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Regulations (TÜV Technical Inspection Board, TRG Technical Guidelines for Gases, Pressure Vessel Directive)

The following laws, bylaws, regulations, guidelines and norms apply when setting up and operating a compressor in Germany:

• Product Safety Law
• Product Liability Law
• Pressure Vessel Directive
• Technical Regulations for Pressurised Gases (TRG)
  • Technical Regulations for Pressurised Gas Mixtures (TRG 102)
  • Technical Regulations for Filling Stations in General(TRG 400)
  • Technical Regulations for Construction of Filling Stations (TRG 401)
  • Technical Regulations for Operation of Filling Stations (TRG 402)
  • Technical Regulations for Foreign Pressure Vessels(TRG 405)
  • Technical Regulations for Licensing Procedures of Filling Stations (TRG 730)
  • Technical Regulations for Inspection of Filling Stations (TRG 790)
• Accident Prevention Guidelines (UVV)
  • Accident Prevention Guidelines for Compressors (VBG 16)
  • Accident Prevention Guidelines for Pressure Vessels (VBG 17)
• Purity Standard for Breathing Air (DIN EN 12021 - former DIN 3188)
  • Purity Standard for Breathing Air (EN 132, annex A)
• Regulations for the Transport:
  • Regulations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (GGVS) for Roads and Railways.
  • Guidelines by the Board of Accident Insurers for Public Entities (BAGUV):
    • Guidelines for Safe Diving for Emergency Services (GUV 10.7)
      • DLRG; Wasserwacht

These brochures can be obtained from:

Beuth-Vertriebsgesellschaft
Burggrafenstr. 4-10
10787 Berlin / Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 30 26010

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