Construction, energy, oil & gas: standards and frameworks

This family covers the standards that decide who works on an energy or construction asset and how its information, quality and footprint are managed. ISO 19650 sets out information management for buildings and civil engineering works, and API Spec Q1 and Q2 set out the quality systems for manufacturers and service providers in the petroleum and natural gas industry. Around them sit PAS 2080 for carbon management in buildings and infrastructure, the LEED, BREEAM, Estidama and Mostadam rating systems and the WELL Building Standard, Responsible Care for the chemical industry, the CHAS, SafeContractor and Achilles prequalification schemes, ISO 24510, 24511 and 24512 for water and wastewater services, the Alliance for Water Stewardship standard and the ISO 37120 and ISO 37122 indicators for cities. Contractors and suppliers usually meet them as entry conditions: a tender clause, a client’s prequalification portal, an operator’s approved vendor list or a project specification.

The standards answer different questions, so they combine rather than compete. ISO 45001 and ISO 14001, the safety and environmental systems many contractors already hold, supply much of the evidence that the prequalification schemes and Responsible Care ask for; PAS 2080 and the building ratings draw on the same environmental data; ISO 19650 governs the information every party exchanges on a project; and API Spec Q1 or Q2 sits on a quality system built for oil and gas customers. Some lead to certification, some to registration, accreditation or a rating, and some to a report. Sterling engages through Design™, where we develop the system and you implement under our expert advice and supervision, or Drive™, where we design and build under your approval as a fully managed service; you choose one of the two. Effivity is included at no additional cost, keeping one register of evidence for every client, project and scheme.

• ISO 19650ISO 19650 certification consulting for information management on buildings and civil works: who needs what, when, and how it is checked, shared and kept.
• ISO 55001ISO 55001 certification consulting for asset management: cost, risk and performance weighed across the asset life cycle, ready for an accredited audit.
• ISO 50001ISO 50001 certification consulting for measured, normalised energy performance improvement, with the data to prove it at an accredited certification audit.
• ISO 29001ISO 29001 certification consulting for oil, gas and petrochemical suppliers: ISO 9001 plus sector supplements, prepared for an accredited certification audit.
• IEC 62443IEC 62443 certification consulting for industrial automation and control systems: zones, conduits and security levels for owners, integrators and suppliers.
• PAS 2080PAS 2080 verification readiness for buildings and infrastructure: carbon governance, baselines, targets, reduction and reporting across the value chain.
• LEED / BREEAM / Estidama / MostadamGreen building rating certification support for LEED, BREEAM, Estidama Pearl and Mostadam: evidence, construction and operations controls, ISO 14001 and 50001.
• WELL Building StandardWELL Building Standard certification support: what IWBI's WELL v2 covers, who asks for it and how Sterling prepares owners and tenants for the review.
• Responsible Care (RC14001 / RCMS)RC14001 and RCMS certification for chemical companies: the ACC technical specifications, who asks for Responsible Care and how Sterling prepares your sites.
• ISO 19443ISO 19443 certification support for nuclear supply chain quality: gap assessment, ISO 9001 based QMS, ITNS controls and audit readiness. We do not certify.
• CHAS / SafeContractor / AchillesCHAS, SafeContractor and Achilles accreditation for UK contractors: what each scheme is, who asks for it and how Sterling prepares your evidence.
• ISO 24510 / 24511 / 24512ISO 24510, 24511 and 24512 guidelines for water and wastewater services: what the 2024 editions cover, who uses them and how Sterling helps apply them.
• AWS (Alliance for Water Stewardship)AWS water stewardship certification to the Alliance for Water Stewardship Standard: what it is, who asks for it and how Sterling prepares your site for audit.
• Process safety management (OSHA PSM / Seveso)Process safety management compliance and requirements for OSHA PSM and Seveso III sites: applicability, gap analysis and programme build. No certificate exists.
• IEC 61511IEC 61511 compliance for process plants: the safety instrumented system lifecycle, functional safety management and the evidence your assessors expect.
• NERC CIPNERC CIP compliance and requirements explained: CIP-002 to CIP-015, who must comply, Regional Entity audits, 2028 changes and an all-inclusive Sterling programme.
• ISO/IEC 27019ISO 27019 controls and requirements for energy utilities: what the 2024 edition covers, how it links to ISO/IEC 27001 certification and how Sterling helps.
• ISO 37122 / 37120ISO 37122 and ISO 37120 smart city indicators explained: what they measure, who uses them and how Sterling helps cities build reliable, comparable reporting.
• GRESBGRESB assessment explained: Real Estate, Infrastructure and Development components, the annual cycle, validation and ratings, and how Sterling prepares you.
• API Spec Q1 / Q2API Spec Q1 certification consulting for oil and gas suppliers: contract review, design, purchasing and release controlled, prepared for the APIQR audit.
• ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 for contractorsISO 45001 certification consulting to prevent work-related injury and ill health, with an OH&S system built with your people and audit-ready, in 60+ countries.

Certification bodies, registrars, scheme operators and clients carry out the audits, assessments and ratings; Sterling prepares you and does not certify, accredit or rate. ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 for contractors are covered on the ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 pages.