Guideline I-07
Safety accessories exclusively manufactured and put on the market for specific pressure equipment or assemblies covered by Article 4 paragraph 3 of the PED shall not bear the CE marking under the PED (but see Note 2). Furthermore, safety accessories exclusively intended for equipment not covered by the PED are also not covered by the […]
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 A-25
A sensor alone does not meet the definition of a pressure accessory, as per Article 2 (5) (see PED Guideline A-08), nor the definition of a safety accessory, as per Article 2 (4). Consequently, no CE marking (due to the PED) is to be put on the individual sensor. The conformity assessment procedure and essential […]
Guideline A-43
No. Safety accessories are devices designed to protect pressure equipment against exceeding the allowable limits (pressure, temperature, water level, …). The suitability of the device or combination of devices is determined on the basis of the particular characteristics of the equipment or assembly. For example: a) A combination of a level gauge and a pressure […]
Guideline A-48
Yes, when the maximum allowable pressure PS they can be exposed to is above 0,5 bar, flame arresters and flash back arresters are covered by the PED and, in general, should be considered as pressure accessories. Such flame arresters are generally also covered by ATEX directive. In that case, they are excluded from PED if […]
Guideline B-16
In general pressure regulators are pressure accessories. Only in the case where they fulfil the definition of safety accessory and consequently have a specified safety function, they are to be considered safety accessories and they shall meet requirements of Annex I, section 2.11. When a pressure regulator is installed in an assembly where the design […]
Guideline B-32
No, according to the definition in Article 2 (4), a safety accessory is designed to protect pressure equipment against exceeding the allowable limits. Note 1:However, there are important safety implications for these devices which are covered by the essential safety requirement Annex I Section 2.3 of the PED.The manufacturer shall address this as part of […]