Dangerous Goods by Road
production inspection and certification
general requirements
an inspection body, or its delegate, shall carry out the inspection and certification of each pressure
receptacle. the inspection body selected by the manufacturer for inspection and testing during
production may be different from the inspection body used for the design type approval testing.
where it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the inspection body that the manufacturer has
trained competent inspectors, independent of the manufacturing operations, inspection may be
performed by those inspectors. in such a case, the manufacturer shall maintain training records of the
inspectors.
the inspection body shall verify that the inspections by the manufacturer, and tests performed on
those pressure receptacles, fully conform to the standard and the requirements of adr. should nonconformance
in conjunction with this inspection and testing be determined, the permission to have
inspection performed by the manufacturer's inspectors may be withdrawn.
the manufacturer shall, after approval by the inspection body, make a declaration of conformity with
the certified design type. the application of the pressure receptacle certification marks shall be
considered a declaration that the pressure receptacle complies with the applicable pressure receptacle
standards and the requirements of this conformity assessment system and adr. the inspection body
shall affix or delegate the manufacturer to affix the pressure receptacle certification marks and the
registered mark of the inspection body to each approved pressure receptacle.
a certificate of compliance, signed by the inspection body and the manufacturer, shall be issued
before the pressure receptacles are filled.