Pressure Equipment

What is the pressure-equipment directive´s scope of application ?

 
• The new directive applies to pressure equipment with a maximum permissible pressure exceeding 0,5 bar.
 
• Pressure equipment that falls under the directive´s scope of application comprises pressure vessels, pipes an accessory parts, as well as heated pressure devices used for the generation of steam and hot water.
 
• The directive is exclusively concerned with quality requirements pertaining to the pressure equipment - operational requirements continue to be governed by national regulations.

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What is the pressure-equipment directive´s scope of application ?

What is the pressure-equipment directive´s scope of application ?

• A so-called risk analysis must be carried out prior to the start of manufacturing.
• The basic safety requirements as dictated by the risk potential must be fulfilled.
• Evidence thereof is furnished by means of the so-called conformity evaluation procedure.
• In this context, one differentiates between product-related assessments involving a "Notified Body" a tests performed on the pressure equipment by the manufactures themselves in keeping with a quality assurance system monitored by a "Notified Body".
• The new directive does not define any detailed technical codes relating to the manufacturing of pressure equipment.
• For this purpose there are new, so-called "Harmonized Standards"
• Harmonized standards relation to the satisfaction of basic safety requirements, however, are not binding.
• Pressure devices which are subjected to the conformity evaluation procedure must be identified by a CE mark.
• Operating instructions on the safe handling of pressure equipment must be compiled.

What is the pressure-equipment directive´s scope of application ?

• A "notified body" carries out the tests and inspections as defined in the conformity evaluation procedure.
• Notified bodies include, for example, the German technical testing and inspection organizations (TÜV).
• Notified bodies are appointed (notification) by the EU in Brussels.

What is the pressure-equipment directive´s scope of application ?

• The safety levels stipulated that applied so far in Germany are no longer automatically guaranteed.
• It is the responsibility of the operators to be fully informed about the quality of their equipment.
• Frequency an scope of test and inspections performed when the pressure device is in operation depend on its proven quality.
• This should be taken into consideration by specifying the requirements when the equipment is ordered.

What is the pressure-equipment directive´s scope of application ?