(1) The obligations arising from the essential safety requirements listed in this Schedule for pressure equipment also apply to assemblies where the corresponding hazard exists.
(2) The obligations arising from the essential safety requirements apply only if the corresponding hazard exists for the pressure equipment when it is used under conditions which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
(3) The manufacturer must analyse the hazards and risks in order to identify those which apply to the equipment on account of pressure, and must then design and construct it taking account of that analysis.
(4) The essential safety requirements are to be interpreted and applied in such a way as to take account of—
(a) the state of the art and current practice at the time of design and manufacture; and
(b) technical and economic considerations which are consistent with a high degree of health and safety protection.
(1) Pressure equipment must be designed, manufactured and checked, and if applicable equipped and installed, in such a way as to ensure its safety when put into service in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, or in reasonably foreseeable conditions.
(2) In choosing the most appropriate solutions, the manufacturer must apply the principles set out below in the following order—
(a) eliminate or reduce hazards as far as is reasonably practicable;
(b) apply appropriate protection measures against hazards which cannot be eliminated;
(c) where appropriate, inform users of residual hazards and indicate whether it is necessary to take appropriate special measures to reduce the risks at the time of installation and/or use.
(3) Where the potential for misuse is known or can be clearly foreseen, the pressure equipment must be designed to prevent risks from such misuse or, if that is not possible, adequate warning given that the pressure equipment must not be used in that way.
