BS EN 16668:2016+A1:2018 - Page 2

Industrial valves. Requirements and testing for metallic valves as pressure accessories. | Status: Superseded, Withdrawn

1 Scope This European standard applies to metallic valves as pressure accessories for industrial applications with a maximum allowable pressure PS greater than 0,5 bar in accordance with the [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] European legislation for pressure equipment [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] and specifies minimum requirements applicable to design, manufacture, testing, materials and documentation. All relevant essential safety requirements of the [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] European legislation for pressure equipment [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] applicable to valves have been taken into consideration and are addressed in this standard. This standard is not applicable to:

• — safety valve and bursting disc (a safety accessory),
• — sight glass with its frames (component of a pressure equipment) and
• — measurement chambers.

For other exclusions refer to the [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] European legislation for pressure equipment [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] [32].