Legal and Code Requirements in Industry
In most countries, industries are legally required to protect pressure vessels and other equipment by using relief valves. Also in most countries, equipment design codes such as those provided by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Petroleum Institute (API) and other organizations like ISO (ISO 4126) must be complied with and those codes include design standards for relief valves.
The main standards, laws or directives are:
- ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII Division 1 and Section I
- API (American Petroleum Institute) Recommended Practice 520/521, API Standard 2000 et API Standard 526
- ISO 4126 (International Organisation for Standardisation)
- EN 764-7 (European Standard based on pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC)
- AD Merkblatt (German)
- PED 97/23/EC (Pressure Equipment Directive – European Union).
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