DIN EN 12972:2015-04

This European Standard has been prepared by WG 5 "Testing, inspection and marking" (secretariat: DIN) of CEN/TC 296 "Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods" (secretariat: AFNOR, France). The national mirror committee for this purpose was Working Committee NA 104-03-05 AA "Tanks für die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter - Prüfung, Inspektion und Kennzeichnung von Tanks" ("Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods - Testing, inspection and marking of tanks") at NATank. 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 fixed tanks (tank vehicles), demountable tanks, tank-wagons, portable tanks and tank containers for the transport of dangerous goods. This European Standard 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.