2.7 Safety regulations
The following list of safety regulations does not claim to be exhaustive and up-to-
date, and is applicable only for the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Ensure that the equivalent provisions of the operator’s country are observed.
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Ensure that all other statutory regulations and provisions, in particular, safety
regulations, pertaining to the operation or conveying medium are observed.
The following regulations, provisions and trade association rules must be observed
for commissioning and operation of compressor units as filling units in the Federal
Republic of Germany:
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14. ProdSV – German Ordinance on Pressure Vessels - fourteenth ordinance
for the Product Safety Law dated 27 September 2002
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ProdSG – German Product Safety Law - law regarding the provision of prod-
ucts in the market dated 8 November 2011
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BetrSichV – German Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health - ordinance on
safety and health protection when using resources dated 3 February 2015
Adhere to the TRBS (technical regulations for operational safety) and TRGS (techni-
cal regulation for dangerous substances) for concrete specifications regarding the
details of the German Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health:
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TRBS 1111 - hazard assessment and safety assessment - TRBS dated 5 Sep-
tember 2006
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TRBS 1201 - tests of resources and units that need monitoring - TRBS dated 6
August 2012
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TRBS 1203 - competent persons - TRBS dated 17 March 2010
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TRBS 2141 - risks due to vapour and pressure - general requirements - TRBS
dated 31 January 2007
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TRBS 3145 / TRGS 725 - transportable compressed gas tanks - filling, provi-
sion, intra-company transportation, emptying - TRBS / TRGS dated 14 June
2013
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TRBS 3146 / TRGS 726 - stationary pressure units for gases - TRBS / TRGS
dated 14 April 2014
If a high pressure compressor is used for filling pressurised gas containers (cylin-
ders) or for supplying pneumatic systems, the trade association regulations, rules,
information and principles of safety and health while working apply to commission-
ing and operation within the Federal Republic of Germany:
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BGV A1 / DGUV Regulation 1 - principles of prevention (edition 04/2005;
01/2008; 01/2009)
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BGR 500 / DGUV Rule 100-500 - operating the resources (edition 10/2004;
07/2005; 09/2005; 11/2005; 12/2005; 03/2006; 08/2006; 10/2006;
03/2007; 04/2008)
Instructions for the licensing process and the testing of filling stations be-
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