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PED Guideline: (G) Materials ESR

The PED Guidelines are not a legally binding interpretation of the PED. The legally binding text remains that of the Directive. However, the PED Guidelines represent a reference for ensuring consistent application of the PED.

PED Guideline G-11

Question:

  • Do the essential safety requirements of annex I apply to pressure equipment manufactured from plastic, GRP and other non metallic materials?
  • Answer

PED Guideline G-12

Question:

  • Shall welding consumables and other joining materials comply with harmonised standards, European approvals of materials or particular material appraisal?
  • Answer

PED Guideline G-13

Question:

  • What is meant by "Where appropriate", in the context of Annex I Section 4.1a when it refers to the quantitative values of Annex I Section 7.5?
  • Answer

PED Guideline G-14

Question:

  • What does the exclusion of fine-grained steel in the first indent of Section 7.1.2 of Annex I of the directive mean?
  • Answer

PED Guideline G-16

Question:

  • The PED considers the case of a material manufacturer who "has an appropriate quality-assurance system, certified by a competent body established within the Union and having undergone a specific assessment for materials”. How should this requirement be understood in practice?
  • Answer

PED Guideline G-17

Question:

  • What approach can be used to decide if a steel grade selected for a pressurized part requires specific impact properties?
  • Answer

PED Guideline G-18

Question:

  • Do the essential safety requirements on materials specified in Annex I section 4.1 and section 7.5 apply to the base material or to the pressure equipment?
  • Answer

PED Guideline G-19

Question:

  • Which requirements apply to components, such as dished ends, bolts, flanges, welded fittings etc, which are placed on the market as such?
  • Answer

PED Guideline G-21

Question:

  • May a notified body perform a particular material appraisal (PMA) at the request of a material manufacturer?
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