SIST EN 12493:2008/kFprA1:2011

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LPG equipment and accessories - Welded steel tanks for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) -
Road tankers - Design and manufacture
Flüssiggas-Geräte und Ausrüstungsteile - Geschweißte Druckbehälter aus Stahl für
Flüssiggas (LPG) - Konstruktion und Herstellung von Straßentankfahrzeugen
Équipements pour GPL et leurs accessoires - Réservoirs en acier soudés pour gaz de
pétrole liquéfié (GPL) - Conception et construction des camions-citernes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12493:2008/FprA1
ICS:
23.020.20 Posode in vsebniki, montirani Vessels and containers
na vozila mounted on vehicles
43.080.10 Tovornjaki in priklopniki Trucks and trailers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 12493:2008
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
September 2011
ICS 23.020.30
English Version
LPG equipment and accessories - Welded steel tanks for
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - Road tankers - Design and
manufacture
Équipements pour GPL et leurs accessoires - Réservoirs Flüssiggas-Geräte und Ausrüstungsteile - Geschweißte
en acier soudés pour gaz de pétrole liquéfié (GPL) -
Druckbehälter aus Stahl für Flüssiggas (LPG) -
Conception et construction des camions-citernes Konstruktion und Herstellung von Straßentankfahrzeugen
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 286.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 12493:2008. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.

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Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Modification to the Introduction .4
2 Modification to Clause 3 .4
2.1 Modification to 3.5 .4
2.2 Modification to 3.6 .4
2.3 Modification to 3.8 .4
2.4 Add new term and definition 3.9 .4
3 Modification to Clause 4 .5
3.1 Addition of a new subclause 4.1 .5
3.2 Modification to new subclause 4.2.5
3.3 Modification to new subclause 4.4.5
4 Modification to Clause 5 .5
4.1 Modification to subclause 5.1 .5
4.2 Modification to subclause 5.2 .5
5 Modification to subclause 6.4 .5
6 Modification to Clause 8 .6
6.1 Addition of new subclause 8.2 .6
6.2 Modification to old subclause 8.4.2, Hot forming .6
6.3 Modification to old subclause 8.5.8, Preheat .6
6.4 Modification to old subclause 8.6, Post-weld heat treatment .6
6.5 Modification to old subclause 8.7, Manufacturing tolerances .7
6.6 Modification to old subclause 8.8.1, General requirements .7
7 Modification to Clause 10 .7
7.1 Modification to subclause 10.4.3 .7
7.2 Modification to subclause 10.4.4 .7
8 Modification to Clause 11 .7
9 Modification to Table A.1 .7
10 Modification to B.2 .7
11 Modification to C.2 .8
12 Modification to Annex L .8
12.1 Modification to Figure L.1. .8
12.2 Modification to Table L.1 .8
13 New informative Annex M . 11
14 Modification to Bibliography . 12

Foreword
This document (EN 12493:2008/FprA1:2011) 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 Unique Acceptance Procedure.
The amendment to the 2008 version includes:
 Update of LPG terminology,
 Environmental aspects, see Annex M.
1 Modification to the Introduction
Add new text after the existing text in the 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. Annex M lists the clause where an
environmental impact has been considered.
It is recommended that manufacturers develop an environmental management policy. For guidance see
ISO 14000 series.".
2 Modification to Clause 3
2.1 Modification to 3.5
Add the following note after the definition:
"NOTE Also referred to as a 'fixed tank' in the ADR.".
2.2 Modification to 3.6
In definition 3.6 for competent authority, replace "by its government" with "in accordance with national
regulation" to read:
"authority designated as such in each country in accordance with national regulation".
2.3 Modification to 3.8
Delete exiting definition 3.8 for competent person, and replace with the following definition:
"person who, by combination of appropriate qualification, training, experience, and resources, is able to make
objective judgments on the subject".
2.4 Add new term and definition 3.9
Add new term and definition 3.9 for LPG:
"3.9
liquefied petroleum gas
LPG
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 or traces of other
hydrocarbon gases".
3 Modification to Clause 4
3.1 Addition of a new subclause 4.1
Insert new subclause 4.1 and renumber subsequent subclauses:
"4.1 Environmental
The manufacturer shall endeavour to acquire materials and components from suppliers who have
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