G/TBT/N/UGA/1198  
11 March 2020  
(20-1912) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: http://www.unbs.go.ug  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from  above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Welded 
steel tanks; Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than 
compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel , of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether 
or not lined or heat -insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 
(HS 7309); Trucks and trailers (ICS 43.080.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  903:2016,Welded steel tanks for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) — Road tankers — 
Design and manufacture, First Edition (72 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies minimum requirements 
for materials, design, constr uction and workmanship procedures, and tests for welded 
LPG road tanker tanks and their welded  attachments manufactured from carbon, 
carbon/manganese and micro alloy steels. This standard does not cover tanks for ISO 
type containers.  
7. Objective and rati onale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 6892-1, Metallic materials -- Tensile testing -- Part 1: Method of test at 
room temperature  
2. ISO 148 -1, Metallic materials — Charpy pendulum impact test —Test method  G/TBT/N/UGA/1198  
 
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  3. ISO 17636 -2 Non -destructive testing of welds -- Radiographic testing -- Part 2: 
X- and gamm a-ray techniques with digital detectors  
4. ISO 11484, Steel products — Employers qualification system for non -destructive 
testing (NDT) personnel  
5. ISO 6520 -1, Welding and allied processes — Fusion welding  
6. ISO 6520 -2, Welding and allied processes — Classificati on of geometric 
imperfection in metallic materials — Welding with pressure  
7. CD/K/1:2016; Inspection and testing of LPG road tankers  
8. ISO 9328 -2, Steel flat products for pressure purposes -- Technical delivery 
conditions -- Part 2: Nonalloy and alloy steels w ith specified elevated 
temperature properties  
9. KS 203; Methods for radiographic X -ray examination of fusion butt -welded steel  
10. KS 91, Specifications for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG)  
11. EN 287-1, Approval and testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels  
12. EN 288 -2, Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic 
materials — Part 2: Welding procedure — Specification for arc welding  
13. EN 288 -3, Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic 
materials — Part 3: Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of steels  
14. EN 444, Non -destructive testing — General principles for radiographic 
examination of metallic materials by X -and gamma rays  
15. EN 462 -1, Non -destructive testing — Image quality of radiographs — Part 1: 
Image quality indicators (wire type) — Determination of image quality value  
16. EN 462 -,2, Non -destructive testing — Image quality of radiographs — Part 2: 
Image quality indicators (step/hole type) — Determinati on of image quality 
value  
17. EN 473, Qualification and certification of NDT personnel — General principles  
18. EN 571-1, Non -destructive testing — Penetrant testing — Part 1: General 
principles  
19. EN 729 -2, Quality requirements for welding — Fusion welding of metallic 
materials — Part 2: Comprehensive quality requirements  
20. EN 837 -2, Pressure gauges — Part 2: Selection an d installation 
recommendations for pressure gauges  
21. EN 875, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials —Impact tests — Test 
specimen location notch orientation and examination  
22. EN 876, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Longitudinal tens ile 
test on weld metal in fusion welded joints  
23. EN 895, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Transverse tensile 
test 
24. EN 910, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Bend tests  
25. EN 970, Non -destructive examination of fusion welds — Visual examination  
26. EN 1290, Non -destructive examination of welds — Magnetic particle 
examination of welds  
27. EN 1321, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Macroscopic and 
microscopic examination of welds  
28. EN 1418, Welding personnel — Approval testi ng of operators for fusion welding 
and resistance weld setters for fully mechanized and automatic welding of 
metallic materials  G/TBT/N/UGA/1198  
 
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  29. EN 1435 Non -destructive examination of welds — Radiographic examination of 
welded joints  
30. EN 1714, Non -destructive examination of  welds — Ultrasonic examination of 
welded joints  
31. EN 10002 -1, Metallic materials — Tensile testing Part 1: Method test  
32. EN 10025, Hot -rolled products of non -alloyed structural steels — Technical 
delivery conditions  
33. EN 10028, (all parts).Flat products made of  steels for pressure purposes  
34. EN 10045 -1, Metallic materials — Charpy impact test — Part 1: Test method.  
35. EN 10204, Metallic products — Types of inspection documents  
36. EN 12252 Equipping of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) road tankers  
37. KS 06 -4, Specification for hot rolled steel sheets for the manufacture of low 
pressure gas cylinders  
38. KS 141 -1ISO 6892 -1, Metallic materials -- Tensile testing -- Part 1: Method of 
test at room temperature Specification for tensile testing — Part 1: Steel in 
general  
39. EN 12493, LPG equipment and accessories. Welded steel pressure vessels for 
LPG road tankers. Design and manufacture  
40. Recommended practices for local post  weld heat treatment by Joseph W. 
McEnerney  
41. ASME Section 8  
42. Guide for good industry practice for LPG road tanker management - World LPG 
Association  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: http://www.unbs.go.ug  
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