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BS EN 15888 - TRANSPORTABLE GAS CYLINDERS - CYLINDER BUNDLES - PERIODIC INSPECTION AND TESTING

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of procedures for periodic inspections
  and tests
5 Inspection
  5.1 General
  5.2 Identification of cylinders/bundles and
      preparation for inspection and tests
  5.3 Depressurization of manifold and individual
      cylinders
  5.4 Disassembly of the bundle including safe
      de-valving/removal of cylinder connectors
  5.5 Cylinder periodic inspection and test
  5.6 Assessment of the cylinder bundle frame,
      manifold and valve condition (including
      cylinder and main valves)
  5.7 Bundle assembly and testing
6 Stamp marking
7 Product and hazard identification
8 Colour coding
9 Documentation
Annex A (normative) - Procedure to be adopted when
                      a cylinder valve is suspected
                      to be obstructed
      A.1 Check for obstructed valve
      A.2 Valve unobstructed
      A.3 Valve obstructed
Annex B (normative) - Requirements for the retest of
                      acetylene cylinder bundles
Bibliography

BS EN 15888

Committee
PVE/3/7
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
17
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
PREN 15888 : DRAFT 2008 Identical

EN 1802:2002 Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing of seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders
EN 14189:2003 Transportable gas cylinders - Inspection and maintenance of cylinder valves at time of periodic inspection of gas cylinders
EN ISO 13769:2009 Gas cylinders - Stamp marking (ISO 13769:2007)
EN ISO 15996:2017 Gas cylinders - Residual pressure valves - Specification and type testing of cylinder valves incorporating residual pressure devices (ISO 15996:2017)
EN 1089-3:2011 Transportable gas cylinders - Gas cylinder identification (excluding LPG) - Part 3: Colour coding
EN ISO 11623:2015 Gas cylinders - Composite construction - Periodic inspection and testing (ISO 11623:2015, Corrected version 2017-02)
EN 1291:1998/A2:2003 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF WELDS - MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING OF WELDS - ACCEPTANCE LEVELS
EN 1290:1998/A2:2003 NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION OF WELDS - MAGNETIC PARTICLE EXAMINATION OF WELDS

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