EN 12817:2010
(Main)LPG Equipment and accessories - Inspection and requalification of LPG tanks up to and including 13 m³
General Information
- Abstract
This European Standard specifies requirements for:
a) routine inspection, periodic inspection and requalification of fixed LPG storage tanks of sizes from 150 l up to and including 13 m³, and associated fittings;
b) marking tanks and/or keeping records, as appropriate, as a result of routine inspection, periodic inspection and requalification.
This European Standard excludes refrigerated storage.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 12-Jan-2010
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 286 - Liquefied petroleum gas equipment and accessories
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 13-Mar-2019
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
Relations
- Replaces
EN 12818:2002 - Inspection and requalification of LPG tanks up to and including 13 m³ underground - Effective Date
- 08-Jun-2022
- Effective Date
- 16-Jan-2010
- Effective Date
- 16-Jan-2010
- Effective Date
- 16-Jan-2010
- Effective Date
- 22-Dec-2008
- Effective Date
- 20-Mar-2019
- Effective Date
- 27-May-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 12817:2010 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "LPG Equipment and accessories - Inspection and requalification of LPG tanks up to and including 13 m³". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies requirements for: a) routine inspection, periodic inspection and requalification of fixed LPG storage tanks of sizes from 150 l up to and including 13 m³, and associated fittings; b) marking tanks and/or keeping records, as appropriate, as a result of routine inspection, periodic inspection and requalification. This European Standard excludes refrigerated storage.
This European Standard specifies requirements for: a) routine inspection, periodic inspection and requalification of fixed LPG storage tanks of sizes from 150 l up to and including 13 m³, and associated fittings; b) marking tanks and/or keeping records, as appropriate, as a result of routine inspection, periodic inspection and requalification. This European Standard excludes refrigerated storage.
EN 12817:2010 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 23.020.30 - Pressure vessels, gas cylinders; 23.020.35 - Gas cylinders. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 12817:2010 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 12818:2002, EN 12817:2002/A1:2006, EN 12817:2002/A1:2006/AC:2006, EN 12817:2002, EN 12818:2002/A1:2006, EN 12817:2019, EN ISO 12716:2026, EN 13477-2:2021, EN 13477-1:2001, EN 13554:2011, EN 14584:2013, EN 1330-9:2017, EN ISO 15730:2016, EN ISO 8249:2000. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Flüssiggas-Geräte und Ausrüstungsteile - Instandhaltung und wiederkehrende Prüfung von Flüssiggasbehältern bis einschließlich 13 m³Equipements et accessoires GPL - Inspection et requalification des réservoirs de capacité inférieure ou égal à 13m3 pour gaz de pétrole liquéfiés (GPL)LPG Equipment and accessories - Inspection and requalification of LPG tanks up to and including 13 m323.020.30MHNOHQNHPressure vessels, gas cylindersICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 12817:2010SIST EN 12817:2010en,fr,de01-oktober-2010SIST EN 12817:2010SLOVENSKI
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EN 12817
January 2010 ICS 23.020.30 Supersedes EN 12817:2002, EN 12818:2002English Version
LPG Equipment and accessories -Inspection and requalification of LPG tanks up to and including 13 m³
Équipements et accessoires GPL - Inspection et requalification des réservoirs de capacité inférieure ou égale à 13 m³ pour gaz de pétrole liquéfiés (GPL)
Flüssiggas-Geräte und -Ausrüstungsteile - Überprüfung und erneute Qualifizierung von Behältern für Flüssiggas (LPG) mit einem Fassungsraum bis einschließlich 13 m³ This European Standard was approved by CEN on 4 December 2009.
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 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 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, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Visual inspection. 15A.1 Internal and external visual inspections . 15A.2 Inspection techniques . 15A.2.1 External visual inspection . 15A.2.2 Internal visual inspection . 15A.3 Records . 15A.4 Additional inspection . 16Annex B (informative)
Hydraulic pressure test . 17Annex C (normative)
Acoustic emission testing . 18SIST EN 12817:2010
Ultrasonic thickness test . 23D.1 General . 23D.2 Apparatus setting . 23D.3 Control measurement . 23D.4 Shell thickness measurements . 23D.5 End thickness measurements . 23D.6 Interpretation . 23D.7 Rejection criteria . 24Annex E (informative)
Assessment of tanks by sampling . 25E.1 General . 25E.2 Homogeneous batch . 25E.3 Selection of samples . 25E.4 Sample selection . 26E.5 Inspection period . 26E.6 Presentation of results and decisions . 26E.7 Pass criteria . 26E.8 Example calculation of a sample . 26Annex F (informative)
External monitoring by camera for underground tanks . 28F.1 General . 28F.2 Inspection procedure . 28F.3 Interpretation of results . 28F.4 Records . 28Annex G (informative)
Monitoring cathodic protection with sacrificial anodes for underground tanks . 29G.1 General . 29G.2 Records . 29G.3 Procedure . 29G.4 Measurement of the galvanic current . 29G.5 Measurement of the potential difference of the tank to the reference electrode . 29G.6 Results . 30Annex H (informative)
Monitoring cathodic protection by impressed current for underground tanks . 31H.1 General . 31H.2 Apparatus . 31H.3 Conditions . 31H.4 Isolation resistance of the coating . 31H.4.1 Procedure . 31H.4.2 Calculation . 32H.5 Results . 32H.6 Checking intervals . 32SIST EN 12817:2010
Corrosion monitoring by moisture and condensation detection for underground tanks . 33I.1 General . 33I.2 Equipment characteristics . 33I.3 Monitoring . 33I.4 Interpretation . 33Annex J (informative)
Example of an inspection and requalification report. 34Annex K (informative)
A-deviations . 35Bibliography . 36 SIST EN 12817:2010
or g) an acoustic emission test (see Annex C). 6.3.2 Requalification for underground LPG tanks 6.3.2.1 Re-qualification intervals shall be specified in the written scheme. Re-qualification shall include 7.5.1 and conform to either 6.3.2.2 or 6.3.2.3. 6.3.2.2 Individual requalification of each tank shall include at least one test from group 1 and one from group 2 of Table 1. SIST EN 12817:2010
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