BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN560:1995Gasweldingequipment—Hoseconnectionsforwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesTheEuropeanStandardEN560:1994hasthestatusofaBritishStandardUDC621.643.418/419:621.643.3.02:621.791LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:41GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN560:1995ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15July1995©BSI12-1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceWEE/18Draftforcomment91/82472DCISBN0580242218CommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/18,Gasweldingandcuttingappliances,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:BritishCompressedGasesAssociationBritishRailwaysBoardConsumerPolicyCommitteeofBSIDepartmentofTradeandIndustry(ConsumerSafetyUnit,CADivision)HealthandSafetyExecutiveLPGasAssociationRailwayIndustryAssociationSouthBankUniversityWeldingManufacturers’Association(BEAMALtd.)AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:41GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN560:1995©BSI12-1998iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN5603ListofReferencesInsidebackcoverLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:41GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN560:1995ii©BSI12-1998NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoardandistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN560Gasweldingequipment—Hoseconnectionsforequipmentforwelding,cuttingandalliedprocesses.ItpartiallysupersedesBS1389:1986whichwillbewithdrawnonpublicationofBSEN1256.EN560wasproducedasaresultofinternationaldiscussioninwhichtheUKtookanactivepart.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.Cross-referencesPublicationreferredtoCorrespondingBritishStandardEN29539:1992BSEN29539:1992Specificationformaterialsforequipmentusedingaswelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesISO228-1:1982BS5380:1984Specificationforhydraulicportandstudcouplingusing“O”-ringsealingand“G”seriesfasteningthreadsSummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to6,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:41GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN560September1994UDC621.643.418/419:621.643.3.02:621.791Descriptors:Weldingequipment,welding,cutting,hoses,pipefittings,dimensions,couplingnipples,pipesockets,nuts,fastenersGasweldingequipment—Hoseconnectionsforequipmentforwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesMatérieldesoudageauxgaz—Raccordspourtuyauxsouplespourappareilsdesoudage,coupageettechniquesconnexesGasschweißgeräteSchlauchanschlüssefürGeräteundAnlagenfürSchweißen,SchneidenundVerwandteVerfahrenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1994-09-06.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.EN560:1994ELicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,MonNov0607:02:41GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN560:1994©BSI12-19982ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,ofwhichthesecretariatisheldbyDS.ItisbasedonISO3253:1975,Hoseconnectionsforequipmentforwelding,cuttingandrelatedprocesses.CEN/TC121decidedtosubmitthefinaldraftforformalvotebyitsresolution183/1993.Theresultwaspositive.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,athelatestbyMarch1995,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyMarch1995.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Nethe