british compressed air society
London
In a world of constantly changing legislation and standards, BCAS plays a
crucial role in driving progress in the compressed air industry. Founded in
1930, the British Compressed Air Society is the only UK technical trade
association open to manufacturers, distributors and end users of compressors,
vacuum pumps, pneumatic tools and allied products. Our role is to provide
unbiased advice on legislation, technical standards, education, compliance,
safety and environmental matters that affect suppliers and users of compressed
air and vacuum systems. BCAS Structure There are tiers of activity within BCAS:
BCAS Board Permanent Committees The board is made up of the President, Vice
President, Last Past President and Executive Director plus elected and co-opted
seats. Each group member has a permanent place on the board. There are 5 board
seats elected by the membership and the remainder are co-opted for skills
required within BCAS. Elected & Co-opted board members stand down at the first
change of president but may be re-elected/re-co-opted to serve on the board.
BCAS also has sector committees, special committees and working groups, which
are set up from time to time to address specific issues. The chair of the
committee is selected by ballot of the sector committee. The current committees
are: Compressor Committee Low Pressure & Vacuum Committee Air Treatment &
Applications Committee Distribution Committee Training & Development Committee
Statistics Committee In addition, BCAS plays a crucial role in upholding
standards and advising its members about changing legislation and standards to
ensure compliance and safety within the industry. It is also an active member of
Euris to lobby on UK matters , Pneurop to lobby on European legislation, BSI and
the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Crucially, BCAS is an
independent source of advice and technical help to ensure that compressor
equipment, its installation and maintenance is energy efficient, compliant and
safe. BCAS is calling on compressed air users to save energy from their
compressed air system with the 10% Taskforce.
