Quality, Certifications & Compliance

Quality management — ISO 9001:2015

Panam operates a quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015. In practice that means the things a buyer actually cares about are controlled and auditable rather than informal: incoming material verification, in-process and final inspection, calibration of test equipment, and a documented route for handling non-conformance and corrective action.

Environmental management — ISO 14001:2015

Our environmental management system is certified to ISO 14001:2015. This covers how we identify and manage the environmental aspects of manufacturing and distribution — waste streams, material efficiency, and legal compliance obligations — under a framework of measurable objectives and regular internal audit.

If your organisation runs a supply chain sustainability assessment or requires environmental credentials as part of a tender response, this certificate is usually the document being asked for.

Occupational health and safety — ISO 45001:2018

Panam holds ISO 45001:2018 certification for occupational health and safety management. It is the international standard that replaced OHSAS 18001, and it covers hazard identification, risk assessment, worker consultation and incident investigation.

For main contractors and tier-one operators running supplier pre-qualification — the kind that feeds into a JOSCAR, Achilles or similar assessment — this sits alongside ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 as one of the three management system certificates most commonly requested as a set.

Hazardous area equipment — ATEX

Where equipment is installed in a potentially explosive atmosphere, the specification will usually ask for evidence against the ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU).

Panam holds an ATEX technical file deposit with LCIE covering instrumentation valves and fittings. The certificate is available to view on the type test reports page. Scope depends on the product and configuration, so send us your zone classification and required marking and we will confirm what applies to your items.

Pressure equipment — PED

The Pressure Equipment Directive (2014/68/EU) governs pressure-bearing equipment placed on the European market. Panam is recognised by TÜV NORD as a processor of metallic materials under PED Annex I (AD 2000 W series); the certificate is available to view on the type test reports page. Confirm PED requirements for specific items at enquiry.

Sour service materials — NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156

In oil and gas service where hydrogen sulphide is present, standard stainless grades are vulnerable to sulphide stress cracking. NACE MR0175 — superseded internationally by ISO 15156, and published with identical text under both names — sets out which materials are acceptable for sour service and under what conditions — including limits on hardness, heat treatment condition and chemical composition.

A NACE MR-0175 option is listed in the configurators for our double block and bleed valves and 2-, 3- and 5-valve manifolds. For other products, tell us your sour service requirement at enquiry and we will confirm what can be supplied.

Material documentation — EN 10204 inspection documents

EN 10204 defines the types of inspection document supplied with metallic products. The distinction procurement teams need to get right:

• Type 2.1 — declaration of compliance, no test results.
• Type 2.2 — test report with results from non-specific inspection.
• Type 3.1 — inspection certificate with results from specific inspection on the delivered item, validated by the manufacturer's authorised inspection representative, independent of the manufacturing department.
• Type 3.2 — as 3.1, but additionally validated by either the purchaser's authorised inspection representative or an inspector designated by official regulations.

Material certificates are available on request. Tell us at enquiry stage which document type your specification requires and we will confirm what can be supplied.

Design and testing standards

Specifications often cite design, thread and testing standards directly. Tell us which standards your specification calls for and we will confirm what applies to the specific items at quotation. Materials across the range include SS316 and SS316L, duplex and super duplex, Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy, brass and carbon steel depending on product family, with other materials available on request.

Specification by product family

Requirements are specified per item, not per supplier, so the table below summarises each product family's materials. Pressure ratings vary by model — see the product pages or confirm at quotation. Confirm documentation for specific items at quotation.

Where your specification calls for something not shown — a material grade, a pressure class, a particular standard — send it with your enquiry and we will confirm what we can supply.

How to request certification documentation

Certificates, declarations of conformity, test reports and material certificates are available on request. To get the right documents first time, include:

• The product code or codes, or the order number if the goods have shipped.
• Which document you need — management system certificate, material certificate or type test report.
• Any zone classification or material standard your specification calls for.
• Whether documentation is needed before order placement, for vendor qualification, or with the delivery.

Where documentation needs to be arranged before manufacture, flagging it at enquiry stage avoids delay. Lead times vary by product family, material and documentation requirements, and are confirmed at quotation.