FprEN 14894

LPG equipment and accessories - Cylinder and drum marking

This European Standard specifies stamp marking requirements for transportable refillable LPG cylinders and metallic drums including:
-   Steel LPG cylinders designed and manufactured in accordance with EN 1442, EN 14140, EN 12807 or an equivalent standard or technical code recognised by the Competent Authority.
-   LPG metallic drums designed and manufactured in accordance with EN 14893 or an equivalent standard or technical code recognised by the Competent Authority.
-   Welded aluminium LPG cylinders designed and manufactured in accordance with EN 13110 or an equivalent standard or technical code recognised by the Competent Authority.
-   LPG composite cylinders designed and manufactured in accordance with EN 14427 or an equivalent standard or technical code recognised by the Competent Authority.
NOTE 1   All these types of receptacles are referred to throughout this standard as "cylinders".
This European Standard does not specify any requirements for product, hazard or safety-phrase labelling of packaging which may be required to meet ADR or other legislative requirements.
NOTE 2   The marking of cylinders is regulated by RID/ADR which take precedence over any clause in this European Standard. The European Directive on Transportable Pressure Equipment 2010/35/EU [9] includes additional marking requirements (-marking).

Flüssiggas-Geräte und Ausrüstungsteile - Kennzeichnung von Flaschen und Fässern

Équipements pour gaz de pétrole liquéfié et leurs accessoires - Marquage des bouteilles et des fûts à pression

Oprema in pribor za utekočinjeni naftni plin (UNP) - Označevanje jeklenk in sodov

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 23.020.35 - Gas cylinders
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 286 - Liquefied petroleum gas equipment and accessories
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 286/WG 1 - Design and manufacture of LPG pressure vessels
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Due Date: 23-Sep-2021
• Completion Date: 23-Sep-2021
• Directive: 2008/68/EC - Directve 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of the dangerous goods
• Mandate: M/086 - Mandate to CEN for standardization in the field of transport of dangerous goods
• Mandate: M/TDG - Standards for referencing in the RID-ADR
• Mandate: M/XXX - Accessibility requirements of products and services in support of Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN 14894:2021 - LPG equipment and accessories - Cylinder and drum marking

RELATIONS

• Revised: EN 14894:2013 - LPG equipment and accessories - Cylinder and drum marking
• Effective Date: 25-Sep-2019

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 14894:2020
01-september-2020

Oprema in pribor za utekočinjeni naftni plin (UNP) - Označevanje jeklenk in sodov

LPG equipment and accessories - Cylinder and drum marking
Flüssiggas-Geräte und Ausrüstungsteile - Kennzeichnung

Équipements pour gaz de pétrole liquéfié et leurs accessoires - Marquage des bouteilles

et des fûts à pression
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 14894 rev
ICS:
23.020.35 Plinske jeklenke Gas cylinders
oSIST prEN 14894:2020 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 14894
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2020
ICS 23.020.35 Will supersede EN 14894:2013
English Version
LPG equipment and accessories - Cylinder and drum
marking

Équipements pour gaz de pétrole liquéfié et leurs Flüssiggas-Geräte und Ausrüstungsteile -

accessoires - Marquage des bouteilles et des fûts à Kennzeichnung
pression

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 286.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN 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, Turkey and

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 14894:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 5

4 Symbols and abbreviated terms ................................................................................................................ 6

5 Application of stamp markings .................................................................................................................. 6

5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 6

5.2 Workmanship ................................................................................................................................................... 6

5.3 Arrangements for stamp marking ............................................................................................................ 7

6 Certification stamp markings ..................................................................................................................... 7

7 Operational stamp markings ...................................................................................................................... 8

8 Manufacturing stamp markings ................................................................................................................. 8

9 Other stamp markings ................................................................................................................................... 9

Annex A (informative) Locations of markings ................................................................................................ 12

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 13

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European foreword

This document (prEN 14894:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 286 “LPG

equipment and accessories”, the secretariat of which is held by NSAI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been submitted for reference in
— the RID and/or
— the technical annexes of the ADR.

NOTE These regulations take precedence over any clause of this standard. It is emphasized that RID/ADR are

being revised regularly at intervals of two years which may lead to temporary non-compliances with the clauses of

this standard.
The main technical changes to this version are as follows:
— To fully align with RID/ADR
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Introduction

This document calls for the use of substances and procedures that may be injurious to health if adequate

precautions are not taken. It refers only to technical suitability and does not absolve the user from legal

obligations relating to health and safety at any stage.

It has been assumed in the drafting of this document that the execution of its provisions is entrusted to

appropriately qualified and experienced people.
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1 Scope

This document specifies stamp marking requirements for transportable refillable LPG cylinders and

metallic drums including:

— Steel LPG cylinders designed and manufactured in accordance with EN 1442, EN 14140, EN 12807

or an equivalent standard or technical code recognized by the Competent Authority.

— LPG metallic drums designed and manufactured in accordance with EN 14893 or an equivalent

standard or technical code recognized by the Competent Authority.

— Welded aluminium LPG cylinders designed and manufactured in accordance with EN 13110 or an

equivalent standard or technical code recognized by the Competent Authority.

— LPG composite cylinders designed and manufactured in accordance with EN 14427 or an equivalent

standard or technical code recognized by the Competent Authority.

NOTE 1 All these types of receptacles are referred to throughout this document as “cylinders”.

This document does not specify any requirements for product, hazard or safety-phrase labelling of

packaging which may be required to meet ADR or other legislative requirements.

NOTE 2 The marking of cylinders is regulated by RID/ADR which take precedence over any clause in this

document. The European Directive on Transportable Pressure Equipment 2010/35/EU [8] includes additional

marking requirements (π -marking).
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 terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
liquefied petroleum gas
LPG

low pressure liquefied gas composed of one or more light hydrocarbons which are assigned to UN 1011,

UN 1075, UN 1965, UN 1969 or UN 1978 only and which consists mainly of propane, propene, butane,

butane isomers, butene with traces of other hydrocarbon gases
3.2
stamp marking
permanent or durable markings affixed to the cylinder
3.3
competent authority

authority designated as such in each country in accordance with national regulation

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3.4
inspection body
independent inspection and testing body approved by the competent authority
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
ADR European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods
by Road [7]
D durable
P permanent

RID Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail [6]

TPED Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive 2010/35/EU [8]

π-marking Pi marking as defined in European Directive on Transportable Pressure Equipment

2010/35/EU [8]
5 Application of stamp markings
5.1 General

5.1.1 Stamp markings consist of manufacturing, operational and certification stamp marks and are

listed in Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7 and Clause 8. The layout of the marks is covered by 5.3. Additional

markings may be applied if required by other regulations or technical standards, or when required by the

cylinder owner; provided the layout does not cause any confusion in their interpretation and the clarity

of the other mandatory markings is not affected.
5.1.2 Low stress stamp marking methods shall be utilized.
5.1.3 Stamp markings shall be applied to low stress areas.

5.1.4 Stamp marking shall be in accordance with the requirements of EN 14894 and any requirements

in the standard to which cylinder or drum is being manufactured.

The marking information may be supplemented and/or duplicated by electronic means or other types of

coding where required by the operator.
NOTE 1 The TPED includes additional marking requirements (π-marking).

NOTE 2 The requirements of RID/ADR override any conflicting requirements of this document; this may lead to

a temporary noncompliance with EN 14894.
5.2 Workmanship

5.2.1 All stamp markings shall be affixed clearly, legibly and durably on the cylinder and shall remain

visible and legible under all foreseeable operating and ageing conditions.

— Markings required to be “permanent” shall be such that they can only be removed with the use of

special tools and may be done, for example by hard metal stamping, engraving, casting, embossing,

encapsulation or other similar methods.

— Markings required to be “durable” shall be such that they remain visible and legible for the relevant

period of time and may be done, for example by printing, external labelling, stencilling, use of valve

hand-wheel insert or other similar methods.
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Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7 and Clause 8 indicate which markings shall be “permanent (P)” and which

may be “durable (D)”.

Markings which are permitted to be durable may be permanently applied if so desired.

5.2.2 For metallic cylinders, the markings shall be located on the shoulder, top end or neck of the

cylinder or on a permanently affixed component, e.g. shroud, handle(s), foot ring, welded nameplate, etc.

5.2.3 If markings are applied after completion of manufacture or following periodic inspection, by

stamping or engravi
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