Current status in standardization in the field of PED

Bratislava-11, 12 and 13 April 2005

Nouredine HakimiCEN Programme Manager

Content• Some important horizontal decisions taken at

CEN level

• The Pressure Equipment Advisory Nucleus

• The work programme and status of draft standards

• The promotion of Pressure Equipment standards

• Conclusion

• Sources of Information

CEN IS MADE UP OF:

a ‘system’ to carry out formal processes shared

between:

• 28 National Members, and the representative expertise

they assemble from each country

• 8 Associates; 2 Counsellors (EC, EFTA)

• The CEN Management Centre, Brussels

Some important horizontal decisions taken at CEN level

Mr Lars Flink, the new chairman of the CEN Board, outlined the challenges facing CEN in the next three years:

• 3-year timeframe for the development of standards: the successful implementation of this action;

• Enlargement of CEN: participation of all CEN Member bodies in the technical work.

• Technical work in the enlarged CEN (Resolution BT 10/2004)

BT created a group (BT/CAG 172 Technical work in enlarged CEN) to advise the Chairman on ways to facilitate the participation of the National Standards Bodies in the technical work, at all levels.

• Global relevance of standards (Resolution BT 17/2004)

BT noted that BT/WG 152 Global relevance in standards is developing guidance to CEN technical committees on the implications of global relevance.

Global objective: The Three Year Cycle for ENs

Timeframe Milestones

0 Receipt of TC resolution (e-mail date)

+6 months Circulation of first working draft

+6 months Dispatch of Enquiry draft to CMC

+ 2.5 months Submission to Enquiry

+ 5 months Closure of Enquiry

+ 8 months Dispatch of Formal Vote draft to CMC

+ 3.5 months Submission to Formal Vote

+ 2 months Closure of Formal Vote

+ 1 months Ratification

+ 2 months Definitive text available

= 36 months

ENQ + FV / PQ-UQ + FV

Timeframe Milestones

0 Receipt of TC resolution (e-mail date)

+6 months Circulation of first working draft

+6 months Dispatch of UAP draft to CMC

+ 3.5 months Submission to UAP

+ 3,4 or 5 months Closure of UAP

+ 1 months Ratification

+ 2 months Definitive text available

= 21.5 to 23.5 months

Unique acceptance procedure UAP

The Pressure Equipment Advisory Nucleus: PE-AN

• The pressure Equipment Advisory Nucleus is a group reporting to the CEN Technical board.

• There are 16 members (NSBs, EC, Notified Bodies, Users, Manufacturers, CMC,..)

• The PE-AN is a forum for the management of sector activities

• The PE-AN has plenary meetings 2 to 3 times a year. Last meeting: 5th of April

PE-AN

• The PE-AN issues recommendations that are handled by the CEN Programme manager. This could lead for example to:– BT decisions– Messages to CEN/TCs

• The PE-AN could be addressed to answer to specific concerns related to the sector

Specific principles in the pressure sector

• The pressure equipment standards are classified into two categories– Type 1 standards (Cited in the Official Journal)– Type 2 standards (not cited )

Classification of Standards: Type 1 standards

• Provide a technical solution to [fully] achieve one or more specific PED Essential Safety Requirements either by itself or by calling up other references (see guideline 10.5).

• It can be a product standard (i.e. a standard dealing with items of pressure equipment or assemblies) or a standard dealing with materials, procedures for permanent joining, approval of NDT personnel etc.

Classification of Standards: Type 2 standards

• Provide useful elements that contribute to the fulfilment of ESR(s)

• cannot alone give presumption of conformity to these ESRs.

• Examples: NDT test methods, general principles, terminology.

• Type 2 standards are likely to be used as normative references in type 1 standards

The work programme and status of standards

European Standards

• Some 24 CEN and 9 ECISS Technical

Committees relate to the PED

• 280 harmonized standards

• 562 supporting standards

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Harmonized standards by TCs

Technical Committee Title # of standards

TC 23 Transportable gas cylinders 3

TC 54 Unfired pressure vessels 31

TC 57 Central heating boilers 1

TC 58Safety and control devices for gas-burners and gas-burning

appliances 4

TC 69 Industrial valves 32

TC 70 Manual means of fire fighting equipment 3

TC 74 Flanges and their joints 11

TC 79 Respiratory protective devices 1

TC 121 Welding 30

TC 132 Aluminium and aluminium alloys 3

TC 133 Copper and copper alloys 8

TC 138 Non-destructive testing 2

TC 155 Plastics piping systems and ducting systems 3

TC 182Refrigerating systems, safety and environmental

requirements 8

Technical Committee Title # of standards

TC 190 Foundry technology 5

TC 194 Utensils in contact with food 1

TC 210 GRP tanks and vessels 4

TC 234 Gas Supply 2

TC 235Gas pressure regulators and associated safety devices for use in

gas transmission and distribution 4

TC 237 Gas meters 2

TC 267 Industrial piping and pipelines 11

TC 268 Cryogenic vessels 21

TC 269 Shell and water-tube boilers 24

TC 286 Liquefied petroleum gas equipment and accessories 12

TC 326 Gas supply for Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) 2

TC 342 Metal hoses, hose assemblies, bellows and expansion joints 2

ECISS/TC 9 Technical conditions of delivery and quality control 1

ECISS/TC 22 Steels for pressure purposes - Qualities 14

ECISS/TC 28 Steel forgings 12

ECISS/TC 29 Steel tubes and fittings for steel tubes 18

ECISS/TC 31 Steel castings 5

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Drafting Enquiry Formal vote Ratified

The status of harmonized standards

Total: 280 WIs

The status of supporting standards

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519

Drafting Enquiry Formal Vote Ratified

Total: 562 WIs

Amendment, revision, maintenanceStandards are continuously amended or revised to stay

at the state of the arts or include new topics

• Maintenance : There are 3 Help desks covering major standards

• EN 13445:2002 ‘Unfired Pressure Vessels’• EN 13480 ‘Metallic Industrial piping’• EN 12952 and EN 12953 for boilers

Because of the complexity of the standards for :- correction of potential errors and mistakes;- answering queries raised by users.

EN 13445 ‘Unfired Pressure Vessel’ Help Desk

• A central point to collect questions &A central point to collect questions &feedback from the users of the standardfeedback from the users of the standard

• A network to answer the queries in a very A network to answer the queries in a very short timeshort time

• An official body to give authorised answers, An official body to give authorised answers, accepted by the “authors” of the standardaccepted by the “authors” of the standard

• A professional body to prepare corrected A professional body to prepare corrected pages of the standardpages of the standard

• A place to find updated information about the A place to find updated information about the standard, its status, its future.standard, its status, its future.

EN 13445 ‘Unfired Pressure Vessel’ Help Desk

• The CEN Management Centre makes the corrected pages available to the CEN National Standard Bodies.

• The delivery of these corrected pages to the final users is under the responsibility of CEN National Standard Bodies.

EN 13445 MHD: Functioning EN 13445 MHD: Functioning

DecisionDecision

Technical questionTechnical question

Transfer to TC 54Transfer to TC 54for actionfor action

CorrectionCorrection

Correction noticeCorrection noticewith corrected pageswith corrected pages

issue 2 …. nissue 2 …. n

InterpretationInterpretation

InformationInformationon the websiteon the website

Receipt of a

question form ???? ???????? ????

Analysis of the question by experts designated by CEN members

ExpertExpertgroupgroup

EN 13445 ‘Unfired Pressure Vessel’ Help Desk

• 38 experts from 10 countries• The helpdesk is accessible through the CEN website but

also through www.unm.fr/en/general/en13445/• A log of all pages for each Part, with their issue number and

date, is given as downloadable documents, for each language version (English, French, German) :

• The 13th issue of EN 13445 was made available to the CEN members in March

EN 13445 ‘Unfired Pressure Vessel’ Help Desk

The status on the 1st of April was,

• 393 questions have been received among which – 273 corrections issued– 11 interpretations issued– 63 technical questions (transferred to TC 54)– 44 (not defined or no action)

corrected pages EN 13445 (EN+DE+FR)

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The future of EN 13445The future of EN 13445EN 13445 shall become the most popular PV standard in EN 13445 shall become the most popular PV standard in

Europe, and a major PV standard outside EuropeEurope, and a major PV standard outside Europe

• promote EN 13445 during international conferencespromote EN 13445 during international conferences

• publish success stories concerning its usepublish success stories concerning its use

• make comparison studies with its competitorsmake comparison studies with its competitors

• explain the background of the rulesexplain the background of the rules

• organise training sessionsorganise training sessions

EN 13445 shall remain up-to-dateEN 13445 shall remain up-to-date• encourage companies to send experts to CEN/TC 54encourage companies to send experts to CEN/TC 54• initiate pre-normative research when neededinitiate pre-normative research when needed

EN 13480 : Piping Help Desk• The Help Desk is a CEN/TC 267 ‘Industrial

piping and pipelines’ working group• It provides prompt official responses to questions

regarding the application of the Standard • as well as updated information about the

evolutions of the standard. • The helpdesk is accessible through the CEN

website but also through http://comelec.afnor.fr/cen/en13480.

• 19 experts from 5 countries

Up to now,

• 55 questions have been received among which – 10 have been treated– 12 are under treatment– 33 still to be distributed to the experts of the help desk.

In total there will be approximately 8 corrections that will be incorporated in the 2nd issue of EN 13480 that will be published probably in coming months.

EN 13480 : Piping Help Desk

EN 12952 and EN 12953 Boiler Help Desks

• Experts have already been nominated– Chairman and Secretary of CEN/TC 269– Convenors of CENT/TC 269/WG 1, WG 2 and WG 3

• CEN/TC 269 will provide the following internet address for the help desk:

• http://www.nard.din.de/index.php?lang=en&na_id=nard

• The activity of the Boiler help desk has encountered some delays but will start soon

EN 12952 and EN 12953 Boiler Help Desks

• The MG shall deal with editorial problems.

• Any Technical problems, or lack of agreement, shall be passed to the appropriate WG for resolution.

The Promotion of Pressure Equipment Standards

• CMC does not sell standards but encourages their use

• The promotion of standards is to the benefit of all, especially the NSBs

• Ways of promoting are:– Writing “case studies” on the success of

manufactures using ENs– Being present at important conferences (speakers,

booths)– Publishing articles on important standards– Organising workshops/conferences– Developing help desks – …

Promotion of standards outside Europe: Visibility Fund

The European Commission Services’ Visibility Fund for co-financing projects aimed at the promotion of standards outside Europe has been used in 2004 for four projects :

• Presentation of the Design Criteria of EN 13445 During the 57th Annual Assembly of the International Institute of Welding (IIW),Osaka (Japan) 11-16 July 2004; This includes 16 presentations from European experts;

• Presentation of the European position on sealing technology, creep damage and repairs at the Pressure Vessel Research Council Meetings of April 5-8, 2004 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.; by Guy Baylac;

• Presentation of the results of the “Comparative Study on Pressure Equipment Standards” at the ASME PVP Conference 2004, July 25 –29, San Diego, CA, USA, by Prof. Josef Zeman TUW (Vienna, Austria);

• Lectures at the Pressure Vessel Association of China, and the East China University of Science & Technology

in September 2004, by John Darlaston

Visibility: 2005 projects

• ASME PVP Conference in DENVER (July 2005): Guy Baylac as co-ordinator

• Five papers will be presented:– Non destructive testing of unfired pressure vessels

– European acceptance criteria for radiographic testing

– Inspection and testing of serially produced pressure vessels

– Non destructive testing of welds

– Non destructive testing and inspection of unfired pressure vessels subject to cyclic loads in EN 13445-5

• Workshops in Korea in association with industry, Korea Power Engineering and the University of Seoul (Sept, Oct 2005) John Darlaston

• The CEN work programme supporting the PED has well progressed

• Some gaps should be filled:– Harmonized standards for Cast Iron are still an omission

– Develop copper and aluminium material standards for pressure purposes

• CEN looks forward for the Completion of mandated programme

• Major product standards are available and need to be used more by industry

• CEN looks to further improve competitiveness of ENs• And to promote EN standards

Conclusions

Useful websites• www.cenorm.be CEN Home page

• http://ped.eurodyn.com Text of Directive, Guidelines and links to standards, notified bodies, JRC, etc

• www.eotc.be/newapproach “Blue” Guide• http://www.newapproach.org/Directives/Default.asp

Directives and related standards

Restricted access electronic platforms:

• CEN Livelink: For TCs having asked CMC

• DIN Livelink: Used by TCs hold by DIN

• COMELEC: Used by AFNOR TCs

– Access is granted by contacting the TC secretary

– Mainly used for TC/WG daily work

Online Database

• PROJEX online (user restricted)– Only for TC secretaries and– TC Chairman

CEN Publications/ Communications

• Sector News (every month)

• Networking (every 2 months)

• COMPASS ‘European Standardization in a nutshell’

Programme Managers and Info Desk

For targeted questions:

• There are 11 Programme Managers in the CEN Management Centre

For General questions

• Ask the CMC InfoDesk– infodesk@cenorm.be

CEN Programme ManagersBusiness domain Sector PM

Building & Civil engineering Construction Products ADCJVT

Chemistry Chemistry GDJ

Explosives for Civil Uses GDJ

Environment Environment(EHD)

G.GSC

Food Food MCH

General standards Quality MCH

Measurement / Metrology LP

Health & Safety Occupational Health & Safety MCH

Personal Protective Equipment MCH

Healthcare Medical Devices LP

Heating, cooling, ventilation & air-conditioning Gas Appliances- Gas utilization- Gas distribution

AGU

Oil and solid fuel appliances JVT

Others (Solar heating) JVT

Household goods, sports & leisure Toys GDJ

Materials Metallic [Steel ECISS]

SJ

Programme ManagersBusiness domain Sector PM

Materials Non metallic various

Mechanical engineering Machinery & Lifts SJ

Pressure Equipment NH

Noise of machines AA

Explosive atmospheres NH

Services Services AGU

Transport & Packaging Recreational Craft TL

Transport of Dangerous Goods

TL

Packaging TL

Rail TL

Cableway Transport TL

Aerospace LP

Utilities & Energy Energy NH

Water JVT

Details of Programme managers

• (ADC) Amilcar Da Costa amilcar.dacosta@cenorm.be        • (GDJ) Guido De Jongh guido.dejongh@cenorm.be    • (MCH) Marie-Christine Héloire marie-christine.heloire@cenorm.be• (AGU) Andreea Gulacsi andreea.gulacsi@cenorm.be            • (SJ) Stefan Joannin stefan.joannin@cenorm.be         • (NH) Nouredine Hakimi nouredine.hakimi@cenorm.be• (LP) Ludwig Paul ludwig.paul@cenorm.be • (TL) Thierry Legrand Thierry.legrand@cenorm.be • (JVT) Johan Van Tiel. johan.vantiel@cenorm.be • (SC) Sam Cross sam.cross@cenorm.be • (GG) Gerrald Goselink gerrald.goselink@cenorm.be

Question/answers

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Thanks for your attention