TPED指令適用于在歐盟境內危險品公路運輸和鐵路運輸用的移動式壓力設備(簡稱TPE),包括新造和在用的、反復充裝的和定期檢驗的壓力設備。TPE的定義是指包括閥門和附件在內的、用于運輸2類危險品(氣體)以及穩定化氰化氫(6.1類)、無水氟化氫(8類)和氫氰酸(8類)用的罐式和瓶式容器,涉及產品包括鋼制氣瓶,LPG氣瓶,公路及鐵路罐車,移動式承壓設備閥門,安全閥等。
Transportable pressure equipment comprises:
1. Cylinders, tubes, pressure drums, closed cryogenic receptacles and bundles of cylinders
2. Tanks of tank vehicles, tank containers, tank wagons and others
3. As well as their valves and other accessories used for transport