PESO

Overview of PESO License

The CCOE PESO Certification describe the compulsory approval program for the gas & oil industry or machine that works with gases, is used in the oil industry or has to withstand a corrosive environment. The CCOE PESO Certification is based on the Explosives Act, the Petroleum Act, and all related legislation thereafter, especially the Petroleum Rules, 2002 and Explosives Rules, 2008.

Products that require a CCOE PESO Certification in India include explosion proof products, pressure vessels and products for the oil, coal, mining and gas industries.

What are the following types of PESO License ?

Following are Licensee or Stakeholders covered under the CCOE PESO Certification who is in the business of:

1. Explosives or Ammonium Nitrate;
2. Fabrication Shops;
3. Petroleum or Gas Cylinders or SMPV(U);
4. Gas Cylinder Testing Stations;
5. Degassing & Purging under SMPV(U).

Petroleum and Explosives Safety Association of India

Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO) is a regulatory or governing body with an independent status headed by the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

PESO controls administer and look after the safety necessity and guarantee safety related to the import, export, relocation, production, marketing, purchasing, application and handling of compressed gases, petroleum-based products, and flammable products. It also administers or manages the petrol stations in India It was formerly known as the Department of Explosives. It serves as the country’s central authority and regulates the safety of hazardous substances such as explosives, petroleum and compressed gases. Its main function is to administer the responsibilities provided under the Explosives Act 1884 and Petroleum Act 1934 and the Rules made thereunder. The motto of this department or organisation is Safety First.

Products covered under CCOE PESO Certification

The list of products that are affected by this certification is as follows:

1. Gas cylinders/regulators/valves
2. Gas cylinder filling plants
3. Pressure vessels and their fittings
4. Factories for the manufacture of the gas cylinder valves, LPG Regulators, pressure vessels and their fittings and petroleum tankers and their fittings
5. Storage facilities for filling gas cylinders and compressed gases in pressure vessels
6. CNG filling station
7. LPG filling station
8. Car LPG dispensers
9. Flameproof equipment
10. Flame proof, intrinsically safe and special electrical equipment suitable for use in hazardous areas with flammable gases/vapours
11. Mechanical components installed in any hazardous area
12. Petroleum pipelines
13. Long-distance petroleum pipelines
14. Petroleum refineries, calcium carbide factories, petrochemical plants and acetylene gas generating plants
15. Petroleum tankers
16. Petroleum filling stations
17. Petroleum tanks in any sea-going vessels for issuance of the gas-free certificate for the authorisation of hot work
18. Calcium carbide storage rooms
19. Explosive
20. Storage room for explosive
21. Factories for the production of explosive
22. On-site manufacture of the explosives in bulk mixing and delivery vehicles
23. Explosive trucks, portable explosive magazines, mixing and delivery vehicles for on-site manufacture of explosives and vehicles for transporting the compressed gases in pressure vessels and petroleum tankers
24. Factories manufacturing fireworks
25. Warehouse and shops of fireworks

Documents required to obtain an PESO License

1. Documents like application form, contract with AIR for minimum of five years, technical competence proof of AIR, etc.);
2. Global Organisation Chart;
3. Manufacturer profile;
4. Business License of the manufacturer, AIR, and Plant;
5. Video of the production facility;
6. ISO Certificate;
7. Product ATEX or IECEx Certificates;
8. QAR/QAN, Test Reports;
9. List of product equipment & test instruments;
10. Sales information such as Indian customer list, three-year sales data, hazardous area installation information such as installation location, equipment use purpose.

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