22/30439620 DC

This standard 22/30439620 DC BS EN 14025. Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods. Metallic pressure tanks. Design and construction is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.300 Protection against dangerous goods
• 23.020.20 Vessels and containers mounted on vehicles

This document specifies the minimum requirements for the design and construction of metallic pressure tanks for the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail and sea. It is not applicable to gravity-discharge tanks according to RID/ADR 6.8.2.1.14 (a). This document includes requirements for openings, closures and structural equipment; it does not cover requirements of service equipment. For tanks for the transport of cryogenic liquids, EN 13530-1 and EN 13530-2 apply. Design and construction of pressure tanks according to the Scope of this document are primarily subject to the requirements of RID/ADR, Subsections 6.8.2.1, 6.8.3.1 and 6.8.5, as relevant. In addition, the relevant requirements of RID/ADR, Table A, columns 12 and 13, to Chapters 3.2, 4.3 and Subsection 6.8.2.4 apply. For the structural equipment RID/ADR, Subsections 6.8.2.2 and 6.8.3.2 apply, as relevant. The definitions of RID/ADR, Subsection 1.2.1, are referred to. For portable tanks see also RID/ADR, Chapter 4.2 and Sections 6.7.2 and 6.7.3. In addition, the relevant requirements of RID/ADR, Table A, Columns 10 and 11 to Chapters 3.2, 4.2, and Sections 6.7.2 and 6.7.3 apply. The paragraph numbers above relate to the 2017 issue of RID/ADR which are subject to regular revisions. This can lead to temporary non-compliances with EN 14025. This document is applicable to liquefied gases including LPG; however for a dedicated LPG standard see EN 12493. If not otherwise specified, provisions which take up the whole width of the page apply to all kind of tanks. Provisions contained in a single column apply only to: -tanks according to RID/ADR Chapter 6.8 (left-hand column); -portable tanks according to RID/ADR Chapter 6.7 (right-hand column).