PED Certification

Since 30/05/2002 the PED is obligatory throughout the EU.
The directive supplies, together with the directives incidental to simple pressure vessels 2009/105/EC, transferable pressure equipment 99/36/EC & Aerosol Providers 75/324/EEC a comprehensive structure for safety.

The Directive business concern items such as crafts, pressurized store containers, heat exchangers, steam setups, boilers, industrial piping, safety devices and pressure supportive. Such pressure equipment is widely used in the activity industries oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutic, plastics & rubber & the food & drink industry, full temperature process industriousness glass, paper & commission, energy manufacture & in the supply of utility, heating plant, air conditioning & gas store & transportation system.

Pressure Equipment Directive compliance complete & above other demands, usually needs making design calculations as per EN Standard and success Special process such as welding as per EN Standards & assuring that the material used is like to that specified in the relevant EN standards

Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC (PED)

 In order to ensure a consistent practical application of the PED (Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC), Guidelines are developed in agreement by the Administrative body WGP (Working Group Pressure ). This working group, made as a result of Section 17 of the Pressure Equipment Directive, which requests the Member Authorities to get together in order to assist the functioning of this Directive. It is combined of agents of Members States, European organizations, the Notified Bodies Assembly and CEN.

Status of the Pressure Equipment Directive Guidelines

The Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) Guidelines are not a legally constricting interpretation of the Directive. The legally constricting text remains that of the Directive 97/23/EC. However the guidelines symbolize a reference for ensuring conformable application of the directive. They represent, unless pointed differently in the individual guideline text, the solid opinion of the member states goods.

Pressure Equipment Directive Guidelines Set Out Under This Chapter

PED Guidelines set out under this section have been in agreement to by the Administrative body (WGP) working group Pressure. They are of the data formatting Question Answer. Whenever a certified question has no answer, this means that the communication on this guideline has not been finalized up to now. The relevant answer will come out as soon as the Guidance is taken. Their proposal is likely to be eligible in coming. In advance, counselling is presently being highly-developed and will be set out as soon as they are accepted.

PED Classification of the guidelines

The guidance carry a X/Y kind of listing. The 1st .No X assistant to the efficient, The 2nd Y is a serial number. The numbers X associate to the pursuing capable:

  1. Scope & Exclusions of the Directive

  2. Classification and categories

  3. Assemblies

  4. Evaluation assessment procedures

  5. Interpretation of the essential conditions on design

  6. Interpretation of the essential conditions on manufacturing

  7. Interpretation of the essential conditions on materials

  8. Interpretation of other essential conditions

  9. Miscellaneous

  10. General / Horizontal issues

 Requirements of Notified Body

  • Availability of personnel and required Equipment

  • Independence & equality of the personnel

  • Technical competence to carry out the Conformity Assessment

  • To have a secrecy Policy

  • To take out personal Accountability Insurance

Requirements of the PED (Pressure Equipment Directive)

  • The manufacturer has to declare the an item of Pressure Equipment related to its categorie bas been subjected to one of the conformity assessment procedures.

  • Further the has to declare that the essential requirements are fulfilled and has to lable the CE marking on each item of Pressure Equipment.

Advantage and problems of Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)

  • Free trade of Pressure Equipment in Europe

  • Standardized Requirements for Pressure Equipment

  • Free choice of used Conformity Assessment

  • Free choice of Notified body for manufacturer

  • Different Experiences of the Notified Bodies

  • Exchange of Experience among Notified Bodies is not Probably

  • Different qualification of Notified Bodies and their personnel

  • Different structure of Notified Bodies which depends on National rules

  • Different lack between requirements for manufacturing and operation depending on the national rules in the member states

Main Problems Use of Pressure Equipment Directive

  • Different specification of Notified Bodies

  • Option to use National or European regulation until 29/May/2002

  • Lack of  Harmonized Standards

  • Different Requirements for Operation and in service Inspections in every member state

  • Partly higher costs when using Pressure Equipment Directive

  • Uncertainty of the customer user due to unknown rules and different aims of customers and manufacturers