7. Glossary
Équipement sous pression (ESP) ; Pressure equipment
Containers, piping, safety fittings and pressure accessories.
Container; Pressure vessel
Enclosure designed and built to contain fluids under pressure.
Pipes; Piping
Pipeline components for transporting fluids, connected in a pressurized system: pipes, accessories (flanges, elbows, tees, caps, bosses, gaskets and possibly other pressure-resistant elements).
Safety accessories; Pressure Safety Equipment
Devices to protect ESPs from exceeding permissible limits (safety valves, bursting discs, pilot-operated safety devices, shut-off or locking devices).
Accessoires sous pression ; Pressure devices
Devices playing an operational...
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Bibliography
Websites
Legislative texts (French administration website)
INERIS. AIDA regulatory database
SNCT (Syndicat national de la chaudronnerie et de la tuyauterie)
Standards and norms
- Unfired pressure vessels – Part 1: General information – Unfired pressure vessels. - NF EN 13445-1/A2 - Mars 2018
- Industrial metal piping – Part 1: General [cancelled 1er December 2017]. - NF EN 13480-1 V3 - Octobre 2012
- Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries – Depressurization and overpressure protection systems. - ISO/DIS 23251 - Mai 2018
- Water-tube boilers and auxiliary systems...
Regulations
Decree no. 2015-799 of 1 er July 2015 on hazardous products and equipment.
Order of November 20, 2017 on in-service monitoring of pressure equipment.
BSEI decision no. 13-028 of March 21, 2010 and professional technical specifications for in-service inspections of sloped tanks.
BSEI decision no. 12-082 of...
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