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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 14717:2021
01-marec-2021
Varjenje in sorodni postopki - Kontrolni vprašalnik/seznam v zvezi z okoljem
Welding and allied processes - Environmental check list
Schweißen und verwandte Prozesse - Umweltcheckliste
Soudage et techniques connexes - Liste de vérification relative à l'environnement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 14717
ICS:
13.020.01 Okolje in varstvo okolja na Environment and
splošno environmental protection in
general
25.160.01 Varjenje, trdo in mehko Welding, brazing and
spajkanje na splošno soldering in general
oSIST prEN 14717:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 14717
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

March 2021
ICS Will supersede EN 14717:2005
English Version

Welding and allied processes - Environmental check list
Soudage et techniques connexes - Liste de vérification Schweißen und verwandte Prozesse -
relative à l'environnement Umweltcheckliste
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 121.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Procedures. 6
5 Check lists of possible environmental aspects . 7
Annex A (informative) Assessment and recommended actions. 10
Annex B (informative) Requirements . 15
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the ecodesign
requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2019/1784 aimed to be covered . 16
Bibliography . 17

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European foreword
This document (prEN 14717:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 “Welding
and allied processes”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 14717:2005.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
The main changes compared to the previous edition EN 14717:2005 are as follows:
a) the document was editorially reviewed;
b) new terms (ecodesign and improvement of the environmental performance) under Clause 2 added;
c) new Annex ZA regarding relationship between this document and the ecodesign requirements of
Commission Regulation (EU) No 2019/1784.
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Introduction
Protection of the environment is a key political issue in Europe and elsewhere. Protection of the
environment is taken in a very broad sense. What is meant is the total life cycle aspects of, e.g. a product
on the environment, including expenditure of energy and during all phases from mining of raw materials,
fabrication, packaging, distribution, use, scrapping, recycling of materials, etc. However, assessment of all
aspects of the welded product or structure during its entire lifetime cycle is beyond the scope of the
present document. The document is limited to aspects directly related to welding fabrication.
The design of the fabricated structures puts a lower limit on the expenditure of energy during joint
preparation and welding, on the consumption of consumables and consequently on emissions of fumes
and gases during welding, etc. but the design phase is not covered by the document.
Welding fabrication has many environmental aspects. This document provides for a checklist, which may
be used for identification of environmental aspects during welding fabrication.
Provisions are restricted to a general guidance. Limit values are specified in national laws.
Some of the environmental aspects also have an implication for occupational health and safety, but the
check list in this document is incomplete for this use.
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1 Scope
This document provides check lists for the assessment of the environmental aspects of welding
fabrication of metallic materials including site and repair work. Informative annexes indicate
recommended actions for avoiding and reducing the possible environmental impacts outside the
workshop.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
welding fabrication
includes the following activities and associated processes:
— joint preparation including thermal cutting and grinding;
— surface preparation including sand blasting, shot blasting, shot peening, chemical pickling and
cleaning;
— welding, including grinding and back gouging;
— soldering and brazing;
— thermal spraying;
— preheating and heat treatments;
— flame straightening and mechanical straightening;
— inspection and testing of welds and thermal sprayed surfaces
3.2
disposal
collection, sorting, transport and treatment of waste as well as its storage and tipping above or
underground, the transformation operations necessary for its re-use, recovery or recycling
[SOURCE: Directive 75/442/EEC]
3.3
ecodesign
integration of environmental aspects into product design with the aim of improving the environmental
performance of the product throughout its whole life cycle
[SOURCE: Directive 2009/125/EC]
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3.4
environment
surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna,
humans and their interrelation
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015, 3.2.1, modified – Note 1 to entry and Note 2 to entry have been deleted.]
3.5
environmental aspect
element of an organization's activities or products or services that can interact with the environment
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015, 3.2.2, modified – Note 1 to entry and Note 2 to entry have been deleted.]
3.6
environmental impact
any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
organization's environmental aspects
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015, 3.2.4.]
3.7
improvement of the environmental performance
process of enhancing the environmental performance of a product over successive generations, although
not necessarily in respect of all environmental aspects of the product simultaneously
[SOURCE: Directive 2009/125/EC]
4 Procedures
Requirements for the protection of the environment and improvement of the environmental performance
of welding equipment during welding fabrication can originate from a number of sources such as:
— legal requirements, often at the national level;
— commercial requirements (customer requirements);
— economical requirements, e.g. related to insurance.
Annex B provides further comments on the possible requirements.
Absolute limits, e.g. emissions, can apply but protection of the environment is, as a general rule, a
continuous process for which gradual improvements are aimed.
The check lists in the document can be used as a tool for determination of possible problem areas. In
general this applies to the following situations:
— when planning a fabrication, the application of new methods of fabrication or new equipment;
— for identification of procedures for monitoring or checks of actual environmental aspects;
— for specification of procedures for handling, storage and disposal of environmentally harmful
substances.
All check lists state possible environmental aspects. Many aspects can be identified during the planning
stage as having no environmental impact. Others can be shown to be of no significance by monitoring or
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checking the production processes. A few can result in further action to comply with the requirements.
Annex A provides some general guidance for assessment and possible actions.
5 Check lists of possible environmental aspects
Table 1 — Common to welding fabrication
Common to welding fabrication
Consumables Check for:
— Consumption of welding consumables during
welding (filler material, shielding gas, backing gas,
electrode coating);
— Disposal of containers, packaging material, etc.;
— Disposal of used consumables and waste
materials.
Equipment Check for:
— Energy and fuel efficiency;
— Generation of physical aspects, e.g. noise, heat
and radiation;
— Requirements for spare parts and consumables
for maintenance;
— Procedures for disposal of the equipment.
Work operation Check for:
— Disposal of scrap;
— Emission of fumes, gases and aerosols;
— Energy and fuel consumption;
— Fire hazards and explosion risks whenever there
is a risk of ignition;
— Generation of physical aspects, e.g. heat, light,
noise, radiation.
Several of the aspects listed above have a limited range of influence. It depends on the
circumstances whether they represent an environmental aspect or not. Noise may e.g. not
represent an environmental aspect when working in a large workshop but could be a serious
problem when working on site or performing repair work in residential areas.
Table 2 — Joint and surface preparation, weld dressing, surface treatment and cleaning
Joint and surface preparation, weld dressing, surface treatment and cleaning
Cleaning, pickling and other chemical Check for:
treatment
— Disposal of cleaning agents and other chemicals;
— Vapours;
— Leakage of consumables, cleaning agents, etc. from
storage vessels representing a risk of
contamination of soil, drains, watercourses or
groundwater;
— Emission of hazardous substances in the air.
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Joint and surface preparation, weld dressing, surface treatment and cleaning
Grinding and gouging Check for:
— Disposal of dust, used grinding wheels and other
tools for grinding;
— Dust explosions;
a
— Emission of dust;
— Noise.
Sandblasting, shot blasting, shot Check for:
peening, etc.
— Disposal of dust and used sand/shot;
a
— Emission of dust;
— Noise.
Thermal cutting Check for:
— Disposal of scrap, slag or mud;
— Emission of UV-/IR-radiation;
a
— Emission of dust;
— Noise;
— Use of coolants;
— Emission of hazardous gases, e.g. nitrogen oxide
(if relevant).
a
Un-controlled emission of dust (not least when working on site) could represent a risk of
contamination of soil, drains, watercourses or groundwater, e.g. by heavy metals.
Table 3 — Welding, brazing and soldering
Welding, brazing and soldering
Welding, brazing Check for:
and soldering — Disposal of non-permanent backing;
 — Disposal of slag, fluxes and powders;
 — Emission of UV-/IR-radiation;
 a
— Emission of fume, dust and gases ;
 — Noise;
 — Use of coolants;
— Electrode stubs.
a
Un-controlled emission of dust (not least when working on site) could represent
a risk of contamination of soil, drains, watercourses or groundwater, e.g. by heavy
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Table 4 — Thermal spraying
Thermal spraying
Thermal spraying Check for:
— Emission of fume and dust;
— Disposal of dust;
— Noise;
— Pollution of water curtain;
— Radiation (arc processes).
Table 5 — Pre- and post heating and post weld heat treatment
Pre- and post heating, post weld heat treatment and straightening
Pre- and post heating, post Check for:
weld heat treatment and
— Disposal of insulating materials and other materials
straightening
(in particular for temporary ovens);
— Use of coolants;
— Energy consumption (e.g. efficiency of insulation);
— Energy consumption of repairing/re-working.
Table 6 — Inspection and testing
Inspection and testing
Inspection and testing Check for:
— Disposal of chemicals used for development of
radiographs;
— Disposal of radiographs after use;
— Ionising radiation;
— Use and disposal of fluids and powders used for
magnetic particle testing;
— Use and disposal of penetrant and cleaning materials;
— Cleaning/disposal of UT couplants.
Table 7 — Destructive testing
Destructive testing
Destructive testing Check for:
— Use and disposal of chemicals used for preparation of
test pieces;
— Disposal of scrap and t
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