What is BS EN 14570 - Equipping of overground and underground LPG about?
BS EN 14570 specifies requirements for the equipping of LPG pressure vessels, overground and underground, with a volume not greater than 13 m3 manufactured in accordance with EN 12542 or equivalent and have been hydraulically tested.
The equipment covered by BS EN 14570 is directly mounted onto the pressure vessel connections. BS EN 14570 excludes the equipping of depot storage pressure vessels and refrigerated storage vessels.
Who is BS EN 14570 - Equipping of overground and underground LPG for?
BS EN 14570 on equipping of overground and underground LPG is useful for:
- LPG manufacturers
- The aerosols industry
- The metal processing industry
- The food and beverages industry
- The construction industry
- The glass/ceramic industry
- Quality assurance management
Why should you use BS EN 14570 - Equipping of overground and underground LPG?
BS EN 14570 mentions the use of substances and procedures that may be injurious to health if adequate precautions are not taken. BS EN 14570 refers to technical suitability and does not absolve the user from legal obligations relating to health and safety at any stage. Protection of the environment is a key political issue in Europe and elsewhere. Protection of the environment is taken in a very broad sense. What is meant is the total life cycle aspects of, e.g., a product on the environment, including the expenditure of energy and during all phases from the mining of raw materials, fabrication, packaging, distribution, use, scrapping, recycling of materials, etc. LPG is eco-friendly with lower CO2 emissions and lessens particulate emissions than coal, petrol, diesel or coal-fired electricity, which makes it a better choice for the environment.
Companies using BS EN 14570 develop an environmental management policy. For guidance see ISO 14000 series. The drafting of BS EN 14570 that the execution of its provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced personnel. All pressures are gauge pressure.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 14570:2014 supersedes EN 14570:2005, which is withdrawn. BS EN 14570:2014 includes some technical changes with respect to EN 14570:2005. These include:
- Update of definitions taking into account the terminology document prepared by TC 286 WG11 (tanks replaced by pressure vessels, etc..)
- Amendment A1 September 2006 included in the BS EN 14570: paragraph 5.5.1 modified by the addition of “or” at the end of the a) and b) paragraphs
