Advantages of IECEx Certification
Ex Equipment can be found at:
- Automotive refueling stations or gas stations;
- Oil refineries, platforms, and processing plants;
- Chemical processing facilities;
- Printing, paper, and textile industries;
- Surgical centers for hospitals;
- Refueling of aircraft and hangars;
- Surface coating industries;
- Underground coal mines;
- Sewage treatment plants;
- Gas pipelines and distribution centers;
- Grain handling and storage;
- Areas with work and handling of wood;
- Sugar refineries;
- Food processing;
- Grinding of metal surfaces, especially aluminum powder, and particles.
The IECEx system offers the following:
- reduced testing and certification costs for manufacturers;
- reduced time to market;
- international confidence in the product and conformity assessment process;
- an international database of certificates;
- confidence in equipment and services covered by IECEx certification worldwide.
IECEx in harmony with the Brazilian Certification System
- Both use international standards – IEC
- They establish the same consistent and adequate conformity assessment criteria
- Allows the use of test reports conducted within the IECEx System
- This means that the certification results of equipment, conducted by the IECEx System, can be used to issue a national certificate (Ordinance 179/2010)
To learn more, visit: https://www.nccgroup.com.br/atuacao/iecex/
Material subject to amendment(s) in case of change in the ordinance(s). Published: 11.26.21