DVGW Set of Rules Gas
They ensure that gas can be used safely at all times. The DVGW Code of Practice is compulsory reading for gas suppliers, tradesmen, plumbers, engineers and anyone who deals professionally with the subject of natural gas.
ISO 17885 06/2021 -pdf-file-
This document ISO 17885 specifies the requirements for mechanical fittings for joining plastic piping systems for the supply of gaseous fuels, the supply of water for human consumption and other purposes, as well as for industrial application. It provides a unified set of test methods to check the performance of the fittings, depending on their intended use. It is the responsibility of the purchaser or specifier to select the appropriate fitting, taking into account their particular requirements and any relevant national guidance or regulations and installation practices or codes.
GW 381 Technical Rule - Standard 05/2015
For the purposes of this Standard GW 381, the term minimum requirements implies that further requirements can ensue from technical rules and legal provisions and/or that the ordering party may stipulate further requirements, in particular in the presence of special features or needs for protection or other constraints. The optional criteria shall, without claiming to be exhaustive, be considered guidance for the ordering party who shall decide on the need for further requirements. If a company consists of several units, this technical rule applies to the units in charge of underground construction and, without exception, to independent subsidiaries as well. A subsidiary shall be assumed to be independent if, in effect, it actually controls most operations and/or if the head office of the company is unable to provide the supervision of the staff and the construction sites as required.
GW 368 Standard 02/2013
The aim of this Standard GW 368 is to determine the lengths of pipeline to be locked against longitudinal forces.The Worksheet applies to ductile cast iron and steel pipes, fittings and valves. In principle, the formulaic correspondences described can also be applied to pipes in other materials. However, the properties of the other materials must be taken into account in each case, particularly specific weight and friction coefficient.
GW 315 Technical Rule - Standard 01/2020 -PDF-file-
Code of Practice GW 315 provides essential information on how to avoid damaging to existing supply systems during construction operations. It applies to all construction work and regulates the requirements for construction contractors and operators of supply systems.
GW 301 Technical Rule - Standard 01/2021
GW 301 Technical Rule ‑ Standard 01/2021
G 501 Instruction Bulletin 05/2012
The Instruction Bulletin G 501 defines the requirements and test criteria applying to remote gas detection integrated aboard aircraft (helicopters or airplanes) and designed to aerially monitor both buried natural gas transmission pipelines as well as above ground natural gas transmission pipelines that are suited for airborne remote gas detection, both inside and outside built‑up areas. Portable hand‑held measuring instruments or methods combined with motor vehicles shall not be dealt with in this paper, as due to their flat observation angle to the surface compared to detection from the air they are subject to modified requirement criteria.
G 493-2 Technical Rule - Standard 11/2019 -PDF-File-
This standard G 493-2 encompasses personal and professional requirements for companies providing maintenance for gas plants and installations that fall within the scope of DVGW G 495 (A), as well as biogas injection and refeeding plants as specified by DVGW G 265-2 or hydrogen injection plants as specified by DVGW G 265-4 (M).Companies which, within the context of comprehensive plant management, either as original operators or as contractors, are responsible for the maintenance of energy plants, and possess the required personal qualification and organization according to DVGW G 1000 (A), may conduct the maintenance of gas plants without certification as defined by this standard within the network which they have the abovementioned responsibility for. The prerequisite for the maintenance without certification as mentioned above is that the expert and tech-nical conditions detailed in this standard are met by the company’s own workforce or by service providers with a TSM certification or other corresponding certifications. The company shall appoint the experts re-sponsible for maintenance in writing. The fulfilment of these conditions can be verified e.g. during a TSM review according to DVGW G 1000 (A).
G 492 Technical Rule - Standard 06/2021 -PDF-file-
This Technical Rule G 492 governs planning, manufacturing, assembly, testing, commissioning and operation, as well as decommissioning and disposal of gas measuring systems of up to 100 bar1 in gas transportation and distribution systems and stations supplying commercial, industrial, or other comparable facilities.
G 472 Technical Rule - Standard 03/2020
The European standardisation activities of the CEN/TC 234 necessitated the technical and editorial Revision of the national set of gas supply rules, with the objective being to eradicate contradictions and harmonise them with the requirements of the European standards and the formally amended framework conditions, ensuring at the same time that the application of the DVGW Set of Rules will also meet the requirements of the European standards that regulate the distribution of gas.Where reasonable and necessary, the requirements of this Standard G 472 have been harmonised with those of DVGW Standard G 462, including, among other things, the revision of minimum distances and the requirement for acceptance test certificates 3.1 in accordance with DIN EN 10204 for components for operating pressures above 5 bar.
G 464 Technical Information - Guideline 03/2023 -PDF file-
This Guideline G 464 shall apply for the fracture mechanical assessment of steel gas pipelines that already exist or are projected for construction with a design pressure of more than 16 bar for the transportation or distribution of gases of the 5th gas family (hydrogen) as specified by DVGW Code of Practice G 260. This present Guideline G 464 addresses the assessment of an assumed defect; for the assessment of measured defects, the guideline can be applied analogously.
G 463 Technical Rule - Standard 10/2021 -PDF file-
In conjunction with DIN EN 1594, this Technical Rule G 463 applies to the planning and construction of steel high pressure gas pipelines with a design pressure of more than 16 bar for supplying gas to the general public as well as to connected energy facilities on company premises and in the field of commercial gas application of gases of the 2nd and 5th gas family as defined by DVGW Code of Practice G 260. The scope of application has no upwards limitation in terms of the technical parameters nominal diameter and design pressure. This Technical Rule can be applied mutatis mutandis to the construction of high pressure gas pipelines which do not conform to the specifications of DVGW Code of Practice G 260, provided that the specific characteristics of the gases or, if applicable, other already existing technical sets of rules are taken into account.
G 459-2 Technical Rule - Standard 11/2015
This Technical Rule G 459‑2 applies to the design, installation, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of gas pressure regulating systems within the scope of DVGW Standard G 459‑1 with inlet pressures up to 5 bar1 and a maximum nominal flow rate of 200 m3/h under normal conditions for the supply of residential and office buildings, council housing as well as mixed‑use buildings and buildings housing public, cultural and commercial facilities to the extent that these are comparable to buildings of residential use with gases whose properties meet the requirements of DVGW Standard G 260, with the exception of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)2, and which are supplied by public gas utilities. This Standard does not cover industrial production plants.
G 452-3 Technical Information - Guideline 03/2021
G 452‑3 Technical Information ‑ Guideline 03/2021