Pressure Equipment Directive
97/23/EC
What is the Pressure Equipment Directive?
The Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) applies to you if you
design or manufacture certain types of pressure equipment which is
placed on the market within the European Economic Area.
What does the directive cover?
The PED has a wide scope, covering the design, manufacture and
conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies with a
maximum allowable pressure PS greater than 0.5 bar.
All equipment must meet the essential safety requirements set
out in Annex I of the PED. Depending upon the type of equipment -
its pressure rating, volume or fluid content, and potential hazards
- manufacturers may select a procedure from a range of conformity
modules, which include:
- manufacturers self-certification
- third-party type examination or design examination
- third-party inspection
- quality management system certification.
The risk category for your type of pressure equipment is set out
in Annex II of the PED. Only lower-risk equipment may be subject to
manufacturers self-certification; most pressure equipment must be
certified by a notified body.
Our services
Lloyds Register Verification Limited is a notified body for the
Pressure Equipment Directive. We have the capability to cover all
aspects of the PEDs conformity modules, including:
- material approval
- design examination
- type examination
- quality system approval
- product inspection, test and certification
- approval of joining personnel and procedures.
We realise how important it is to your business to have
efficient turnaround of design appraisal certification to meet your
timescales. Our design appraisal engineers, inspection personnel
and quality system auditors are located throughout the world to
provide convenient, services in local language, covering a wide
variety of codes and standards.
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