BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12972:2007Tanksfortransportofdangerousgoods—Testing,inspectionandmarkingofmetallictanksTheEuropeanStandardEN12972:2007hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS13.300;23.020.20 LicensedCopy::FULLNAME,:DATE,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12972:2007ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon30April2007©BSI2007ISBN9780580505195NationalforewordThisBritishStandardwaspublishedbyBSI.ItistheUKimplementationofEN12972:2007.ItsupersedesBSEN12972:2001whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeAUE/18,Tanksforthetransportofdangerousgoods.AlistoforganizationsrepresentedonAUE/18canbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy::FULLNAME,:DATE,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN12972January2007ICS13.300;23.020.20SupersedesEN12972:2001EnglishVersionTanksfortransportofdangerousgoods-Testing,inspectionandmarkingofmetallictanksCiternesdestinéesautransportdematièresdangereuses-Epreuve,contrôleetmarquagedesciternesmétalliquesTanksfürdieBeförderunggefährlicherGüter-Prüfung,InspektionundKennzeichnungvonMetalltanksThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon2December2006.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCENManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCENManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2007CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN12972:2007:ELicensedCopy::FULLNAME,:DATE,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN12972:2007(E)2ContentsPageForeword..............................................................................................................................................................3Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................41Scope......................................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences............................................................................................................................53Termsanddefinitions...........................................................................................................................64Tankinspections....................................................................................................................................65Unitsusedfortankinspection...........................................................................................................11AnnexA(informative)Technicaldatafortypeapproval.............................................................................24AnnexB(informative)Certificateofinitial,periodicandintermediateinspectionandexceptionalcheck.....................................................................................................................................................27AnnexC(informative)Pressuretestingwithgases–hazardsandprecautions......................................29AnnexD(normative)Tankplatesforfixedtanks(tankvehicles)anddemountabletanksforthetransportofdangerousgoods...........................................................................................................31AnnexE(normative)Tankplatesfortankcontainersorportabletanksforthetransportofdangerousgoods.................................................................................................................................33AnnexF(informative)Applicableitemsoftankinspection–SurveyTable...............................................35Bibliography......................................................................................................................................................36TablesTableB.1—Exampleforacertificateaccordingto5.12.2.........................