BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN562:2003Gasweldingequipment—Pressuregaugesusedinwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesTheEuropeanStandardEN562:2003hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS17.100;25.160.30 BSEN562:2003ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon3June2003©BSI3June2003ISBN0580419886NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN562:2003.ItsupersedesBSEN562:1995whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/18,Gasweldingappliances,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to14,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN562May2003ICS17.100;25.160.30SupersedesEN562:1994EnglishversionGasweldingequipment-Pressuregaugesusedinwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesMatérieldesoudageauxgaz-Manomètresutiliséspourlesoudage,lecoupageetlestechniquesconnexesGasschweißgeräte-ManometerfürSchweißen,SchneidenundverwandteProzesseThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon17March2003.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2003CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN562:2003EEN562:2003(E)2ContentspageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................31Scope..............................................................................................................................................................32Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................33Termsanddefinitions....................................................................................................................................44Pressure..........................................................................................................................................................44.1Unitofpressure..............................................................................................................................................44.2Maximumscalereading................................................................................................................................44.3Maximumpressuremark...............................................................................................................................55Manufacturingrequirements........................................................................................................................55.1Materials..........................................................................................................................................................55.2Designanddimensions.................................................................................................................................56Safety.........................................................................................................................