Switzerland and PED
Switzerland and PED
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I've searched the internet to find an answer but did not find a clear result, I hope you can help me:
We would like to make the design for a pressure vessel for Switzerland. We are wondering if the European Pressure Equipment Directive is applicable. If not, which other Swiss design code is prescribed.
The design pressure is 2 barg and the volume will be about 500 liters.
We would like to make the design for a pressure vessel for Switzerland. We are wondering if the European Pressure Equipment Directive is applicable. If not, which other Swiss design code is prescribed.
The design pressure is 2 barg and the volume will be about 500 liters.





RE: Switzerland and PED
Thus, PED is not applicable.
What is you medium inside vessel?
RE: Switzerland and PED
Is the PED applicable in Switzerland?
I know that Switzerland is not part of the EU or EEA but for me it is not clear if the PED is or is not integrated in their law somehow.
RE: Switzerland and PED
Remember the PED is a directive not a design code though.
RE: Switzerland and PED
RE: Switzerland and PED
I believe it's not.
If your question is in which category the vessel will fall, Htpv has answered that.
However it's more important to determine whether or not you're obligated (by law) to supply acc to the PED..
PS: you may want to have a look at this link, which is a program from Lloyd's that auto-calcs the modules etc after some required input (medium, pressure, volume/DN). Not sure if the program is available in English though.
RE: Switzerland and PED
RE: Switzerland and PED
RE: Switzerland and PED
Actually the source of this question is that it is quite difficult to find which code is valid in which country. Does anyone know an overview or a program which can be used to determine this?
RE: Switzerland and PED
Please correct me if I'm wrong but Switzerland is not a EU (or EC) member so the PED is not applicable in this country. That was the problem I was facing.
Source: http://userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de/adressen/eu.ht...
RE: Switzerland and PED
RE: Switzerland and PED
Switzerland is a so called associate country , take a look at the following websites:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/pressure-an...
http://www.seco.admin.ch/themen/00385/00440/04191/...
The following text can be found here:
Druckgeräte und einfache Druckbehälter
Druckgerät ist der allgemeine Begriff für unter Druck stehende Geräte wie Behälter, Rohrleitungen, Ausrüstungsteile mit Sicherheitsfunktion und druckhaltende Ausrüstungsteile, wobei der Druck grösser als 0,5 bar ist. Druckbehälter sind geschweisste Behälter, die einem Innendruck von mehr als 0,5 bar ausgesetzt und zur Aufnahme von Luft oder Stickstoff bestimmt sind.
Die gesetzlichen Grundlagen finden sich in der Verordnung über die Sicherheit von Druckgeräten (Druckgeräteverordnung, SR 819.121) sowie der Verordnung über die Sicherheit von einfachen Druckbehältern (Druckbehälterverordnung, SR 819.122). Diese Verordnungen setzen die Anforderungen der beiden EG-Richtlinien über Druckgeräte (97/23/EG) und einfache Druckbehälter (2009/105/EG) um.
Für die Marktkontrolle von Druckgeräten und einfachen Druckbehältern ist der Schweizerische Verein für Technische Inspektionen (SVTI) zuständig.
Also the attachment can help you out!
Kind regards,
Euroweld
RE: Switzerland and PED