API Spec Q2 - 2nd Edition Released

​The American Petroleum Institute (API) on July 14 issued the second edition of its landmark API Specification Q2, Quality Management for Service Supply Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry. ​The new edition strengthens safety, quality, environmental protection and sustainability requirements to facilitate the implementation of best-in-class standards across natural gas and oil supply chains.  There will be a six-month window for organizations that were previously Q2 certified to update their current quality management system to meet compliance with the new edition. 

The 2nd edition contains several significant changes, including:

• Alignment with API Q1 verbiage where applicable
• Removal of the reference to the outdated version of ISO 9000
• Addition of requirements a) through e) to Human Resources section (4.3.2)

• Addition of supply chain to Purchasing Control (5.6.1)
• Alignment of Control of Testing, Measuring, Monitoring, and Detection Equipment with API Q1 (5.8)
• Addition of Control of TMMDE to list of exclusions
• Removal of Preventive Actions section.

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