What is BS EN 16509 - Transportable gas cylinders about?
BS EN 16509 is a technical specification that sets out the minimum requirements relating to the material, design, construction, filling, testing, and inspection at the time of manufacture of non-refillable, transportable small steel cylinders and their closures of water capacities up to and including 120 ml containing non-toxic, non-flammable compressed or liquefied gases (hereinafter referred to as “compact cylinders”).
Note 1: Such cylinders are referred as “small receptacle containing gas (gas cartridges)” in RID/ADR.
Note 2: For cylinders with capacities greater than 120 ml, see EN 12205 or ISO 11118.
Who is BS EN 16509 - Transportable gas cylinders for?
BS EN 16509 on transportable gas cylinders is useful for:
- The gas industry
- The chemical industry
- The mining industry
- The hospitality industry
- Transportable gas cylinders manufacturers
Why should you use BS EN 16509 - Transportable gas cylinders?
The purpose of BS EN 16509 is to provide a specification for the design, construction, inspection, testing and filling of non-refillable small cylinders and their closures - containing compressed or liquefied gases (hereinafter referred to as compact cylinders). BS EN 16509 defines the term “compact cylinders” refers to completed and filled cylinders as well as to such cylinders in the course of design, manufacture, filling, testing and marking.
The compact cylinders dealt with BS EN 16509 have been used internationally for decades. However, with the withdrawal of some national rules/standards, which regulated a particular category of these cylinders and the ongoing harmonization process within Europe, there is a need to specify these cylinders in comprehensive terms to ensure safety during transport and in use. The specifications given in BS EN 16509 helps manufactures with the knowledge of, and experience with, materials, design requirements, manufacture including filling and control during manufacture, of compact cylinders in common use in the countries of the CEN member countries.
