Pressure Equipment Directive - (97/23/EC)

Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC (PED) [1] of the EU sets out the standards for the design and fabrication of pressure equipment ("pressure equipment" means steam boilers, pressure vessels, piping, safety valves and other components and assemblies subject to pressure loading) generally over one litre in volume and having a maximum pressure more than 0.5 bar gauge.

•     Pressure vessels
•     Steam-boilers
•     Hot water boilers (Solid fuel manual loading)
•     Pipe fittings
•     Fire extinguisher tubes
•     Pressure accessories (Valves etc)
•     Pressure cookers
•     Security team
•     Expansion tanks

Conformity Assessment Modules

•     Module A1      (Interior production control and final evaluation)
•     Module B1      (AT Design Review)
•     Module B        (AT type examination)
•     Module C1      (Conformity to type)
•     Module D        (Product Quality Assurance)
•     Module D1      (Product Quality Assurance including unannounced visits)
•     Module E        (Product Quality Assurance)
•     Module E1      (Product Quality Assurance including unannounced visits)
•     Module F        (Product verification)
•     Module G       (Unit verification)
•     Module H        (Full quality assurance)
•     Module H1      (Full quality assurance Design Review and final evaluation
•     Welding procedures
•     Welder certificates