ASME publishes BPV-GUI-01 Guide for ASME Review Teams (General), Issue 2 (dated 2025-08-28), including Section VIII Div. 1-related certification review expectations

ASME issued BPV-GUI-01 (Guide for ASME Review Teams (General)) Issue 2, dated 2025-08-28. The guide/checklist is used in ASME certification review activities and includes items explicitly applicable to Section VIII, Division 1 (e.g., expectations for addressing changes when a demonstration item is built to a prior edition; design control expectations such as computer program verification; and controls for designer qualification/contracted design work). This is guidance affecting certification/quality-system review readiness for VIII-1 certificate holders/applicants rather than a technical Code rule change.