How to Access ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) 2025: Best Options for Engineers and Compliance Teams

The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is more than just a set of technical documents—it’s a cornerstone of industrial safety, efficiency, and global compliance. For companies involved in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of boilers, pressure vessels, and nuclear components, the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is an essential resource that ensures equipment integrity and regulatory alignment.

Developed through a rigorous consensus-based process, the BPVC represents the collective expertise of global engineers, manufacturers, regulators, and inspectors. It provides detailed rules and best practices to help organizations reduce the risk of catastrophic failures, protect human life, and maintain operational continuity. Whether you’re building high-pressure vessels, operating a power plant, or transporting hazardous materials, the BPVC offers standardized guidance to ensure products are manufactured and maintained to the highest safety and performance standards.

In a competitive and highly regulated environment, the BPVC also plays a critical role in helping organizations gain market access. Its global acceptance allows companies to meet legal and insurance requirements across jurisdictions, while also enabling smoother certification processes. With continuous updates reflecting advancements in materials, design techniques, digital tools, and testing methods, the BPVC helps companies stay ahead of the curve and reduce time-to-market without compromising safety.

Ultimately, investing in the BPVC is an investment in risk mitigation, operational efficiency, and global credibility. It empowers organizations to operate safely and competitively in an increasingly complex industrial landscape.

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Why Purchase the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) from Accuris?

When it comes to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), accuracy, legitimacy, and access are non-negotiable—especially if you’re an ASME certificate holder. Accuris is not just a reseller—we’re a trusted ASME-authorized distributor, backed by a long-standing partnership with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. That means when you buy from us, you can be confident your purchase meets all certification requirements and audit expectations.

Three Flexible Purchasing Options

We offer three convenient ways to access the BPVC—so you can choose what fits your organization best:

Hard Copy

Prefer a traditional approach? Our hard copy option delivers fast and reliably, straight to your door. It’s ideal for teams that need physical access to the code for shop floors or field work.

Print + Electronic

Get the best of both worlds: a physical copy for everyday use and instant digital access when you’re on a jobsite or working remotely. This option offers flexibility without compromise.

Online Access via Engineering Workbench Professional

If you need more than two BPVC licenses, access via Engineering Workbench Professional may be the most cost effective option for your organization.

Unlock the full power of the BPVC with Engineering Workbench Professional (EWB Professional), Accuris’ premier digital standards platform. With EWB Professional, your team gains:

• Instant online access to subscribed BPVC sections
• Smart tools for navigation, keyword search, redlining, annotations, and comparisons
• Multi-user access under one subscription
• Historical versions dating back to 1998 (and some as far as 1971)

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Advantages of Accessing BPVC in Engineering Workbench Professional

Purchasing the BPVC through Accuris gives you more than just access—you get a modern, digital-first experience that transforms how your team interacts with the code. Engineering Workbench Professional is designed to make standards more accessible, more collaborative, and more powerful than ever.

Anywhere, Anytime Access

No more sharing binders or waiting for a colleague to return the company copy. Engineering Workbench Professional gives your team instant, online access to the latest BPVC content from anywhere in the world—whether you’re at HQ, in the field, or working from home.

Designed for Teams, Not Just Individuals

Accuris offers multi-user licensing and role-based access control, so global teams and single-site operations alike can manage who accesses what—all from one easy-to-administer platform. No duplicate purchases. No version confusion.

Smart Tools for Engineering Productivity

EWB Professional helps your team get the answers they need—faster and more accurately. Key features include:

• Annotations – Leave notes, share insights, and build organizational knowledge—no sticky notes required.
• Dynamic Linking – Jump straight to referenced standards with a single click.
• Smart Compare Premium – Instantly see what’s changed between current and historical code versions.
• Smart Search – Search across BPVC sections with intuitive filtering and keyword highlights.
• Section-Level Get Link – Share direct links to exact sections of the code.
• Micro-Alerts – Get notified when important updates are made to the standards you rely on.

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Traceability, Compliance & Workflow Efficiency

Traceability is essential in high-stakes industries. With EWB Professional, you can easily track document changes, verify what version was used when, and reduce the risk of noncompliance. By integrating standards directly into your digital workflows, you’ll streamline decision-making and save hours of manual effort.

Expert Support & Consulting Services

From setup to adoption, our white-glove consulting services ensures your team gets the most out of EWB Professional. Accuris experts work with you to configure alerts, import bookmarks, and align your standards access with your engineering processes.

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Accuris Add-Ons: Complete Packages for Certification and Referenced Standards

Purchasing through Accuris means you can easily bundle certification/stamp packages and referenced standards required for compliance. No need to track down missing documents or chase multiple vendors—we make it simple to get everything you need in one place.

And because Accuris partners with 450+ standards development organizations (SDOs), you can centralize all your standards—from ASME and ISO to API and IEC—within a single platform. That means fewer headaches for your compliance and engineering teams, and more time focusing on what matters: quality, safety, and innovation.

Piping & fittings standards

• ASME B31.1-2024 – Power Piping

• ASME B31.3-2024 – Process Piping

• ASME B31.1-2024 and B31.3-2024 Set – Power Piping and Process Piping Set (Save 10%)

• ASME B31.8-2022 – Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

• ASME B31.8S-2022 – Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines

• ASME B16.5-2020 – Pipe Flanges & Flanged Fittings: NPS 1/2 through NPS 24, Metric/Inch Standard

• ASME B16.9-2024 – Factory-Made Wrought Buttwelding Fittings

• ASME B16.11-2021 – Forged Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded

• ASME B36.10-2022 – Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe

• ASME B16.34-2020 – Valves – Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End

Conformity & compliance standards

• ASME CA-1-2022 – Conformity Assessment Requirements (Free with any Certification Stamp Package)

• ASTM E29-2022 – Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

• ISO/IEC 17043-2023 – Conformity Assessment – General Requirements for the Competence of Proficiency Testing Providers

Inspection & testing standards

• NBBI NB 23 (NBIC)-2025 – National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) – 4-Volume Set

• ASNT SNT-TC-1A-2024 – Recommended Practice for Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing Personnel

• ASNT-CP-105-2024 – Standard Topical Outlines for Qualification of Nondestructive Personnel

• API 510, 11th Edition – Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration

• API RP 572, 5th Edition – Inspection Practices for Pressure Vessels

• API RP 573, 4th Edition – Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters

• API RP 574, 5th Edition – Inspection Practices for Piping System Components

• API RP 576, 5th Edition – Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices

• NACE TM0284-2016 – Standard Test Method – Evaluation of Pipeline and Pressure Vessel Steels for Resistance to Hydrogen-Induced Cracking

Welding standards

• AWS D1.1/D1.1M-2025 – Structural Welding Code – Steel

• API STD 1104, 22nd Edition – Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities

• API RP 577, 3rd Edition – Welding Processes, Inspection, and Metallurgy

Other relevant standards

• NFPA 85-2023 – Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code

• ASME CSD-1-2024 – Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers

• ASME PCC-2-2022 – Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping

• ASME OM-2022 – Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants

• ASME PTC 25-2023 – Pressure Relief Devices

Regional boiler code and pressure vessel standards for Germany, Canada, UK and Japan

• AD 2000 Code (Multiple Standards) – Germany: German code detailing the safety requirements for pressure equipment including pressure vessels, steam boilers, and pipelines, in Germany and the European Union

• CSA B51 (CA) – Canada: Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code

• BS EN 13445 Series (UK) – UK: Unified Pressure Vessels standards

• BS PD 5500 (UK) – UK: Specification for Unfired Pressure Vessels

• DIN EN 13445 Series (DE) – Germany: Unified Pressure Vessels standards

• JIS B 8200 Series (JP) – Japan: Japanese standards for boilers and pressure vessels

• JIS PRESSURE VESSELS HDBK (JP) – Japan: Pressure Vessels Handbook

Accuris and the Boiler Code: Built for the future

The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is essential for organizations involved in the design, fabrication, construction, operation, and repair of pressure vessels, power boilers, heating boilers, and transport tanks. Whether your equipment operates under internal or external pressure, the BPVC outlines detailed requirements applicable to ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Covering critical topics like nondestructive examination, welding, brazing, and the use of filler metals, electrodes, and welding rods, the code also includes b nonferrous material specifications and c specifications for consistent materials performance.

With divisions dedicated to high pressure vessels, continued service, and pressure vessels operating in extreme conditions, the BPVC ensures your systems and components meet the most rigorous inspection and certification standards. Companies that rely on ASME-compliant processes not only reduce risk—they also streamline manufacture, support welders and operators, and gain a competitive advantage in regulated industries.

Accuris continues to invest in EWB Professional to ensure it evolves alongside your organization. Whether it’s improved usability, integration with PLM or QMS systems, or new tools for engineering intelligence—you’re not just buying BPVC, you’re investing in the future of your digital transformation.