Approved Design Standards and Specifications (March 2005)
Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 (the Carriage Regulations)
The following European standards and specifications are referenced in Chapter 6.2.2 of the 2003 text of RID/ADR for use throughout the European Union.
These standards are current for new pressure receptacles which meet the requirements of the regulations. These also include standards for new fire extinguishers made in accordance with the requirements of schedule 2 (SP594).
Standards recognised by the competent authorities of Member States as meeting the basic design and construction of RID/ADR may also be used under the Carriage Regulations for the transport and use of transportable pressure equipment throughout the European Union. Once approved they will be added to this list of approved standards and specifications.
Standards for UN certified cylinders are those listed in Chapter 6.2.2.1.2, 6.2.2.1.3 and 6.2.2.3 of the 13th edition of the UN Model Regulations.
BS and BS EN Standards are obtainable from BSI Standards.
HSE Standards can be downloaded below.
Information on the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive from the European Commission, including European Commission Guidelines.
In respect of
- Materials
- Cylinders
- Pressure Drums
- UK Competent Authority
- Closures
- Markings
- Inspection at time of fill (including Pressure Drums)
- Periodic inspection and test - Cylinders and valves
- For Closures - Specification and testing
UN Certified
- Design, construction , and initial inspection and test of UN certified cylinders
- Design, construction, and initial inspection and test of UN certified tubes
- Design, construction and initial inspection and test of UN certified acetylene cylinders
- Materials
- Service equipment
- Periodic inspection and test
Materials
| BS EN 1797: 2001 | Cryogenic Vessels - Gas/Material compatibility |
| BS EN ISO 11114-1: 1997 | Transportable gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents - Part 1: Metallic materials |
| BS EN ISO 11114-2: 2000 | Transportable gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents - Part 2: Non-metallic materials |
Cylinders
| Annex I, Parts 1 to 3 to 84/525/EEC of 17 September 1984 | Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the member States relating to seamless steel gas cylinders |
| Annex I, Parts 1 to 3 to 84/526/EEC of 17 September 1984 | Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the member States relating to seamless unalloyed aluminium and aluminium alloy gas cylinders |
| Annex I, Parts 1 to 3 to 84/527/EEC of 17 September 1984 | Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the member States relating to welded unalloyed steel gas cylinders |
| BS EN 1442:1998 | Transportable refillable welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - Design and construction |
| BS EN 1800:1998/AC:1999 | Transportable gas cylinders - Acetylene cylinders - Basic requirements and definitions |
| BS EN 1964-1:1999 | Transportable gas cylinders - Specifications for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of capacity from 0.5 litres up to 150 litres - Part 1: Cylinders made of seamless steel with a Rm value of less than 1100 MPa |
| BS EN 1975:1999 (except Annex G) | Transportable gas cylinders - Specifications for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless aluminium and aluminium alloy gas cylinders of capacity from 0.5 litres up to 150 litres |
| BS EN 1964-3:2000 | Transportable gas cylinders - Specifications for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of capacity from 0.5 litres up to 150 litres - Part 3: Cylinders made of stainless steel |
| BS EN 12862:2000 | Transportable gas cylinders - Specifications for the design and construction of refillable transportable welded aluminium alloy gas cylinders |
| BS EN 1251-1:2000 | Cryogenic vessels - Transportable, vacuum insulated, of not more than 1000 litres volume - Part 1: Fundamental requirements |
| BS EN 1251-2:2000 | Cryogenic vessels - Transportable, vacuum insulated, of not more than 1000 litres volume - Part 2: Design, fabrication, inspection and testing |
| BS EN 1251-3:2000 | Cryogenic vessels - Transportable, vacuum insulated, of not more than 1000 litres volume - Part 3: Operational requirements |
Pressure Drums
| BS EN 14208: 2004 | Transportable gas cylinders. Specification for welded pressure drums up to 1000 litre capacity for the transport of gases. Design and construction. |
UK Competent Authority
| BS EN 1964 Part 2 | Transportable Gas Cylinders - Specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of water capacities from 0.5 litre up to and including 150 litres - Part 2: Cylinders made of seamless steel with an RM value of 1100MPA and above |
| BS EN 12205 | Transportable Gas Cylinders - Non-refillable metallic gas cylinders |
| VAC007(HSE) | Ultra-high vacuum welded stainless steel spherical transportable pressure receptacles with a maximum capacity of 30 litres. |
| BS EN 13293 | Transportable gas cylinders - Specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless normalised carbon manganese steel gas cylinders of water capacity up to 0.5 litres for compressed, liquefied and dissolved gases, and up to 1 litre for carbon dioxide. |
| BS EN 12257 : 2002 | Transportable gas cylinders - Seamless, hoop wrapped composite cylinders. |
| BS EN 12245 : 2002 | Transportable gas cylinders - Fully wrapped composite cylinders. |
| BS EN 13322-1 | Transportable gas cylinders - Refillable welded steel gas cylinders Design and Construction - Part 1: Carbon Steel |
| BS EN 13322-2 | Transportable gas cylinders - Refillable welded steel gas cylinders Design and Construction - Part 1: Stainless Steel |
| CD 01 (Issue 2) |
Technical code for refillable gas cartridges (pressure receptacles) having a water capacity from 0.12 litre up to 1 litre for fire extinguisher assemblies in accordance with ADR2003 chapter 6.2, clause 6.2.3. |
| CYL-HAB-01 Issue 1 Revision A September 2004 | Transportable refillable welded duplex stainless steel LPG cylinders for use in Hot Air Balloons and Hot Air Airships |
| BS EN 1975:1999 (except Annex G) | Transportable gas cylinders - Specifications for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless aluminium and aluminium alloy gas cylinders of capacity up to 0.5 litres. |
| TPSR Issue 1 | Technical Code for Refillable Transportable Pressure Receptacles for Oil Well Samples |
Closures
| BS EN 849:1996 (except Annex A) | Transportable gas cylinders - Cylinder valves: Specification and type testing |
Markings
There are no standards in respect of markings at present.
Inspection at time of fill (including Pressure Drums)
One of the conditions of use and maintenance ensuring the continued conformity of transportable pressure equipment is that the equipment be 'filled in appropriate filling centres'.
For transportable pressure receptacles the appropriate filling centres are the centres which apply the relevant standards relating to the inspections at the time of filling, or any other equivalent procedure.
HSE recognises the following standards and specifications as appropriate practices for inspection at time of fill for transportable pressure receptacles.
| BS EN 1439 | Transportable refillable welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - Procedure for checking before, during and after filling |
| BS EN 1801 | Transportable gas cylinders - Filling conditions for single acetylene cylinders |
| BS EN 1919 | Transportable gas cylinders - Cylinders for liquefied gases (excluding acetylene and LPG) - Inspection at time of filling |
| BS EN 1920 | Transportable gas cylinders - Cylinders for compressed gases (excluding acetylene) - Inspection at time of filling |
| BS EN 12754 | Transportable gas cylinders - Cylinders for dissolved acetylene - Inspection at time of filling |
| BS EN 12755 | Transportable gas cylinders - Filling conditions for acetylene bundles |
| BS EN 13096 | Transportable gas cylinders - Conditions for filling gases into receptacles - Single component gases |
| BS EN 13099 | Transportable gas cylinders - Conditions for filling gas mixtures into receptacles |
| BS EN 13365 | Transportable gas cylinders - Cylinder bundles for permanent and liquefied gases (excluding acetylene) - Inspection at the time of filling |
| BS EN 13385 | Transportable gas cylinders - Battery vehicles for permanent and liquefied gases (excluding acetylene) - Inspection at the time of filling |
| BS EN 13720 | Transportable gas cylinders - Filling conditions for acetylene battery vehicles |
| TF01 HSE Issue 1 December 2003 | Transportable pressure receptacles - Welded steel pressure drums - Inspection at time of fill |
Periodic inspection and test - Cylinders and valves
| BS EN 1968: 2002 (except Annex B*) | Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing of seamless steel gas cylinders (excluding LPG). |
| BS EN 1802: 2002 (except Annex B*) | Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing of seamless aluminium gas cylinders. |
| BS EN 12863: 2002 | Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and maintenance of dissolved acetylene cylinders. NOTE: In this standard "initial inspection" is to be understood as the "first periodic inspection" after final approval of a new acetylene cylinder. |
| BS EN 1803: 2002 (except Annex B*) | Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing of welded steel gas cylinders (excluding LPG). |
| BS EN ISO 11623: 2002 (except Clause 4*) | Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing of composite gas cylinders. |
| BS EN 1440: 1996 | Transportable refillable welded cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - Periodic re-qualification |
| BS EN 14189: 2003 | Transportable gas cylinders - Inspection and maintenance of cylinder valves at time of periodic inspection of gas cylinders. |
*NOTE - other legislation requires cylinders used with breathing apparatus to be tested to the appropriate periodicity stated in Annex B and Clause 4.
For Closures - Specification and testing
| BS EN 13152: 2001 | Specifications and testing for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - cylinder valves - self closing. |
| BS EN 13153: 2001 | Specifications and testing for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - cylinder valves - manually operated. |
UN Certified cylinders
Design, construction , and initial inspection and test of UN certified cylinders
| ISO 9809-1: 1999 | Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless gas cylinders - Design,
construction and testing - Part 1: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders
with a tensile strength less than 1100 MPa. NOTE: The note concerning the F factor in section 7.3 of this standard shall not be applied for UN certified cylinders. |
| ISO 9809-2: 2000 | Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing - Part 2: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with a tensile strength greater than or equal to 1100 MPa. |
| ISO 9809-3: 2000 | Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing - Part 3: Normalised steel cylinders. |
| ISO 7866: 1999 | Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless aluminium alloy gas
cylinders - Design, construction and testing. NOTE: The note concerning the F factor in section 7.3 of this standard shall not be applied for UN certified cylinders. Aluminium alloy 6351A - T6 or equivalent shall not be authorised. |
| ISO 11118: 1999 | Gas cylinders - Non-refillable metallic gas cylinders - Specification and test methods. |
| ISO 11119-1: 2002 | Gas cylinders of composite construction - Specification and test methods - Part 1: Hoop wrapped composite gas cylinders. |
| ISO 11119-2: 2002 | Gas cylinders of composite construction - Specification and test methods - Part 2: Fully wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders with load-sharing metal liners. |
NOTE 1: In the above referenced standards composite cylinders shall be designed for unlimited service life.
NOTE 2: After the first 15 years of service, composite cylinders manufactured according to these standards may be approved for extended service by the competent authority which was responsible for the original approval of the cylinders and which will base its decision on the test information supplied by the manufacturer or owner or user.
Design, construction, and initial inspection and test of UN certified tubes
| ISO 11120: 1999 | Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless steel tubes for
compressed gas transport, of water capacity between 150 litres and 3000
litres - Design, construction and testing. |
Design, construction and initial inspection and test of UN certified acetylene cylinders
For the cylinder shell:
| ISO 9809-1: 1999 | Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders
- Design, construction and testing - Part 1: Quenched and tempered steel
cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa. NOTE: The note concerning the F factor in section 7.3 of this standard shall not be applied for UN certified cylinders. |
| ISO 9809-3: 2000 | Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing - Part 3: Normalised steel cylinders. |
| ISO 7866: 1999 | Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless aluminium alloy gas
cylinders - Design, construction and testing. NOTE: The note concerning the F factor in section 7.2 of this standard shall not be applied for UN certified cylinders. Aluminium alloy 6351A - T6 or equivalent shall not be authorised. |
| ISO 11118: 1999 | Gas cylinders - Non-refillable metallic gas cylinders - Specification and test methods. |
For the porous mass in the cylinder:
| ISO 3807-1: 2000 | Cylinders for acetylene - Basic requirements - Part 1: Cylinders without fusible plugs. |
| ISO 3807-2: 2000 | Cylinders for acetylene - Basic requirements - Part 2: Cylinders with fusible plugs. |
Materials
In addition to the material requirements specified in the pressure receptacle design and construction standards, and any restrictions specified in the applicable packing instruction for the gas(es) to be carried (eg packing instruction P200), the following standards apply to material compatibility.
| ISO 11114-1: 1997 | Transportable gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents - Part 1: Metallic materials. |
| ISO 11114-2: 2000 | Transportable gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents - Part 2: Non-metallic materials. |
Service equipment
The following standards apply to closures and their protection.
| ISO 11117: 1998 | Gas cylinders - Valve protection caps and valve guards for industrial and medical gas cylinders - Design, construction and tests. |
| ISO 10297: 1999 | Gas cylinders - Refillable gas cylinder valves - Specification and type testing. |
Periodic inspection and test
The following standards apply to the periodic inspection and testing of UN certified cylinders.
| ISO 6406: 1992 | Periodic inspection and testing of seamless steel gas cylinders. |
| ISO 10461: 1993 | Seamless aluminium-alloy gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing. |
| ISO 10462: 1994 | Cylinders for dissolved acetylene - Periodic inspection and maintenance. |
| ISO 11623: 2002 | Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing of composite gas cylinders. |