BS EN 961-1996 Gas welding equipment — Manifold re

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN961:1996Gasweldingequipment—Manifoldregulatorsusedinwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesupto200barTheEuropeanStandardEN961:1995hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.060.40;25.160.10BSEN961:1996ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15April1996©BSI11-1999ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceWEE/18Draftforcomment92/86390DCISBN0580237311CommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/18,Gasweldingandcuttingappliances,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:BritishCompressedGasesAssociationBritishRailwaysBoardConsumerPolicyCommitteeofBSIHealthandSafetyExecutiveLPGasAssociationRailwayIndustryAssociationSouthBankUniversityWeldingManufacturers’Association(BEAMALtd.)AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsBSEN961:1996©BSI11-1999iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN9613ListofreferencesInsidebackcoverBSEN961:1996ii©BSI11-1999NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeWEE/18,andistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN961:1995Gasweldingequipment—Manifoldregulatorsusedinwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesupto200barpublishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).Itisassumedthattheexecutionoftheprovisionofthedocumentisenteredtosuitablyqualifiedandexperiencedpersons.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.Cross-referencesPublicationreferredtoCorrespondingBritishStandardEN562:1994BSEN562:1995Gasweldingequipment.Pressuregaugesusedinwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesEN585:1994BSEN585:1995Gasweldingequipment.Pressureregulatorsforgascylindersusedinwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesupto200barEN29090:1992BSEN29090:1992SpecificationforgastightnessofequipmentforgasweldingandalliedprocessesEN29539:1992BSEN29539:1992Specificationformaterialsforequipmentusedingaswelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesSummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to14,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN961August1995ICS23.060.40;25.160.10Descriptors:Weldingequipment,gaswelding,gascutting,compressedgas,acetylene,pressureregulators,gascylinders,specifications,design,safety,equipmentspecifications,performanceevaluation,tests,markingEnglishversionGasweldingequipment—Manifoldregulatorsusedinwelding,cuttingandalliedprocessesupto200barMatérieldesoudageauxgaz—Détendeursdescentralesdebouteilles(degazindustriels)—pourlesoudage,lecoupageetlestechniquesconnexesjusqu’à200barGasscheweißgeräte—HaupstellendruckreglerfürSchweißen,SchneidenundverwandteVerfahrenbis200barThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1995-04-08.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCENCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1995AllrightsofreproductionandcommunicationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedinallcountriestoCENanditsmembers.Ref.No.EN961:1995EEN961:1995©BSI11-19992ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbySubcommittee7,Equipmentforgaswelding,cuttingandalliedprocesses,ofTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,ofwhichthesecretariatisheldbyDS.ItisbasedonISO7291:1990Welding,cuttingandalliedprocesses—Manifoldregulators,butamendedconsideringEN585onpressureregulatorsforgascylindersupto200bar.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyFebruary1996,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyFebruary1996.InaccordancewiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,UnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword21Scope32Normativer