Initial and recurrent Inspections of Pressure Equipment are applied to steam boilers and pressure vessels, in accordance with EU NEW Directive 2014/68/EU and National Legislation [OLD 97/23/EC].
Since 2004 our specialized personnel inspects thousands of Kilometers of major Gas Networks of medium and high pressure construction Projects, as well as natural gas projects in low pressure. Our main concern and responsibility is the smooth and safe construction of the project, in accordance to the applicable national and international standards in the PED framework.
Swiss Approval personnel is also accredited by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), as an authorized inspection agency (AIA), to support the enterprises in the certification of boilers and pressure vessels according to statutory ASME codes and standards.
We offer inspection services for manufacturing, repair and conversion, shop and / or field, worldwide. ASME Standards are used, recognized and accepted by more than 113 countries, making the certification highly important to the international market.
| Field of Inspection | Type of Inspection | Normative Regulations / Standrads /In house procedure Directive 2014/68/EU |
| Pressure equipment | Directive 2014/68/EU M.D. 74124/1431 (G.G. 2278/B/2016) | |
| Groups-Subgroups | Internal production control plus supervised pressure equipment checks at random intervals | Annex III, point 2, Module A2 |
| EU-Type examination – production type | Annex III, point 3.1, Module B | |
EU-Type examination – design type | Annex III,point 3.2, Module B | |
| Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised pressure equipment checks at random intervals | Annex III, point 4, Module C2 | |
| Conformity to type based on pressure equipment verification | Annex III, point 9, Module F | |
| Conformity based on unit verification | Annex III, point 10, Module G | |
| Permanent joining for pressure equipment | Approval of permanent joining procedures | Annex I, 3.1.2 |
| Approval of permanent joining personnel | Annex I, 3.1.2 | |
| 1.2 Vessels under pressure exposed to flame or other incoming heating which create danger for overheating. | ||
| 1.Shell boilers | EN 12953-1 to 13 | |
| 2.Water-tube boilers | EN 12952-1 to 13 | |
| 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 Metallic vessels not exposed to flame which contain liquids or gases or liquefied gases or solved gases | ||
| 1.1.4 Plastics Vessels | EN 13445-1 to 6 | |
| 1. Unfired pressure vessels | ASME VIII*, AD MERKBLATT* | |
| 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 Industrial metallic piping which contain liquids or gases or liquefied gases or solved gases | ||
| 1.3.3 Plastics Pipes | ||
| 1.Industrial Metallic piping |
| -EN13480-1 to 5 -ASME B31.1*,ASME B31.3*, ASME B31.4*, ASME B31.8* |