Can some one provide the standard/Spec which specifies Fugitive Emmission Test Requirement and Test Method?

Also i would like to know under what circumstances the above test is called for.

Is this test a recent development. Some how in the last 13 years of my inspection experience i have not come accross and now suddenly many people are talking about this.

You have asked a question that is too broad to answer here.
This is not some new requirements, though depending on your location they may just be coming into play.

We had fugitive emission test that were require by the Federal, State and Local Authorities.
If you could come back with some more specific areas of interest I'm sure someone will steer you in the right direction.
A case in point at my plant is we use cyclohexane and for several years there were no measurements of emissions so we counted flanges and valves using an assigned value for each. This went on until they raised emissions per flange or valve/Balance Valves and lowered the allowables.  There was a concerted effort to actually measure the emissions to argue for a reduced penalty.  Though not directly involved I know there was considerable discussion as to whether any method was acceptable to all parties.

If you could come back with some more specific, piping, tanks, etc., areas of interest I'm sure someone will steer you in the right direction.

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