Air Liquide OP 310 - Operational Guidelines and Regulatory Compliance; Regulatory Compliance: PED, ATEX, REACH; Food-Grade Applications and Cleaning

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2.7.5 FOOD regulation (EC) n°1935/2004
The AL equipment enhancing the term “FOOD” in their des-
ignation are specifically designed for use with food gases
used for food and beverage applications. They are compliant
withRegulationEC1935/2004whichrequiresthatpackaging
and articles intended to be in contact with foodstuffs are to
be manufactured in compliance with good manufacturing
practices and standard operating procedures.
Thus, under normal or foreseeable conditions of use, no
transferofcontaminants,e. g.metalelements,tofoodin
quantities that could endanger human health, modify food
composition or deteriorate organoleptic characteristics is
expected.
Nethertheless, the end-user must check the compliance with
an eventual national regulation.
Articles for food usage has a Food logo marking. For trace-
ability purposes, the batch number is written on each article
and AL can perform a batch recall, as requested by its Quality.
2.7.6 Cleaning
Each equipment is subject to a grease removal and a high
quality cleaning to preserve the purity of gas in the equipment
as well as for use with oxygen for compatible equipment. A
suitable packaging protects the equipment against exterior
pollutants during storage and transport.
Take care to avoid polluting the equipment during installa-
tion.
2.7.7 Testing
Prior to packing, each valve is checked for function and for
tightness.
2.7 Guidelines
2.7.1 Conformity
AIR LIQUIDE certifies that these equipment are in conformity
with the technical specifications of AIR LIQUIDE, which have
been manufactured, tested and inspected accordingly. The
manifolds are suitable for use with oxygen, provided that the
valve is specified for this purpose in chapter 10.
Please observe the relevant national and international laws,
regulations, directives,standards, technical rules as well as
the regulations and bulletins of employers’ liability insurance
association.
2.7.2 PED Directive 2014/68/EC:Pressurized equipment
TheAIRLIQUIDEfittingswithanominaldiameter< 25mm
(e. g.pressureregulators,valves,filters,etc.)meettherequire
mentsofArticle4,Paragraph3oftheDirective2014/68/EU
and the provisions of the article. Therefore these devices do
notbearaCEmarkingaccordingtoArticle18ofthisDirective.
2.7.3 ATEX Directive 2014/34/EC
The cylinder pressure regulators are not in the scope defined
in points a), b) et c) of the article of the ATEX Directive ; con-
sequently, they shall not bear the CE marking.
The regulators are not capable of causing an explosion
through their own potential sources of ignition: thus, they can
be installed in ATEX zone 1 or 2, provided that up to date
regulations, rules and operating instructions are observed
accordingly during installation and operation. Reminder: it is
the responsibility of the end user to define the ATEX zone.
2.7.4 REACH regulation (EC) n°1907/2006
The pressure reducers are made of brass parts, essentially
the body, which is a copper alloy with a lead content between
1 %and4 %w/w.Asrequestedbyart.33ofREACHRegulation
(Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals)
and with reference to current list of SVHC (substances of
very high concern) available on ECHA website, we inform that
leadmaybepresentinaconcentrationabove0,1 %inour
products made of brass.
Lead inclusion in the SVHC list in June 2018 does not modify
the use conditions described in operating instructions.
Lead will not be released to the surrounding environment or
the gas used during normal use. After product end of life, the
pressure reducers must be scrapped by an authorized metal
recycler.