This Code applies to the facilities, technology and inspection for manufacturing of high-pressure rubber hoses for LPG vehicles (hereinafter referred to as “hoses”) among the hoses in conformity to the Enforcement Regulation of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act (hereinafter referred to as “Enforcement Regulation”), Table 3, No.5 and Table 7, No.4-e. <Revised on December 10, 2015>
1.1 Scope 1
1.2 Validity of Code 1
1.3 Reference Codes and Standards 1
1.3.2 Manufacturing registration standard for foreign products <Newly established on August, 13, 2012> 2
1.4 Definitions 2
1.5 Application of Codes and Standards (currently not used) 3
2. Manufacturing Installation Standard 3
2.1 Manufacturing Facilities 3
2.2 Inspection Facilities 3
3. Manufacturing Technology Standard 4
3.1 Design (currently not used) 4
3.2 Materials 4
3.3 Thickness (currently not used) 5
3.4 Construction and Dimensions 5
3.5 Fabrication (currently not used) 5
3.6 Welding (not applicable) 5
3.7 Heat treatment (not applicable) 5
3.8 Performance 5
3.8.1 Product performance 5
3.8.2 Material performance 6
3.9 Marking 7
3.9.1 Product marking 7
3.9.2 Acceptance marking 7
4. Inspection Standard 8
4.1 Kinds of Inspections 8
4.1.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 8
4.1.2 Product inspection 8
4.2 Object Audit of Process Inspection 10
4.2.1 Application for audit 10
4.2.2 Audit method 10
4.2.3 Adjudication committee 11
4.3 Inspection Items 12
4.3.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 12
4.3.2 Product inspection 12
4.4 Inspection Method 15
4.4.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 15
4.4.2 Product inspection 15
4.5 Other Inspection Standards 18
4.5.1 Inspection of imported products 19
4.5.2 Partial omission of inspection 19
4.5.3 Disposal of rejected products (not applicable) 19
4.5.4 Detailed inspection standards 19
Appendix A General Standard for Operation of Quality Control System for Gas Appliance Manufacturing Plants 20
Appendix B Test Methods of High-pressure Rubber Hoses for Vehicles<Newly established on November 17, 2014> 25
