Transcript Proposal for a new activity: “International legal requirements for explosion protection” A Global Approach for Ex-Products – IECEx UNECE WP.6 Geneva 19.-21.

Proposal for a new activity:
“International legal requirements for explosion protection”
A Global Approach for Ex-Products
–
IECEx
UNECE WP.6
Geneva
19.-21. June 2006
General aspects
 Equipment for Hazardous Locations needs a high level of
safety to protect workers and the environment all over the
world
 Equipment needs third party certifications for placing
on the market in many countries
 International Standards IEC/ISO are the basis for most
Ex-Products
 National laws and regulations emphasize the mandatory
approval of national authorities or domestically recognized
notified bodies
Market Volume in Europe in 2005
Enclosures
€324M
Others
€526M
20%
31%
10%
Switchgear
€115M
13%
7%
Instrumentation
€164M
15%
4%
Operator Interfaces
€67M
Motors
€217M
Lighting
€245M
Total Market Volume in the World
≈ 6.000 million US$
Interest of the Industry using Ex-Products
Users in the chemical and petroleum industry act more and more
globally with a single engineering approach for their plants
 to earn savings of engineering, installation and
maintenance costs
 to buy the equipment in a larger number and to get a better
price per piece
 to have benefit from the global competition under manufacturers
Barriers against this tendency are domestic rules and regulations
which require special engineering for the plants from country to
country.
Interest of the Industry manufacturing
Ex-Products
Manufacturers want to sell and manufacture their products
 without additional national differences for the product and
delays to the market
 in accordance to one global standard (IEC / ISO)
 without double-testing of their product
 without formal restrictions to place it on the market
Barriers against this tendency are domestic rules and
regulations which require special differences for the
product from country to country.
Existing IECEx-Scheme
 IECEx founded in 1996
 First round of peer assessments and development of
of operational rules and forms (1997 – 1999)
 Commence mutual acceptance of IECEx Test Reports
(ExTRs), to fast-track national certification (1999)
 IECEx internet based “On-Line” Certificates made
available (2003, more than xxx existing certificates today)
 xx Ex-Certification bodies approved by peer assessments
Status 2005: 25 Countries
Australia
Canada
China
Norway
New Zealand
Romania
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Russian Federation
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Germany
Hungary
Sweden
Switzerland
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
United States of America
Serbia & Montenegro
Korea, Republic of
Netherlands
Malaysia as Observer + discussions
with India, Brazil on the list
Objectives of the IECEx-Scheme
 Harmonize the requirements for the equipment for
Hazardous Locations based on IEC
 Acceptance of testing bodies globally
 an accreditation procedure with notified technical experts
for certification bodies and laboratories under the rules of
ILAC/IAF (ISO/IEC 17025:1999, ISO Guide 65) and with a
final approval step done by the national legal authorities
 Arrange a dialog between the national authorities
 To eliminate national barriers for a free trade
worldwide and to be the Global Centre of Excellence
in the Ex-field”
Conclusions:
 Specialized product sector with global relevance
 Products are mainly manufactured in accordance to
IEC/ISO Standards
 Nevertheless trade barriers caused by national legislations
but not caused by technical certification requirements
=> Project fits to “International Model” of UNECE