BS EN 12972:2001

BS EN 12972:2001 specifies testing, inspection and marking for the type approval, initial inspection, periodic inspection, intermediate inspection and exceptional check of metallic tanks (shell and equipment) of road tank vehicles, rail tank wagons, portable tanks and tank containers for the transport of dangerous goods with a capacity of more than 450 litres.

This European Standard is not applicable to

• receptacles including gas cylinders,
• battery-vehicles and battery-wagons comprising cylinders, tubes, pressure drums, bundles of cylinders, and multiple element gas cylinders (MEGC), and
• intermediate bulk containers (IBCs).

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