EN 14717:2024
(Main)Welding and allied processes - Environmental check list
Welding and allied processes - Environmental check list
This document provides check lists for the assessment of the environmental aspects of welding fabrication of metallic materials including site and repair work. Informative annexes indicate recommended actions for avoiding and reducing the possible environmental impacts outside the workshop.
Schweißen und verwandte Prozesse - Umweltcheckliste
Dieses Dokument legt Checklisten zum Bewerten von Umweltaspekten bei der Schweißfertigung von metallischen Werkstoffen einschließlich Arbeiten auf Baustellen und Reparatur fest. Die informativen Anhänge enthalten empfohlene Maßnahmen zum Vermeiden und Reduzieren von möglichen Umweltauswirkungen außerhalb der Werkstatt.
Soudage et techniques connexes - Liste de vérification relative à l'environnement
Le présent document fournit des listes de vérification pour l’évaluation des aspects environnementaux de la fabrication par soudage faisant intervenir des matériaux métalliques, y compris les travaux sur site et la réparation. Des annexes informatives indiquent les actions recommandées permettant d’éviter ou de réduire les possibles impacts sur l’environnement en dehors de l’atelier de fabrication.
Varjenje in sorodni postopki - Okoljski kontrolni vprašalnik
Ta dokument vsebuje kontrolne vprašalnike za oceno okoljskih vidikov varjenja kovinskih materialov, vključno z delom na lokaciji in popravili. V informativnih dodatkih so navedeni priporočeni ukrepi za preprečevanje in zmanjšanje možnih okoljskih vplivov zunaj delavnice.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 14717:2005
Varjenje in sorodni postopki - Okoljski kontrolni vprašalnik
Welding and allied processes - Environmental check list
Schweißen und verwandte Prozesse - Umweltcheckliste
Soudage et techniques connexes - Liste de vérification relative à l'environnement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14717:2024
ICS:
13.020.01 Okolje in varstvo okolja na Environment and
splošno environmental protection in
general
25.160.01 Varjenje, trdo in mehko Welding, brazing and
spajkanje na splošno soldering in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 14717
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020.01; 25.160.01 Supersedes EN 14717:2005
English Version
Welding and allied processes - Environmental check list
Soudage et techniques connexes - Liste de vérification Schweißen und verwandte Prozesse -
relative à l'environnement Umweltcheckliste
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 22 April 2024.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
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EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 14717:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Procedures. 6
5 Check lists of possible environmental aspects . 7
Annex A (informative) Assessment and actions . 11
Annex B (informative) Additional considerations for control of environmental impacts . 17
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the ecodesign
requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2019/1784 aimed to be covered . 18
Bibliography . 19
European foreword
This document (EN 14717:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 “Welding and
allied processes”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2024, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by December 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 14717:2005.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
The main changes compared to the previous edition EN 14717:2005 are as follows:
a) the document was editorially reviewed;
b) new terms (ecodesign and improvement of the environmental performance) under Clause 3 added;
c) the options in Clause 4 were changed to requirements;
d) all checklist items in Clause 5 were changed to requirements;
e) new Annex ZA regarding relationship between this document and the ecodesign requirements of
Commission Regulation (EU) No 2019/1784.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
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 expenditure of energy and during all phases from mining of raw materials,
fabrication, packaging, distribution, use, scrapping, recycling of materials, etc. However, assessment of all
aspects of the welded product or structure during its entire lifetime cycle is beyond the scope of the
present document. The document is limited to aspects directly related to welding fabrication.
The design of the fabricated structures puts a lower limit on the expenditure of energy during joint
preparation and welding, on the consumption of consumables and consequently on emissions of fumes
and gases during welding, etc. but the design phase is not covered by the document.
Welding fabrication has many environmental aspects. This document provides for a checklist, which may
be used for identification of environmental aspects during welding fabrication.
Provisions are restricted to a general guidance. Limit values are specified in national laws.
Some of the environmental aspects also have an implication for occupational health and safety, but the
check list in this document is incomplete for this use.
1 Scope
This document provides check lists for the assessment of the environmental aspects of welding
fabrication of metallic materials including site and repair work. Informative annexes indicate
recommended actions for avoiding and reducing the possible environmental impacts outside the
workshop.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
welding fabrication
includes the following activities and associated processes:
— joint preparation including thermal cutting and grinding;
— surface preparation including sand blasting, shot blasting, shot peening, chemical pickling and
cleaning;
— welding, including grinding and back gouging;
— soldering and brazing;
— thermal spraying;
— preheating and heat treatments;
— flame straightening and mechanical straightening;
— inspection and testing of welds and thermal sprayed surfaces
3.2
disposal
collection, sorting, transport and treatment of waste as well as its storage and tipping above or
underground, the transformation operations necessary for its re-use, recovery or recycling
[SOURCE: Directive 75/442/EEC]
3.3
ecodesign
integration of environmental aspects into product design with the aim of improving the environmental
performance of the product throughout its whole life cycle
[SOURCE: Directive 2009/125/EC]
3.4
environment
surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna,
humans and their interrelation
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015, 3.2.1, modified – Note 1 to entry and Note 2 to entry have been deleted.]
3.5
environmental aspect
element of an organization's activities or products or services that can interact with the environment
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015, 3.2.2, modified – Note 1 to entry and Note 2 to entry have been deleted.]
3.6
environmental impact
any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
organization's environmental aspects
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015, 3.2.4.]
3.7
improvement of the environmental performance
process of enhancing the environmental performance of a product over successive generations, although
not necessarily in respect of all environmental aspects of the product simultaneously
[SOURCE: Directive 2009/125/EC]
4 Procedures
Requirements for the protection of the environment and improvement of the environmental performance
of welding equipment during welding fabrication shall originate from a number of sources such as:
— legal requirements, often at the national level;
— commercial requirements (customer requirements);
— economical requirements, e.g. related to insurance.
Annex B provides additional considerations for control of environmental impacts.
Absolute limits, e.g. emissions, shall apply but protection of the environment is, as a general rule, a
continuous process for which gradual improvements are aimed.
The check lists in the document shall be used as a tool for determination of possible problem areas
applicable to the following situations:
— when planning a fabrication, the application of new methods of fabrication or new equipment;
— for identification of procedures for monitoring or checks of actual environmental aspects;
— for specification of procedures for handling, storage and disposal of environmentally harmful
substances.
NOTE All check lists state possible environmental aspects. Many aspects can be identified during the planning
stage as having no environmental impact. Others can be shown to be of no significance by monitoring or checking
the production processes. A few can result in further action to comply with the requirements. Annex A provides
general guidance for assessment and possible actions.
5 Check lists of possible environmental aspects
The checklist shall be used to identify a series of potential environmental problematic areas during
welding fabrication as listed in Table 1 to Table 7.
Table 1 — Common to welding fabrication
Common to welding fabrication
Consumables The following shall be checked:
— consumption of welding consumables during
welding (filler material, shielding gas, backing gas,
electrode coating);
— disposal of containers, packaging material, etc.;
— disposal of used consumables and waste
materials.
Equipment The following shall be checked:
— energy and fuel efficiency;
— generation of physical aspects, e.g. noise, heat and
radiation;
— requirements for spare parts and consumables
for maintenance;
— procedures for disposal and recycling of
equipment.
Work operation The following shall be checked:
— disposal of scrap;
— emission of fumes, gases and aerosols;
— energy and fuel consumption;
— fire hazards and explosion risks whenever there
is a risk of ignition;
— generation of physical aspects, e.g. heat, light,
noise, radiation.
NOTE Several of the aspects listed above have a limited range of influence. It depends on the
circumstances whether they represent an environmental aspect or not. Noise can e.g. not represent an
environmental aspect when working in a large workshop but can be a serious problem when working on
site or performing repair work in residential areas.
Table 2 — Joint and surface preparation, weld dressing, surface treatment and cleaning
Joint and surface preparation, weld dressing, surface treatment and cleaning
Cleaning, pickling and other chemical The following shall be checked:
treatment
— disposal of cleaning agents and other chemicals;
— vapours;
— leakage of consumables, cleaning agents, etc. from
storage vessels representing a risk of
contamination of soil, drains, watercourses or
groundwater;
— emission of hazardous substances in the air.
Grinding and gouging The following shall be checked:
— disposal of dust, used grinding wheels and other
tools for grinding;
— dust explosions;
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— emission of dust ;
— noise.
Sandblasting, shot blast
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