Guideline E-04
The prevention of danger due to overpressurization of fire extinguishers shall be achieved for all foreseeable circumstances either by eliminating the hazard by the design, or by providing a protective device. The risk of external fire shall be adequately considered according to the type of fire extinguisher. Due to the fact that portable extinguishers are […]
Guideline E-06
No. When, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, the allowable limits could be exceeded, a protective device in the form of a safety accessory must be provided, with the addition, where appropriate, of a monitoring device. Note:Annex I Section 2.11 sets out the essential safety requirements for the safety accessories that do not apply to monitoring devices. […]
Guideline A-06
A pressure gauge may possibly be regarded as a protective device within the meaning of Annex I, point 2.10 b. The Directive does take account of these items of equipment but they are not safety accessories within the meaning of Article 2 paragraph 4. They are pressure accessories within the meaning of Article 2, paragraph […]
Guideline A-20
A measuring system alone cannot be considered as a safety accessory, as a safety accessory as defined in PED necessarily requires : In order for a control system to be classified as a safety accessory, it shall be designed and placed on the market as an ultimate means of protecting pressure equipment from exceeding allowable […]
Guideline B-29
Yes, if a vacuum relief valve is designed to be fitted to pressure equipment (PS > 0,5 bar) where collapse due to vacuum is possible under reasonably foreseeable conditions. The valve is a safety accessory as defined by Article2 (4) and must be assessed as such. See also PED Guideline A-43. Note:Only those valves with […]