1、BSI Standards Publication PD CEN/TS 16765:2015 LPG equipment and accessories Environmental considerations for CEN/TC 286 standardsPD CEN/TS 16765:2015 PUBLISHED DOCUMENT National foreword This Published Document is the UK implementation of CEN/TS 16765:2015. The UK participation in its preparation w
2、as entrusted to Technical Committee PVE/19, LPG containers and their associated fittings. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible
3、for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2015. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2015 ISBN 978 0 580 86494 0 ICS 23.020.30 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This Published Document was published under the authority of the Standar
4、ds Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 April 2015. Amendments issued since publication Date Text affectedPD CEN/TS 16765:2015TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SPCIFICATION TECHNIQUE TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION CEN/TS 16765 April 2015 ICS 23.020.30 English Version LPG equipment and accessories - Environmental con
5、siderations for CEN/TC 286 standards quipements pour GPL et leurs accessoires - Considrations environnementales pour les normes du CEN/TC 286 Flssiggas-Gerte und Ausrstungsteile - Umweltgesichtspunkte fr Normen des CEN/TC 286 This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 15 December 2
6、014 for provisional application. The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard. CEN members are requir
7、ed to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conve
8、rsion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Lux
9、embourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brus
10、sels 2015 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. CEN/TS 16765:2015 EPD CEN/TS 16765:2015 CEN/TS 16765:2015 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions5 4 Environm
11、ental aspects to be considered for systematically addressing environmental issue s 6 5 De sign .6 6 Procurement 7 7 Production .9 7.1 General 9 7.2 Me a sure s to re duce environmental impact9 8 Customer information9 9 Packaging 10 10 Transportation . 10 11 Product operation and reuse . 10 11.1 Dura
12、bility of the product, maintenance and repair 10 11.2 Reconditioning and reuse of equipment 10 11.3 Inspection and testing . 11 11.3.1 Water . 11 11.3.2 Discharges to water. 11 11.3.3 Emi ssion s to air. 12 11.3.4 Discharges to soil 12 12 End of life 12 Annex A (informative) Recycling symbols . 13 B
13、ibliography 15 PD CEN/TS 16765:2015 CEN/TS 16765:2015 (E) 3 Foreword This document (CEN/TS 16765:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 286 “Liquefied petroleum gas equipment and accessories”, the secretariat of which is held by NSAI. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of
14、 the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to announce
15、 this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romani
16、a, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. PD CEN/TS 16765:2015 CEN/TS 16765:2015 (E) 4 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. Provisions need to
17、 be restricted to a general guidance. Limit values are specified in national laws. It is recommended that manufacturers develop an environmental management policy. For guidance see the EN ISO 14000- series. It has been assumed in the drafting of this Technical Specification that the execution of its
18、 provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people. Some of the environmental aspects also have an implication for occupational health and safety. PD CEN/TS 16765:2015 CEN/TS 16765:2015 (E) 5 1 Scope Protection of the environment needs to be considered during the total life-c
19、ycle of a particular product, e.g. impact on the environment including expenditure of energy during all phases of its life-cycle, from mining of raw materials, production, testing, packaging, distribution, maintenance and use, end-of-life disposal and recycling of materials, etc. This Technical Spec
20、ification provides information on the environmental aspects of equipment and accessories produced for the LPG industry. The following are addressed: a) design; b) manufacture; c) packaging; d) use and operation; and e) disposal. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, ar
21、e normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 14717, Welding and allied processes Environmental ch
22、eck list 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 environmental aspect element of an organizations activities or products or services that can interact with the environment Note 1 to entry: A significant environmental aspect has or can
23、 have a significant environmental impact. 3.2 environmental impact change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organizations environmental aspects 3.3 life-cycle a ssessment LCA compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential en
24、vironmental impacts of a product system throughout its life-cycle 3.4 prevention of pollution use of processes, practices, techniques, materials, products, services or energy to avoid, reduce or control (separately or in combination) the creation, emission or discharge of any type of pollutant or wa
25、ste, in order to reduce adverse environmental impacts PD CEN/TS 16765:2015 CEN/TS 16765:2015 (E) 6 Note 1 to entry: Prevention of pollution can include source reduction or elimination, process, product or service changes, efficient use of resources, material and energy substitution, reuse, recovery,
26、 recycling, reclamation and treatment. 3.5 packaging all items made of any material of any nature to be used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery and presentation of goods, from raw materials to processed goods, from the producer to the user or the consumer Note 1 to entry: In this re
27、port the goods are referred to as “packaged product” or just “product”, in order to distinguish it from the packaging. 4 Environmental aspects to be considered for systematically addressing environmental issues There is a need to reduce the potential adverse impacts on the environment of a product t
28、hat can occur during all stages of its life. The potential environmental impacts of products can be reduced by taking into account environmental issues. The impact on the environment from the product life-cycle is caused by: depletion of resources; and pollution including, air emissions, effluent, w
29、aste materials and other releases. Each of the aspects of the product life-cycle shall be examined in order to reduce these impacts on the environment, referred to as a life-cycle assessment. These include: design; procurement, raw material acquisition, recycling of materials; production and testing
30、; packaging and distribution; maintenance and use; and end-of-life disposal, reuse or recycling. Prevention of pollution can take many forms and can be incorporated at all stages of the product life-cycle. For example, hazardous, toxic or otherwise harmful substances and materials prescribed in prod
31、uct standards should be substituted by other less harmful substances and materials, whenever possible and feasible, as long as it can be demonstrated that at least an equivalent level of quality and safety can be provided and any applicable regulations do not impair such substitution. 5 Design Produ
32、ct design is the strongest tool for avoiding potential environmental impacts at all stages of the product life-cycle. There are several approaches to product design that consider elements of resource conservation and prevention of pollution. Manufacturers should develop an environmental management p
33、olicy; for guidance see the EN ISO 14000- series. The design of LPG equipment and accessories should take account of the following: PD CEN/TS 16765:2015 CEN/TS 16765:2015 (E) 7 procurement; minimizing the use of materials; efficient transport of the finished product; minimizing the environmental imp
34、act of in service maintenance; and minimizing the environmental impact of end of life disposal. The LPG equipment and accessories shall be designed so that its use is straightforward with minimal complexity, reducing the risk of accidental misuse that could lead to adverse environmental impacts. 6 P
35、rocurement The manufacturer should endeavour to acquire materials and components from suppliers who have a declared environmental policy, see EN ISO 14021, EN ISO 14024 and EN ISO 14025. Table 1 provides recommendations related to the selection and acquisition of raw materials, pre-manufactured mate
36、rials and components. It is important in the procurement of raw materials that the depletion of resources is considered when choosing the particular materials for the product. The manufacturer should endeavour to minimize wastage of material by selecting appropriately sized materials related to the
37、finished parts required for manufacture. Unavoidable waste/scrap material should be recycled. Materials reuse, ease of recycling and recovery are important factors that should influence the choice of materials. Materials should be chosen to ensure that end-of-life disposal is minimized. PD CEN/TS 16
38、765:2015 CEN/TS 16765:2015 (E) 8 Table 1 Acquisition of raw material, pre-manufactured material and components Recommendations Examples of choices and limitations Using the smallest possible amounts of materials A decision should be made when a higher amount of a material A with abundant resources i
39、s compared with a smaller amount of a material B with very limited resources. Using materials which can be easily recovered or recycled Choices should be made for packaging when, a light- weight flexible packaging disposed of by incineration or land-filling is compared with a heavy rigid container,
40、e.g. a cardboard box or a steel can that is easy to recycle. Using recycled or reused materials As a criterion, the end-of-life recycling rate should be preferred to the percentage of recycled material in a product. A lack of knowledge of the quality of the recycled material e.g. the chemical compos
41、ition (hazardous substances, contaminations) may limit the use of those materials. Using renewable resources and minimizing the use of non-renewable raw materials This criterion is only valid if renewable resources are sustainably managed and are not depleted faster than they can re-grow. Checking t
42、he merits of a reusable version of the product Choices should be made if a reused product consumes more energy than a new product. Restricting the use of hazardous substances to the unavoidable functional need, with special regard to toxic and very toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic subst
43、ances Choices should be made if small traces of hazardous materials are dissolved in recycled materials. In such cases, the bioavailability of the dissolved hazardous materials needs to be considered. Selecting raw materials to optimize durability and lifetime No known limitations or decision confli
44、cts/No example provided. Using standardized elements, parts, components for easy maintenance, reuse or recycling No known limitations or decision conflicts/No example provided. Minimizing the number of different materials No known limitations or decision conflicts/No example provided. Reusing compon
45、ents in or from other products Choices should be made if a reusable component uses more energy or has other increased environmental impacts compared with a new component. Minimizing the use of energy and the emission of greenhouse gases during raw material acquisition A decision conflict may occur,
46、for example, between the use of steel and aluminium in road and rail vehicles, where energy use in the operational stage may be a critical environmental aspect. Prescribing performance criteria, which includes environmental performance, rather than materials or substances to be used This usually req
47、uires comprehensive specification by the producer and further testing of the product. Technical performance and environmental performance criteria can contradict each other. PD CEN/TS 16765:2015 CEN/TS 16765:2015 (E) 9 7 Production 7.1 General The scarcity of water, especially of fresh water from su
48、rface or underground sources, is critical in many regions of the world. The efficient use of water in the different stages of the product life-cycle needs to be considered, where pertinent. In addition, the availability of water where it is needed requires the use of energy to transport it. Noise le
49、vels from the production process should be evaluated and measures put into place to minimize the impact upon the external environment. Where heat treatment is performed, the process shall be designed to minimize energy consumption, use of coolants, and ensure the environmentally friendly disposal of insulating material and other waste. 7.2 Measures to reduce environmental impact Table 2 provides recommendations related to the production and testing of products. Table 2 Production Recommendations for provisions in standards Examples of choice
