BS EN 12972:2018

What is BS EN 12972-Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods about?  

BS EN 12972 specifies testing, inspection, and marking for the type of approval, initial inspection, periodic inspection, intermediate inspection. 

BS EN 12972  specifies 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. 

Who is BS EN 12972-Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods for? 

BS EN 12972 on tanks for the transport of dangerous goods is useful for: 

• Military organization 
• Tank manufacturing companies 
• Transport management organization 

Why should you use BS EN 12972-Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods? 

The types and frequencies of the inspections and tests as well as the responsibilities are given by the relevant regulations concerning the transport of dangerous goods.  

BS EN 12972 becomes mandatory if declared as such in the relevant regulation concerning the transport of dangerous goods because it lets the users know about the requirements for necessary checks for the tank containers. 

BS EN 12972 helps the users with the significant information required to test, inspect, and mark the metallic tanks.  

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 12972:2018 supersedes BS EN 12972:2015. BS EN 12972:2018 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 12972:2015. These include: 

• Alignment with RID [1] and ADR [2] as known at publication of this document 
• Update of the normative references 
• Addition of requirements for NDT and manufacturing tolerances 
• Amendment of hydraulic pressure test and leak proofness test 
• Deletion of Subclauses 5.6.4 “Test fluid” and 5.6.5 “Precautions for gas as a test fluid”