IECEx introduces certification of persons
The IECEx Certified Persons Scheme
will provide industry with a one-stop
solution.
IECEx introduced the world’s first international Scheme for the certification of persons associated with equipment, installations and servicing used by Ex industries, e.g. oil and gas, coal mining, chemical plants, and so forth. The IECEx Certified Persons Scheme will provide the global Ex industries with a single system for the assessment and qualification of persons meeting the competency prerequisites needed to properly implement the safety requirements based on the suite of IEC International Standards covering explosive atmospheres, e.g. the IEC 60079, Explosive atmospheres, and IEC 61241, Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust, series of standards. First certificates are expected to be issued in the second half of 2009. |
CAB Meetings with ILAC and IAF
The CAB continued its cooperation with ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) and IAF (International Accreditation Forum). Meetings of the IEC CAB/ILAC and IEC CAB/IAF Technical Panels in December highlighted the need to put forward new concepts of collaboration, take the joint assessments or reassessments a step further, put together a common pool of assessors and organize joint training workshops. |
