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Requirements for pressure equipment Pressure equipment is used in industrial applications, workplaces and households. Examples of pressure equipment include pressure tanks, steam and hot-water boilers and piping. The use of pressure equipment invo...

Inspection of plant protection application equipment Application equipment to be inspected Horizontal boom sprayers with a boom of > 3 m Sprayers for bush and tree crops (foggers) Pesticide application equipment in greenhouses with a tank of ≥ 25 ...

Risk categories of Personal Protective Equipment PPE is classified into three risk categories depending on the seriousness of risks the PPE in question protects against. Category I protects against minimal risks: superficial mechanical injury cont...

Installation, inspection and operating permits of natural gas pipework and equipment Installation Operators performing installation work must have enough qualified employees and equipment, instruments and systems required for their operations. Ins...

Tukes approves inspection bodies for the inspection of equipment and installations as well as the certifi-cation of persons in various fields.

PDF Safety of hydrogen handling and storage Guide Description: This guide presents hydrogen production, transmission and distribution methods and safe solutions for them. Target group: Operators Date: 23 January 2024 Table of contents Introduction...

Safety requirements for chemical piping Companies must ensure that their chemical piping is operating reliably and that it is used safely. The requirements for piping are included in the legislation concerning chemical safety and pressure equipmen...

Conformity of gas cylinders Gas cylinders must be designed, produced, inspected and tested in accordance with the relevant standards. In Finland, the material must be able to withstand temperatures down to -40°C. For an example of the TDG markings...

PDF Siting of production plants Guide Description: This guide describes ways to consider the risk of chemical accidents in the placement of production facilities (plants) that handle or store hazardous chemicals and the planning of off-site land u...

Commissioning inspections In the commissioning inspection, Tukes assesses whether the terms set by Tukes in the permit are realised or not. With the terms, Tukes highlights the issues in legislation to which a facility must pay particular attentio...

Responsible persons: good practices and appointment A responsible person, operation manager or operation supervisor refers to a person employed by the company and tasked with monitoring that the operation complies with the regulations. Table of Co...

CE marking The CE marking indicates that the manufacturer or authorised representative of the product guarantees that the product conforms to the essential requirements set out in the applicable EU directives and regulations. Products equipped wit...

Natural gas pipework, facilities and storage Natural gas pipework consists of an entity formed by transmission, distribution and installation pipelines and storage and equipment that is related to the entity and contains natural gas. Natural gas t...

Surveillance Surveillance is a way for Tukes to ensure that companies comply with legislation and that the companies, equipment, chemicals, products, services and other activities monitored by Tukes are safe and comply with the requirements. The o...

Other EU legislation potentially applying to machinery In addition to the Machinery Decree, machinery may be subject to other statutes. The relevant statutes depend on the risk assessment performed by the manufacturer. Below is a list of statutes ...

Operation and maintenance ’Operation and maintenance’ is an area of the process safety system consisting of two elements: safe operation; and property management. The goal of the area is to address process safety systematically in instructions and...

Inspections With inspections conducted at chemical facilities, Tukes ensures that the facility complies with the terms of the permit as well as the legislation . You can only start handling and storing dangerous chemicals after passing the commiss...

Portable fire extinguishers Portable fire extinguishers refer to portable and manually controlled extinguishers weighing a maximum of 20 kilograms. Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Portable fire extinguishers shall comply with the standar...

Applying for a construction licence and notifications Construction of natural gas pipework and filling stations as well as natural gas storage requires a construction licence issued by Tukes. Tukes's permission is not required for smaller sites. A...

New legislation on the transport of dangerous goods The new Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods entered into force on 1 September 2023. The purpose of the new legislation is to clarify the responsibilities pertaining to the transport of danger...

The obligations of economic operators as a table Economic operators’ obligations Manufacturer Authorised resentative Importer Fulfilment service provider Distributor Makes only compliant equipment available on the market - CE marking, affixes ( ) ...

Abnormal procedure approved by Tukes Legislation on the transport of dangerous goods takes into account the special characteristics of the different forms of transport, and the technical regulations originating from international agreements are up...

Conformity of tanks and packaging used for transporting dangerous goods Packaging and tanks must meet the relevant requirements. The manufacturer, importer, etc., of the tank or packaging must be able to demonstrate that the tank or packaging is m...

Organisation Tukes has five units : Chemicals, Industry, Products, FINAS, and Information and Development. Approximately 250 Tukes employees work at our offices in Helsinki, Tampere and Rovaniemi. Tukes operates under the guidance of several minis...

Products and services Safe products and services that are compliant with regulations help ensure the competitiveness of your company. Characteristics and markings that are important for safety vary according to product group. In this section you c...

Requirements for air, paintball and plastic pellet guns Low-power air, paintball and plastic pellet guns must meet the requirements put forward in consumer safety legislation. Their safety and compliance is monitored by Tukes and Finnish Customs. ...

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Traceability of products Products must include information that makes it possible to identify the product and trace it and remove it from the market, if necessary. Companies are responsible for the safety of the products they manufacture, import a...

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Requirements for general consumer goods General consumer goods are products that do not fall within the scope of special legislation. General consumer goods must meet the general safety requirements of the product safety legislation, which means t...

Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Methods of supervision Supervision conducted by Tukes is risk based. Risk based means that Tukes mainly focuses supervision on targets that pose the greatest risks or on areas in which Tukes’ supervision w...

LPG plants If your company stores and uses LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), it usually needs a permit granted by Tukes, or, as a minimum requirement in some cases, you must submit a notification to the rescue authorities . The scope of operations an...

Industry Plan, implement, assess – safety is the sum of several factors and a result of continuous work. In this section you can find information on safety requirements and monitoring of gases, flammable liquids and other chemicals used in industr...

LPG cylinders Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is a fuel commonly used in various recreational activities. The LPG used in the gas cylinders sold in Finland is propane. LPG is stored and transported in liquid form in a cylinder and used in gaseous fo...

The role of standards in demonstrating conformity to requirements Standards play an important role in the design and manufacture of products, testing products, ensuring their safety, and assessing their conformity to requirements. Standards are no...

Personal data registers Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Supervision of products, services, institutions and equipment Tukes maintains registers on subjects of supervision falling within its remit, such as product importers, consumer serv...

Requirements for gas appliances Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Gas appliances must comply with the requirements imposed on them in the relevant legislation. Manufacturers, importers and distributors are, in relation to their respective ...

EU Declaration of Conformity The EU Declaration of Conformity is a document, in which the manufacturer declares that the product conforms to the requirements. The EU Declaration of Conformity is a part of the conformity assessment procedure in acc...

Boat hull paints Save the environment and avoid toxic paints! The toxic paints, or antifouling products, used on boat hulls are also very dangerous to other organisms than the algae, barnacles, Electra crustulenta and common mussels that attach to...

Change management ‘Change management’ is an area of the process safety system consisting of a single element: change management. Change management is a systematic work process which covers identifying changes, assessing risks, verifying compliance...