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The Pressure Equipment Directive of
the EU sets out the standards for the
design and manufacture of pressure
equipment generally over 1 liter in
volume and having a maximum pressure
more than 0.5 bar gauge. The Pressure
Equipment Directive (PED) was adopted by
the European Parliament and the European
Council in May 1997. It has initially
come into force on November 29 1999 and
became mandatory in May 30 2002.
The Directive concerns manufacturers of
items such as vessels pressurized
storage containers, heat exchangers,
steam generators, boilers, industrial
piping, safety devices and pressure
accessories. Such pressure equipment is
widely used in the process industries
(oil & gas, chemical, pharmaceutical,
plastics and rubber and the food and
beverage industry), high temperature
process industry (glass, paper and
board), energy production and in the
supply of utilities, heating, air
conditioning and gas storage and
transportation.
Under the Community regime of the
Directive, pressure equipment and
assemblies above specified pressure
and/or volume thresholds must:
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Be safe. |
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Meet essential safety
requirements covering design,
manufacture and testing. |
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Satisfy appropriate conformity
assessment procedures; and |
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Carry the CE marking and other
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Pressure equipment and assemblies below
the specified pressure / volume
thresholds must:
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Be safe. |
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Be designed and manufactured
according to sound engineering
practice. |
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bear specified markings (but not
the CE marking) |
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