SCHEDULE 4 (Annex III to the Pressure Equipment Directive)CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

Module E1 (product quality assurance)

2.  The manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation described below.

• The technical documentation must enable an assessment to be made of the conformity of the pressure equipment with the requirements of the Directive which apply to it. It must, as far as is relevant for such assessment, cover the design, manufacture and operation of the pressure equipment and contain:

  • a general description of the pressure equipment,

  • conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assem blies, circuits, etc.,

  • descriptions and explanations necessary for an understanding of the said drawings and diagrams and the operation of the pressure equipment,

  • a list of the standards referred to in Article 5, applied in full or in part, and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements of the Directive where the standards referred to in Article 5 have not been applied,

  • results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.,

  • test reports.