Standards Standards work remains a key focus within the BFPA. The Association currently holds a secretariat for running nine national committees covering fluid power standards related to mechanical engineering and, as a subset, fluid power. These are: MCE 18 – Technical and Standards Policy Committee – Chairman: Jerry Hughes MCE 18/3 – Cylinders - Chairman: Colin Gibson MCE 18/4 – Connectors - Chairman: Jerry Hughes MCE 18/5 – Control Components - Chairman: Richard Driver MCE 18/6 – Contamination Control - Chairman: Phil Keep (Interim) MCE 11 – Fluid Seals and their housings - Chairman: Nick Peppiatt MCE 18/8 – Product Testing - Chairman: Mark Fairhurst MCE 18/9 – Systems and Accumulators - Chairman: Graham Miller MCE 18/16 – Hydraulic Fluids - Chairman: Neal Milne This list comprises one less committee than in 2021 following the amalgamation of the Systems and Accumulators committees. We brought these two subjects into a single committee because they were highly complementary, and by bringing them together it is now easier to establish a quorum and for actionable decisions to be expedited. This committee held its first meeting in December 2022 and proved to be very productive. I also work as the Secretary for the following working groups: ISO/TC 131/SC 6/WG 1 – Contamination Control – Sampling analysis and reporting CEN/TC 54/WG 5 – Accumulators Recently retired Yvonne Pearman in her role as Standards Project Manager had been very active within other ISO working groups, but when I took over standards responsibilities during the early part of 2022 it was felt that the contamination control working group was deemed to be a priority. After Yvonne Pearman’s departure, the BFPA took a step back from a couple of the international working groups. That had been expected because Yvonne had worked in her role for many years and was so knowledgeable about all standards with a relevance to our industry. Being new to the position, I naturally wouldn’t have been able to step directly into Yvonne’s role on certain committees and Paul Cooke felt the best move, as least for the time being, was to take a step back from some of the ISO groups but keep our involvement in the Contamination Control working group. This was because several BFPA members and committee members felt this was one of the most important groups and they wanted us to retain a secretariat for. Following my appointment, I began working very closely with two ladies at the BSI. Anita Attra is my point of contact for all ISO queries and has offered extensive training in ISO procedures and processes. Philippa Younas is my point of contact for national committees and was specifically assigned to support me in my role as External Secretariat. Philippa has offered extensive training in all aspects of standards development and committee management. Incidentally, Philippa used to work with Yvonne at the BFPA. Both Anita and Philippa are extremely helpful and supportive. Indeed, my sense is that the BFPA’s current relationship with BSI is as strong as it’s ever been. I attend the BSI’s external secretariat meetings and I also plan to attend its yearly conferences to represent the BFPA as a BSI member. I think BSI membership is very important and something that Keeping up the standards 20 www.bfpa.co.uk Lucy Tuckey, Standards Project Administrator, discusses the current state of play regarding the BFPA’s contributions to Standards Developments, the UK’s relationship with the EU and the wider international community concerning ongoing standards projects. Lucy Tuckey: Future-proofing the BFPA for ongoing standards development.
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