The PED in the UK, including Market Surveillance TAIEX: Riga, November 28 2003

Mike Dodds Team Leader, Pressure Directives Standards & Technical Regulations Directorate Department of Trade and Industry 151 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9SS Tel: 00 44 207 215 1436 Fax: 00 44 207 215 1529 Email: mike.dodds@dti.gsi.gov.uk

The background to Pressure Equipment regulation in the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE): responsible for national regulations pre-PED Department of Trade & Industry (DTI): responsible for ‘New Approach’ policy and manufacturing industry Views of industry channelled through professional institutions and trade associations

Focus on DTI role DTI negotiates the directives DTI implements through secondary legislation Pressure Equipment Regulations (SI 1999/No. 2001) (PER) DTI sets up the compliance ‘machinery’ DTI leads the compliance effort through: Publicity material Arranging ‘PED events’ leading for the UK in pan-European analysis of PED DTI web-site (http://www.dti.gov/strd)

Focus on HSE role Replaces old national regulations with new ones: Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Container Regulations 1989 (PSTGCR) revoked Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 1999 (PSSR) Enforces PER through its network of field operations Accounts for activity to DTI through a ‘Service Level Agreement’

The UK scene – some figures Source of figures – Regulatory Impact Assessment (1996) 2000 manufacturers boilers and vessels, compressed air equipment, fire fighting, valves, air conditioning equipment £3.5 bn turnover (€5.1 bn approx.) 60,000 employees This is just the immediate impact!

The UK scene – some of the ‘Big Issues’ Assemblies Small manufacturers Materials Offshore

Assemblies Minor or major modification – do we have a new assembly ??? Blue Guide, Guideline 1/3 Extent of an assembly Recital 5, Guideline 3/9 Conformity assessment at two levels

Market surveillance in the UK - Theory Subsidiarity Art. 249 of EU Treaty Flexibility & co-operation “prevention is better than cure” Sanctions proportionate, dissuasive, effective (SI 2002/No. 1267) Evaluation UK’s consistently low accident rate, e.g. just under half EU average in 1998 (source Eurostat)

Market surveillance in the UK – Practice HSE has national responsibility for all industrial sectors Field operations is regionally based but co-ordinated through SAPID database Several industry specific teams (e.g. agriculture and wood, polymers and fibres, engineering, offshore) Specialist technical advice – pressure systems expertise based in Liverpool Potential for outsourcing where appropriate External stimuli

To sum up ……… Administration of PED in UK is a partnership on several levels PED is a highly complex directive and enforcement strategy must reflect this UK: large member state with relatively high ‘exposure’ to PED Market surveillance strategy tailored accordingly