infrastructure
• Co-design of the European and national regulatory framework of gas infrastructure and commercial gas supply.
• BMWi-BSI Roadmap Process

Focus of work:

• Internationalization of product standardization
• Qualification of products for non-conventional gases
• Qualification of products in accordance with legal metrology requirements
• Qualification of companies according to national regulations

Key topics:

• Further development of European and international standardization of gas meters in gas infrastructure and domestic/commercial/industrial applications, in the committees:
  • CEN/TC 234 Gas infrastructure
  • CEN/TC 237 Gas meters
  • CEN/TC 294 Communication systems for meters
  • CEN/TC 408 Natural gas and biomethane
  • DVGW TK1 Gas metering and billing

• Monitoring of the technical and regulatory framework in the following areas:
  • AGME Working Group on Metrology and Verification
  • PTB AA Gas Measurement
  • European directives and standardization
  • SMGW Smartmeter Gateway
  • OMS - Group
  • WELMEC European legal metrology
  • OIML International Organization Legal Metrology

Focus of work:

• Implementation and qualification of hydrogen technology for gas measurement technology with consideration of metrology
• Internationalization of product standardization
• Qualification of products in accordance with legal metrology, international and national requirements
• BMWi - BSI Roadmap Process

Key topics:

• Further development of the European and international standardization of gas pressure regulators and safety devices of the gas infrastructure

Focus of work:

• Internationalization of product standardization
• Qualification of products for non-conventional gases
• European standardization (CEN/TC 234, CEN/TC 235)
• International standardization (ISO/TC 161/WG5)
• National standardization of products in DIN NAGas

Key topics:

• Further development of national and European standardization of gas infrastructure
• Provision of information on the national regulatory framework
• Quality assurance within the framework of company certification according to G 493
• Information on developments in gas network technology
• Information on occupational safety measures and legal conditions
• Digitalization in the areas of service, planning, construction and operation
• Centralized and decentralized LNG supply
• Establishment of a system for the distribution and use of hydrogen
• Creation of infrastructure for gas mobility

Focus of work:

• DVGW TK- Plant engineering and DIN NAGas
• DVGW TK- Renewable gases
• DVGW TK- Infrastructure Gas Mobility
• European standardization (CEN/TC 234)
• CEN/TC 234 WG 6 Gas Pressure Regulation
• ISO/TC 252 Project committee: Natural gas fuelling stations for vehicles
• Sector coupling
• Hydrogen & Mobility

Key topics: 

• Provision of information on the national regulatory framework
• Quality assurance within the scope of company certification according to G 468 and W 491
• Information on developments in gas network technology and applied sensor technology
• Information on occupational safety measures and the legal conditions

Focus of work:

• Certification issues G 468 with auditors or responsible persons at DVGW CERT GmbH
• Active participation in the design of the DVGW rules and regulations
• Active design of a high quality level in company certification
• Positioning of the pipe network inspection industry vis-à-vis the gas industry
• Information about technical developments and research
• Initiation of own R&D projects
• Information about the regulatory framework
• Participation in the redesign of the training concept for pipe network inspectors
• Participation in the DVGW R&D project "Evaluation of new measurement methods for pipeline inspection in gas networks"
• Information regarding methane emissions in Germany
• Hydrogen development in Germany

Key topics: 

• Standardisation & technical rules
• Planning, construction & operation of drinking water and swimming pool water treatment plants
• Regulatory requirements at national and European level
• Knowledge transfer & exchange

Focus of work: 

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Key topics:

• Manufacturing and operation of ozone generators for drinking water and swimming pool water treatment

Focus of work:

• Product standards on national level:
  DIN NA 119-07-13 Chemicals and plants for water treatment
   
• Product standards on European level:
  CEN/TC 164/WG 16 In-situ generating and dosing of biocides for water treatment
   
• CEN/TC 164/WG 9 Chemicals and filtering media for water treatment
• DGUV Technical rule for the use of ozone in water treatment
• Product approvals following the Biocidal Products Regulation

Key topics:

• Planning, construction and operation of swimming pool water treatment plants

Focus of work:

• Functional standards national level:
  DIN NA-119-04-13 Treatment of swimming pool water
   
• Product standards national level:
  DIN NA 119-07-13 Chemicals and plants for water treatment
   
• Functional standards European level:
  CEN/TC  136 Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment
   
• Product standards European level:
  CEN/TC 164/WG 16 In-situ generating and dosing of biocides for water treatment
  CEN/TC 164/WG 9 Chemicals and filtering media for water treatment

Key topics:

• Manufacturing and operation of UV-plants, Standardization of low pressure and medium pressure lamps and LEDs, research projects

Focus of work:

• Product standards national level:
  DIN NA 119-07-15 Disinfection methods
   
• Functional standards national level:
  NA 119-07-16 AA Treatment of swimming pool water

Key topics: 

• Planning, construction and operation of chlorinators and chlorine dioxide generators, normative and legal framework of the generation and use of chlorine and chlorine compounds for the disinfection of water and for the cleaning of water-technical plants.

Focus of work:

• Functional standards drinking water on national level
  DIN NA-119-07-15 Disinfection methods
  DVGW PK “Mechanical equipment in treatment plants”
   
• Functional standards swimming pool water on national level:
  NA 119-07-16 AA Treatment of swimming pool water
   
• Product standards on national level:
  DIN NA 119-07-13 Chemicals and plants for water treatment
   
• Product standards on European level:
  CEN/TC 164/WG 16 In-situ generating and dosing of biocides for water treatment
  CEN/TC 164/WG 9 Chemicals and filtering media for water treatment

• Regulatory framework (Biocidal Products Regulation, German Drinking Water Ordinance etc.)

Key topics: 

• Support and exchange on biocide regulatory approval processes for the in-situ generation of biocides
• Main steering committee for figawa activities in the field of biocidal products regulation like standardisation and influencing the relevant regulatory framework
• Exchange platform for BPR consortia

Focus of work:

• Product standards on European level:
  CEN/TC 164/WG 16 In-situ generating and dosing of biocides for water treatment
   
• Support & monitoring ECHA In-Situ Guidance
   
• Monitoring of CA-meetings, BPC and BPC Working groups
   
• Promotion of exchange between Active Substance Authorisation and Product Approval Dossier holders

Coordination group consisting of WGs "Chlorine and chlorine compounds" and "Biocidal Products"

Key topics: 

• Product authorisation following Biocidal Products Regulation

Focus of work:

• Product standards on European level:
  CEN/TC 164/WG 16 In-situ generating and dosing of biocides for water treatment
   
• Support and monitoring of ECHA In-situ guidance
   
• Monitoring of CA-meetings, BPC and BPC Working groups
   
• Cooperation with Active Substance approval and Product authorisation Dossier holder REACHMonitor

Key topics: 

• Membrane in water distribution and drinking water installation (Point of Use)
• Energy efficiency and drinking water hygiene (point of entry)
• Filtration - Processes for water treatment

Focus of work:

• Terminal sterile filtration
• Retrograde contamination
• Requirements for sterility
• Filter elements with pore size < 80 µm only for temporary use after EN1717 and DIN1988
• Tests of membranes

Key topics: 

• National and European technical and regulatory requirements for water conditioning devices

Focus of work:

• Standardization of devices for minimizing microorganisms
• Standardization of water softening and lime protection devices
• Impact Study Water Softening
• National approval procedures for ion exchange resins according to drinking water regulations

Coordination Group consisting of WGs "Membrane & filtration" und "Water conditioning"

Key topics: 

• Membrane filters in drinking water installations
• Sterile filtration

Focus of work:

• Terminal sterile filtration
• Retrograde contamination
• Requirements for sterility
• Tests of membranes – TIP Temporary test basis for innovative products
• Standardisation of terminal membrane filtration

Key topics: 

• Digitisation in the field of analytics and measuring devices as well as other sensor technology regarding the medium water (drinking water, etc.)
• Smart solutions in water networks and drinking water installations
• Digital water meter management - legal requirements and practical implementation
• Communication technologies and data protection
• Materials in contact with drinking water
• Calibration law and legal requirements
• Smart metering

Focus of work:

• Online detection of microbiological activities in water networks - focus on drinking water
• Development of a figawa Technical Note

Key topics: 

• Digitisation in the field of analytics and measuring devices as well as other sensor technology regarding the medium water (drinking water, etc.)
• Smart solutions in water networks and drinking water installations

Focus of work:

• Online detection of microbiological activities in water networks - focus on drinking water
• Development of a figawa Technical Note

Key topics: 

• Digital water meter management - legal requirements and practical implementation
• Communication technologies and data protection
• Materials in contact with drinking water
• Calibration law and legal requirements
• Smart metering

Focus of work:

• Determination within the framework of the constituent meeting

Key topics: 

• Regulatory requirements for materials and products in contact with drinking water (European and national)
• Technical standardisation European and national
• Planning, construction & operation of drinking water installations
• Expert training (design of training programs)
• Hygienic requirements in drinking water installations

Focus of work:

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Key topics: 

• Hygienic relevant requirements for planning, construction and operation of drinking water installations from EN 806 ff., DIN 1988 ff. DVGW-regulations and other technical regulations
• Exchange forum with planners, technical experts, sanitary plumbers and operators regarding hygienic issues
• Answers to the increased requirements (e.g. higher temperatures in buildings)
• Water Safety Plan inside buildings

Focus of work:

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Key topics: 

• Regulatory requirements national
• Hygienic requirements for drinking water
• Requirements for sampling
• Microbiological parameters in drinking water
• Chemical requirements in drinking water

Focus of work:

• Technical guidance on legionella and heavy metals
• Development of a position on microplastics

Key topics: 

• System standardisation (non-hygienic relevant aspects from EN 806 ff., DIN 1988 ff.n etc.)
• Testing standardisation (testing requirements for materials and products)
• Regulatory requirements national and European for metallic materials, organic materials and conformity assessment procedures

Focus of work:

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Coordination group consisting of WGs "Hygiene in drinking water installations", "Water analysis" and "Material, product & system requirements"

Key topics: 

• Development of new training formats
• Improvement of existing training formats
• Ongoing adaptation of training content to regulatory and technical developments

Focus of work:

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Coordination group consisting of WGs "Material, product & system requirements"

Key topics: 

• National and European regulatory requirements for elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers

Focus of work:

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