International IECEx Safety Compliance In Hazardous Areas
Date: 11/18/2013 International IECEx Certification: The Way To Safety Compliance In Hazardous Areas Faster Access To Markets - Improved Safety IECEx System Objective The objective of the IECEx System is to facilitate international trade in equipment and services for use in explosive atmospheres, while maintaining the required level of safety: What is an Ex area? Ex areas can be known by different names such as “Hazardous Locations”, “Hazardous Areas” “Explosive Atmospheres”, and the like and relate to areas where flammable liquids, vapours, gases or combustible dusts are likely to occur in quantities sufficient to cause a fire or explosion. The modern day automation of industry has meant an increased need to use equipment in Ex areas. Such equipment is termed “Ex equipment” Where do you commonly find Ex equipment? Ex equipment in such areas include: IECEx Rules The administration of the IECEx System is governed by the IECEx Rules: ### CONTINUATION:
The IECEx is a multilateral conformity assessment system based on IEC standards that offers a single international Ex test report (ExTR) for acceptance in all participating countries-eliminating the need for duplicate testing. These IECEx System ExTRs can be taken to any of the participating countries to obtain certification to whatever the applicable requirements may be -- whether local, regional, or global. For the hazardous locations market, 30 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America are accepting these IECEx System ExTRs for in-country certification. Learn more » About the IECEx
AIS panel PCs and thin clients with HMI open platforms are designed and certified to meet National Electrical Code (NEC)/Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) Class/Division standards, ATEX Directive 94/9/EC Category 3, IECEx and IEC Zone standards for increased safety in Human Machine Interface (HMI) panels in Division 2 and Zone 2 applications.
AIS offers UL Class I Division 2 (C1D2 or Class I Div 2), Groups A, B, C, D, T4, ATEX 94/9/EC Category 3 Zone 2, IEC’s IECEx Zone 2, Ex “nA” and Ex “ic” certification on its Hazardous Locations (Hazlocs) & Hazardous Areas panel PCs and open HMI platforms which are primarily designed for the volatile and harsh environments of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical manufacturing industries. Learn more »
The standard or custom HMI applications are designed to meet Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations (North American Classification), and Zone 1/21 and 2/22 Hazardous Areas (European and IEC Classification) specifications.