General This European Standard applies to shell boilers with volumes in excess of 2 litres for the generation of steam and/or hot water at an allowable pressure greater than 0,5 bar and with a temperature in excess of 110 °C. The purpose of this European Standard is to ensure that the hazards associated with the operation of shell boilers are reduced to a minimum and that adequate protection is provided to contain the hazards that still prevail when the shell boiler is put into service. This protection will be achieved by the proper application of the design, manufacturing, testing and inspection methods and techniques incorporated in the various parts of this European Standard. Where appropriate, adequate warning of residual hazards and the potential for misuse are given in the training and operating instructions and local to the equipment concerned (see EN 12953-7 and EN 12953-8). NOTE Further requirements relating to operating instructions in EN 12953-13 should be taken into consideration and further requirements relating to hazard analysis in CEN/TS 764-6 should be taken into consideration. This European Standard specifies requirements for both directly fired and electrically heated boilers including low pressure boilers (LPB, see 3.7) as well as for waste-heat boilers with a gas-side pressure not exceeding 0,5 bar 1) of cylindrical design, constructed from carbon or carbon manganese steels by fusion welding and a design pressure not exceeding 40 bar. The boilers covered by this European Standard are intended for land use for providing steam or hot water (typical examples are shown in Figures 3.1 to 3.6). NOTE For boilers operating at pressure greater than those stated the rules of this standard equally apply. However, it is generally considered that additional design analysis, inspection and testing may be necessary. Where a particular boiler is a combination of shell and water-tube design then the water-tube standard series EN 12952 is used in addition to this European Standard. One such example of this combination is shown in Figure 3.3. This European Standard applies to the generator, from the feed-water inlet connection to the steam outlet connection and to all other connections, including the valves and steam and water fittings. If welded ends are used, the requirements specified herein begin or end at the weld where flanges, if used, would have been fitted. For Low Pressure Boilers (LPB) less stringent requirements concerning design and calculation are acceptable. Details are defined in the respective clauses. This European standard does not apply to the following types of boilers: a) water-tube boilers; b) non stationary boilers, e.g locomotive boilers; c) thermal oil boilers; d) boilers where the main pressure housing is made of cast material. This European standard does not cover brickwork setting and insulation. NOTE Stainless steel boilers are covered by EN 14222. However, no construction code can be sufficiently detailed in order to guarantee, in all cases, the necessary operational safety. It is therefore the manufacturer's responsibility, in addition to complying with the requirements of this standard, to take into consideration the special measures which could be necessary in order to achieve the required level of safety.