The global progress toward one standard, one product, one mark for explosion-protected apparatus-the IECEx scheme

Author

Klausmeyer, Uwe ; Kelly, Paul T. ; McManama, Kerry ; Slowinske, Michael A. ; Shao, W. ; Smith, Peter ; Brénon, Michel ; Borges, Giovanni H. ; Pogorelsky, Abram E.

Author_Institution

Phys. Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany

Volume

38

Issue

6

fYear

2002

Firstpage

1647

Lastpage

1660

Abstract

This paper is an update to the 1999 IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee paper titled "The Impact of the IECEx Scheme on the Global Availability of Explosion-Protected Apparatus" and further addresses the advantages and possible concerns regarding the IECEx Scheme from the perspective of six international hazardous locations (HazLoc) testing and certification organizations from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the US.

Keywords

IEC standards; certification; explosion protection; hazardous areas; Brazil; Canada; France; Germany; IECEx Scheme; USA; Ukraine; accepted certification body; explosion-protected apparatus; explosive atmospheres; hazardous locations certification organizations; hazardous locations testing organizations; nationally recognized testing laboratory; Atmosphere; Certification; Chemical industry; Explosives; Globalization; Helium; IEC standards; Laboratories; Petroleum; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2002.805564

Filename

1058122