Pressure equipment

 

 

 

  • The EC Directive 97/23/EC covers the wide sector of Pressure equipment listed below

    Pressure-cookers
    Portable fire extinguishers
    Safety accessories
    Pressure accessories
    Portable fire extinguishers and bottles for breathing apparatus
    Pressure equipment and assemblies except for portable fire extinguishers and bottles for breathing apparatus
    Components for water and gas fire suppression and extinguishing systems
    Pressure equipment and assemblies of categories II, III, IV as parts of LPG and water installations
    Pressure equipment and assemblies of categories II, III, IV as parts of refrigeration installations
    Conformity assessment of safety valves fitted to fixed LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) storage vessels
    Conformity assessment of hermetically sealed’ compressor units used in refrigeration systems
    Pressure equipment as referred to in 1.1, 1.3 and 1.4 of Article 3 and assemblies as referred to in 2.2 and 2.3 of Article 3, made from ferritic materials with wall temperatures of -40°C to 250°C, or from austenitic materials with wall temperatures of -200°C to 300°C, applying a calculation method in accordance with the first indent of 2.2.3(a) of Annex I, or a design method in accordance with 2.2.4 of Annex I in combination with the first indent of 2.2.3(a)

    Pressure equipment and assemblies as defined in Article 1 for use exclusively in fire-fighting plant, excluding fired or otherwise heated pressure equipment presenting a risk of overheating?