Certification and tests of pressure equipment

Directive 2014/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (PED):

• Safety and pressure equipment
• Fire extinguishers
• Pressure assemblies

WHAT IS TESTED:

• Pressure tests - strength and tightness of the body, tightness in the saddle
• Functional tests - operation, setting of the safety equipment

WHAT IS ASSESSED:

• Technical documents 
• Materials used
• Manufacturing processes (permanent joints, non-destructive testing, identifiability, final assessment)
• Personnel qualifications
• Instructions for use
• Marking 

MOST FREQUENT PROBLEMS:

• Improper manufacturing procedures
• Improper materials
• Unqualified personnel
• Identifiability of materials

STANDARDS:

Examples of standards used for gas appliances:

• ČSN EN 12516-1 Industrial valves. Shell design strength. Tabulation method for steel valve shells
• ČSN EN 12266-2 Industrial valves. Testing of metallic valves. Tests, test procedures and acceptance criteria. Supplementary requirements
• ČSN EN 12266-1 Industrial valves. Testing of metallic valves. Pressure tests, test procedures and acceptance criteria. Mandatory requirements
• ČSN EN 3-7 Portable fire extinguishers. Characteristics, performance requirements and test methods
• ČSN EN 19 Industrial valves. Marking of metallic valves 
• and other product standards

Pressure tests of fire extinguishers

SZÚ