EN 12972:2001

Tanks for transport of dangerous goods - Testing, inspection and marking of metallic tanks EN 12972:2001

Publication date:   Nov 20, 2003

Scope

This European Standard specifies testing, inspection and marking for the type approval, initial inspection, periodic
inspection, intermediate inspection and exceptional check of metallic tanks (shell and equipment) of road tank
vehicles, rail tank wagons, portable tanks and tank containers for the transport of dangerous goods with a capacity
of more than 450 litres.

This European Standard is not applicable to

receptacles including gas cylinders,

battery-vehicles and battery-wagons comprising cylinders, tubes, pressure drums, bundles of cylinders, and
multiple element gas cylinders (MEGC), and

intermediate bulk containers (IBCs).

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