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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN1964-1:2000

IncorporatingCorrigendum No.1

The European Standard EN 1964-1:1999 has the status of aBritish Standard

ICS 23.020.30

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

Transportable gascylinders Specification for thedesign and constructionof refillabletransportable seamlesssteel gas cylinders ofwater capacities from0,5 litre up to andincluding 150 litres

Part 1: Cylinders made of seamless steelwith an Rm value of less than 1100 MPa

Copyright British Standards Institution Provided by IHS under license with BSI

Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS

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This British Standard, havingbeen prepared under thedirection of the EngineeringSector Committee, was publishedunder the authority of theStandards Committee and comesinto effect on 15 May 2000

BSI 06-2000

ISBN 0 580 32198 3

BS EN 1964-1:2000

Amendments issued since publication

Amd. No. Date Comments

10996Corrigendum No. 1

June 2000 Supersession details amended in National foreword

National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1964-1:1999.It partially supersedes BS 5045-1:1982, which will be amended accordingly and berenumbered as BS 5045-7 to cover special portable applications.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical CommitteePVE/3, Gas containers, to subcommitte PVE/3/3, Transportable gas containers-Cylinder design and constructiona nd testing at time of manufacture, which has theresponsibility to:

aid enquirers to understand the text;

present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on theinterpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;

monitor related international and European developments and promulgatethem in the UK.

A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on requestto its secretary.

Cross-references

The British Standards which implement international or European publicationsreferred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under thesection entitled International Standards Correspondence Index, or by using theFind facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of acontract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunityfrom legal obligations.

Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,pages 2 to 49 and a back cover.

The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the documentwas last issued.



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BS EN 1964-1

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Transcript of BS EN 1964-1