BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN559:1994IncorporatingAmendmentNo.1Gasweldingequipment—Rubberhosesforwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesTheEuropeanStandardEN559:1994hasthestatusofaBritishStandardUDC621.643.3.02:621.791:620.1:62-777LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:37GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN559:1994ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15December1994©BSI07-1999ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceWEE/18Draftforcomment91/82471DCISBN0580233774CooperatingorganizationsTheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN),underwhosesupervisionthisEuropeanStandardwasprepared,comprisesthenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountries:AustriaOesterreichischesNormungsinstitutBelgiumInstitutbelgedenormalisationDenmarkDanskStandardFinlandSuomenStandardisoimisliito,r.y.FranceAssociationfrançaisedenormalisationGermanyDeutschesInstitutfürNormunge.V.GreeceHellenicOrganizationforStandardizationIcelandTechnologicalInstituteofIcelandIrelandNationalStandardsAuthorityofIrelandItalyEnteNazionaleItalianodiUnificazioneLuxembourgInspectionduTravailetdesMinesNetherlandsNederlandsNormalisatie-instituutNorwayNorgesStandardiseringsforbundPortugalInstitutoPortuguèsdaQualidadeSpainAsociaciónEspañoladeNormalizaciónyCertificaciónSwedenStandardiseringskommissioneniSverigeSwitzerlandAssociationsuissedenormalisationUnitedKingdomBritishStandardsInstitutionAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments8800September1995IndicatedbyasidelineinthemarginLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:37GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN559:1994©BSI07-1999iContentsPageCooperatingorganizationsInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN5593NationalannexNA(informative)CommitteesresponsibleInsidebackcoverNationalannexNB(informative)Cross-referencesInsidebackcoverLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:37GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN559:1994ii©BSI07-1999NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoardandistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN559:1994Gasweldingequipment—Rubberhosesforwelding,cuttingandalliedprocesses,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).EN559wasproducedasaresultofinternationaldiscussioninwhichtheUKtookanactivepart.BSEN559:1994supersedesBS5120:1987whichiswithdrawn.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to10,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:37GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN559August1994UDC621.643.3.02:621.791:620.1:62-777Descriptors:Weldingequipment,gaswelding,gascutting,arcwelding,hoses,rubberhoses,dimensions,dimensionaltolerances,physicalproperties,specifications,colourcodes,markingEnglishversionGasweldingequipment—Rubberhosesforwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesMatérialdesoudageauxgaz—Tuyauxsouplesencaoutchoucpourlesoudage,lecoupageetlestechniquesconnexesGasschweißgeräte—Gummi-SchläuchefürSchweißen,SchneidenundverwandteVerfahrenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1994-06-09.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1994CopyrightreservedtoCENmembersRef.No.EN559:1994ELicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:37GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN559:1994©BSI07-19992ForewordThisEuropeanStandardwaspreparedbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121“Welding”ofwhichthesecretariatisheldbyDS.ItisbasedonISO3821:1992Welding—Rubberhosesforwelding,cuttingandalliedprocesses.CEN/TC121hasdecidedtosubmitthefinaldraftforformalvotebyitsresolution183/1993.Theresultwaspositive.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eit