MURS Factsheet (pdf, 78kb) - Lloyd's Register

Services to the
energy sector
Multi-Utility Recognition Status (MURS)
The Lloyd’s Register Group has introduced the Multi-Utility Recognition Status
(MURS) for the benefit of those utility providers who already hold accreditation
under the NERS (electricity), GIRS (gas) and WIRS (water) schemes.
This factsheet gives an overview of how MURS will operate and outlines the benefits
of MURS to utility providers.
How MURS works
Companies who hold NERS (at 1st tier
level), GIRS and WIRS and meet the
following requirements will be
automatically moved onto MURS. This
means that while there will be a register of
companies awarded MURS they will not
actually hold a separate MURS
'accreditation'.
The technical requirements in NERS, GIRS
and WIRS remain the same. MURS utility
providers have to operate as a multi-utility
business so we can combine office
surveillance visits.
For entry to MURS, utility providers should
not have any outstanding deficiencies
relating to office systems and procedures.
Utility providers need to be up to date with
surveillance visits and must be proactive in
making arrangements for visits. They must
also give us at least five working days if a
visit needs to be rearranged.
Where the workload in each utility area is
sufficient for four surveillance visits per
utility to be carried out annually, the total
number of visits will be reduced by two
(one per utility replaced with a single
combined office and systems visit).
Where the level of work, and hence visits,
is less in any utility sector it will not be
possible to achieve the full saving, as when
less surveillance visits are done, office and
technical visits are routinely combined.
Timings of combined three yearly reappraisals
will be set by whichever scheme
is next due for re-appraisal. Allowance will
be made in scoping such re-appraisals
where a scheme specific assessment or reappraisal
has been done in the previous six
months.
Any utility provider who loses any of their
NERS, GIRS or WIRS accreditations will
automatically lose their MURS status. Also
any deficiency found in a combined
assessment that is not addressed will lead
to the removal of scheme specific
accreditations as well their MURS status.
Note – for new applicants who do not hold
any scheme specific accreditation Lloyd’s
Register will endeavour to arrange their
initial assessment on a multi-scheme basis
and combine the evaluation of common
systems and procedures. This will be done
on a company specific basis and to achieve
maximum benefit from this the utility
provider will have to arrange for sector
specific audit assessment to be done
concurrently.

Services to the
energy sector
Benefits of MURS to utility providers
• MURS removes the duplication that
exists across the utility schemes in
validating common office and system
procedures. This will:
• reduce the number of annual
surveillance visits
• change the way three yearly
re-appraisals are done.
• Multi-utility capability of the companies
with MURS will be promoted on the
scheme specific web pages which now
include a MURS web page.
• An assessor will be nominated to liaise
with the utility provider and co-ordinate
the input of scheme specific assessors.
How can we help you
If you would like to speak to a member
of our team to find out more about how we
can help you
call +44 (0)2476 518626
email utilities@lr.org
or visit www.lloydsregister.co.uk
March 2011
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