Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU
Ensure your pressure equipment is safe and compliant
Essential safety requirements for pressure equipment
PED regulations outline essential requirements for pressure equipment, including design, materials, manufacturing processes, inspection, and testing, providing a legal structure to certification, which allows companies to trade freely across the European Union (EU).
Non-compliance can lead to legal penalties, reputational damage, and loss of customer trust. But more importantly, it can compromise the safety and effectiveness of your offerings.
End-to-end PED support, built around your compliance obligations
Globally Recognized Accreditations
LRQA holds a range of accreditations that enable the delivery of services in line with global and national schemes, codes, standards and regulations including PED.
Certification
As an accredited notified body, LRQA assesses equipment across PED Modules A to H1: EU-type examination, design examination, product verification and production quality assurance.
Supply Chain Assurance
Our inspectors verify pressure vessels, piping, boilers and assemblies at your suppliers' facilities worldwide, catching non-conformances against PED requirements before they reach your site.
WHY LRQA
Independent expertise. Global reach. Practical outcomes.
Global reach, local insight
LRQA offers specialist inspection & assurance services in over 80 countries, including PED, helping clients in every sector. Our team of over 1,500 inspection experts utilizes extensive local sector knowledge to help thousands of clients safely and sustainably establish best practices.
Consistent approach
We work with you, to gain a comprehensive understanding of your business including your PED needs. Using our broad expertise and continued support, we ensure that your suppliers, equipment, processes, and projects perform in line with expectations and comply with relevant laws, regulations, and best practices.
Flexible delivery
In many cases, our services can be delivered on-site or remotely using safe and secure technology. If you opt for our remote delivery methods, you’ll receive the same high-quality service with several added benefits, including flexibility, fast delivery and access to global expertise.
Total assurance
We’ve led the way in shaping our industry and continue to expand our services and expertise by collaborating with clients, acquiring businesses, and forming new partnerships. The result is a unique and connected portfolio of services – including PED - that can help you ensure complete product integrity.
