Engineering Standards
Digital Standards Engineered for Excellence
Managing corporate standards through static PDFs and outdated file systems leads to inefficiency, rising project costs, and increased operational risks. BechtPracticesTM revolutionizes the way organizations manage, access, and apply engineering standards by utilizing data-driven technology to make smarter decisions and accelerate project timelines.
Flexible Licensing Options
BechtPractices supports flexible content strategies to meet your needs:
- Adopt, customize, and license The Becht Engineering Specifications & Technical Practices (The BEST PracticesTM) to ensure compliance with Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP)
- Transform and integrate your existing standard collections into the BechtPractices platform
- Create a custom hybrid solution using a combination of our content, your content, and/or our platform
What People Are Saying About BechtPractices
“We have partnered with Becht with regards to BechtPractices for a number of reasons, with the two main reasons being content management and maintenance. Seeing as we have a lean owner’s team, it is important to reduce the effort to maintain and manage our technical specifications.
“With advancements in metadata usage and cognitive mapping, we hope to use BechtPractices to ensure compliance with RAGAGEP as well as to learn from the community of users, both of which will help us improve our standards going forward. Cognitive mapping creates learning opportunities and eases knowledge transfer with respect to codes and standards, as new users can see why certain requirements apply for certain services or conditions. With the metadata functionality, we believe it will help us to manage owner’s team requirements and reduce the burden of content maintenance.
“The customized portal and content of BechtPractices have made it an ideal solution for our company. We are still at the start of our journey, but our initial impressions of working with Becht and using their portal is that it will enable smaller companies to maintain a suite of customized standards through the effective use of technology and by providing insights from a community of practice users.” –Engineering Lead, South African-Based Refinery
“It’s clear Becht is working on some exciting things that are directed at what the users need.” –Projects Engineering Manager, Global Integrated Oil & Gas Major
“I was really impressed by the solution. Being able to customize specifications and bid packages would be very beneficial, and I would like to have that functionality!” –Chief Plant Engineer, Global Manufacturer of Hydrogen and Nitrogen Major
“BechtPractices align very well with what we have been doing and where we want to go.” –Design Systems Advisor, Project Design Data & Technology, Global Integrated Oil & Gas Major
Want to Learn More?
Watch the recording of our global webinar, Transforming Corporate Standards, which includes a detailed demo of BechtPractices in action
Follow our ongoing blog series, Transforming Corporate Standards, exploring current challenges and solutions for corporate standards management:
- Part 1: Why Data, Not Documents, Is the New Best Practice
- Part 2: Integrated Overlays
- Part 3: Advanced Filtering (coming soon!)
Request a live demo tailored to your organization’s needs by contacting Jeannie Lewis or Matt Hansen
Or further explore our content and approach by visiting the links below.
Content
The BEST Practices Collection
For organizations seeking evergreen engineering standards and practices, Becht offers The BEST Practices premium collection, available through the BechtPractices platform.
- Includes 60 engineering standards and piping material specifications
- Maintained by a global team of 1,000+ SMEs with active involvement in codes and standards committees
- Supports a global user base with applicable content for international use
Time-Tested and Industry-Integrated
Our BEST Practices collection is designed for easy adoption and integration, incorporating:
- Best practices from leading organizations like PIP (Process Industry Practices) and IOGP JIP 33 (International Association of Oil and Gas Producers Joint Industry Project)
- Embedded reference links to industry standards available through major providers including Accuris (previously IHS), Intertek (previously SAI Global), and Nimonik
- Parallel industry initiatives such as IOGP’s Capital Facilities Information Handover Specification (CFIHOS) and Construction Industry Institute’s (CII) Supply Chain Management Community for Business Advancement’s (SCMCBA) Joint Working Group (JWG) to Digitize the Valve Supply Chain
Originally developed and used for 30 years by an integrated owner-operator, the time-tested BEST Practices offer decades of practical application and cost-effective best practices. The BEST Practices are continuously maintained to align with RAGAGEP and current technologies by Becht’s extensive global team of subject matter experts.
Becht Integrity Practices Collection
For organizations seeking a robust mechanical integrity procedural framework to help meet regulatory compliance and optimize operational efficiency at refineries and other processing facilities. Developed by seasoned industry experts, these procedures are designed to help meet the stringent requirements of OSHA’s 1910.119 Part J regulation, offering a practical and effective solution for your mechanical integrity needs.
Damage Mechanism Library Collection
For organizations seeking to streamline engineering processes and enhance operational efficiency. Our damage mechanisms library, aligned with API 571 recommended practice, is designed to provide your team with the insights and tools needed to effectively manage risk and ensure the reliability of your equipment.
Process Design Fundamentals Collection
For organizations seeking to provide equipment design principles/fundamentals to:
- Interact better with internal and 3rd party equipment specialists
- Oversee third-party Stage 3/Stage 4 design preparation (e.g., checking sizing of pumps, compressors, fractionating columns, etc.)
- Facilitate daily monitoring, troubleshooting, debottlenecking, process optimization, project development, and/or operational changes
Technology Best Practices
- Serves as a vital resource, presenting best practices to enhance safety, efficiency, and reliability in operations
- Developed by seasoned experts, these documents provide practical insights that engineers can leverage from day-to-day optimization to troubleshooting emergency responses
- Becht frames these as a foundational resource for engineers beginning their journey in mastering a technology
Platform
Current Challenges with Corporate Standards
Corporate standards management remains outdated. Many organizations still rely on static Word or PDF files stored in legacy systems, creating large, cumbersome work packages. Even with the adoption of third-party systems, the reliance on document-based formats leads to friction and inefficiency from design through to operations:
- Bloated Standards – Non-applicable requirements cluttering work packages
- Inefficient Use – Lack of integrated tools to streamline tasks
- Miscommunication – Unclear requirements and inconsistent data format
- Generic Procedures – Broad requirements that fail to address site-specific needs or real-world tasks
- Cumbersome Systems – Outdated or overly complex systems that complicate processes
Right-Sized Solutions
BechtPractices is designed with end-users in mind, offering right-sized solutions that deliver maximum value without unnecessary complexity.
Our focus on usability and seamless integration ensures your team can quickly adopt and efficiently use the platform with minimal disruption. Our advanced tools, combined with our team of experts, can digitally transform your collection and create tailored implementation plans to suit your needs.
Savings Through Efficiency
BechtPractices accelerates project timelines and enhances compliance by delivering only the relevant requirements at the right time. Organizations can realize significant cost savings by:
- Eliminating unnecessary requirement reviews
- Reducing rework and minimizing lost production
- Improving knowledge transfer across teams
Data-Driven Solutions
BechtPractices addresses industry challenges by converting static corporate standards into structured data. Managed through our Requirements Database Management System (RDMS), this content is easily accessed via our intuitive, cloud-based platform, facilitating faster decision-making, streamlined reviews, and enhanced compliance throughout the asset lifecycle.
Associated metadata is dynamically available when needed and can be hidden when not required. This on-demand information improves insights and knowledge transfer without adding bloat to the documents.
BechtPractices Difference: Why Standards as Data Matter
BechtPractices transforms corporate standards by managing them as data, not documents, providing the following benefits:
- Advanced Filtering – Filter requirements dynamically by project type, location, industry, and asset design
- Project Excellence – Streamline workflows, optimize bid packages, and improve compliance with real-time quality assurance insights
- Integrated Overlays – Modify content seamlessly with advanced overlays for enhanced clarity and flexibility
- Increased Insights – Leverage requirement-level metadata and dashboards for comprehensive analytics
Services
Becht offers an extensive, multi-disciplinary team of experts to help you solve your challenges. Details for a variety of available of services are below, and our team of experts can help you combine, customize, and configure each as part of an overall plan to support your corporate standard efforts.
Corporate Standards Management Services
Managing corporate standards is challenging. With decades of combined experience managing corporate standards collections to license as well as managing programs with owner-operators, our team is here to help.
Let our experts provide recommendations based on your unique needs and program requirements, including:
- Hybrid collections that utilize a combination of PIP and IOGP overlay specifications
- Legacy owner or project collections
- Newly acquired or divested assets
- Single-site or multi-jurisdictional collections
- Single-industry or integrated, multi-industry collections
- Gap Assessment Cross-References for collection improvement
We offer customizable strawman implementation guidelines, customized plan development, or general support to provide recommendations based on best practices from supporting hundreds of sites worldwide.
Content Services
With a global team of 1,000+ subject matter experts, many of whom are actively involved in codes and standards committees, Becht can help ensure you maintain compliance with best practices and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP).
Our team of experts can provide:
- Discipline-specific, cold-eyes content reviews
- Piping cross-references
- Multi-collection content consolidation
- Engineering Design Harmonization – Typically used for piping design requirements
- Training on best practices (general) or discipline-specific topics
- Content development for specifications or basis of design requirements
Digital Services
The same team that developed the industry-leading advanced BechtPractices platform can offer a variety of digital services to ensure you are using technology to ensure efficient operations at your organization.
Our team of experts can provide:
- Digital transformation services to automate conversion of your Word and PDF documents into a Requirements Database Management System (RDMS) or assignment of integrated logic into your RDMS-converted content
- Integration between third-party systems to push and/or pull data
- Automated external linking with third-party standards providers
- Automated parameter development for incorporating configuration units of measure configuration
Have other digital needs? Let us know and our team of digital experts can work with you to implement existing offerings, develop advanced tools, or provide consulting support to provide guidance and support your current efforts.
Meet some of our team members:
- Mark Fronek (Division Manager, Digital Solutions)
- Matt Hansen (Product Owner, BechtPractices)
- John Sulek (Senior CAD Specialist)
- Jon Yutzy (Senior Software Engineer)
Technical Writing Services
In a world of information overload, improved technical writing is key to clear and efficient communication of requirements. Whether you need general technical writing services or are working to prepare for the digitization of technical requirements (as detailed in IOGP’s white paper Digitalization of Technical Requirements), our team of technical writing experts can help.
We can provide:
- General technical writing services
- Quality assurance reviews following specification conversion and/or consolidation
- Project management and administrative services
We support organizations with a variety of technical writing services, so let us know what you need and our team can work to support you.
Meet some of our team members:
- Allison Wujciak (Documentation Support Manager)