Protection of the environment needs to be considered during the total life-cycle of a particular product, e.g. impact on the environment including expenditure of energy during all phases of its life-cycle, from mining of raw materials, production, testing, packaging, distribution, maintenance and use, end-of-life disposal and recycling of materials, etc.This Technical Specification provides information on the environmental aspects of equipment and accessories produced for the LPG industry. The following are addressed:a) design;b) manufacture;c) packaging;d) use and operation; ande) disposal.