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BS EN 962:1997

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Transportable gas cylinders. Valve protection caps and valve guards for industrial and medical gas cylinders. Design, construction and tests

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-04-2009

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-2001

Committees responsible
National foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
5 Materials
6 Prototype testing
7 Marking
8 Permitted use
9 Test report
Figure 1 - Valve protection cap and neck rings
Figure 2 - Valve guard
Figure 3 - Examples of valve guards
Figure 4 - Thread

Defines requirements for valve protection caps and guards to be used with industrial and medical gas cylinders. Specifies tests for checking mechanical strength and physical properties of valve protection cap or valve guard. Applicable to valve protection devices for fitting to gas cylinders used for liquified, dissolved or compressed gases.

Committee
PVE/3/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 92/85363 DC, 99/703619 DC, 00/704294 DC and BS 341-1(1962) (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 341-3:2002 Transportable gas container valves Valve outlet connections

BS EN 849:1997 Transportable gas cylinders. Cylinder valves. Specification and type testing
BS EN 720-2:1997 Transportable gas cylinders. Gases and gas mixtures Determination of flammability and oxidizing ability of gases and gas mixtures

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