Overview

This document (EN 12972:2018/A1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 296 "Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR (France). The responsible German standardization committee is Working Committee NA 104-03-05 AA "Tanks für die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter" ("Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods - Testing, inspection and marking of tanks") at DIN Standards Committee Tank Installations (NATank). This document 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 fixed tanks (tank vehicles), demountable tanks, tank-wagons, portable tanks and tank containers for the transport of dangerous goods. This document is not applicable to battery-vehicles and battery-wagons comprising cylinders, tubes, pressure drums, bundles of cylinders, and multiple element gas containers (MEGCs), independent of whether the elements are receptacles or tanks.

Responsible national committee

NA 104-03-05 AA - Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods - Testing, inspection and marking of tanks  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 296/WG 5 - Testing, inspection and marking