Global regulatory climate as it relates to explosion-protected equipment

Author

Borges, Giovanni Hummel ; Kelly, Paul T. ; Klausmeyer, lng Uwe ; McManama, Kerry ; Olesen, Jan

fYear

2003

fDate

15-17 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

343

Lastpage

344

Abstract

Certification authorities in the field of hazardous locations (explosive atmospheres) equipment from Europe, Brazil and North America will look at the global regulatory climate as it relates to explosion-protected equipment. These authorities represent European ATEX Notified Bodies, Brazilian INMETRO Certification Organizations, US OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and Standards Council of Canada Accredited Certification Bodies-in addition to including the Chairman of the IECEx Scheme Management Committee (ExMC), the Chairman of the USNC/IECEx committee, and the Executive Secretary of the Brazilian SCT-Ex committee.

Keywords

certification; explosion protection; hazardous areas; power apparatus; Brazil; Brazilian INMETRO Certification Organizations; Europe; European ATEX Notified Bodies; IECEx Scheme; North America; Standards Council of Canada Accredited Certification Bodies; US OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories; certification authorities; electrical equipment; explosion-protected equipment; explosive atmospheres; global regulatory climate; hazardous locations; Atmosphere; Brazil Council; Certification; Europe; Explosives; Management Committee; North America; Occupational safety; Standards organizations; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 2003. Record of Conference Papers. IEEE Industry Applications Society 50th Annual

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7956-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.2003.1242631

Filename

1242631