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Health & Safety Executive (HSE)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm

From this home page, and by using their web site 'Search' facility, a wide range of information is available, covering DSEAR (UK relevance only) and ATEX.

The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government are the enforcing authorities who work in support of the Commission.

Their mission is to protect people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled.

The organisation looks after health and safety in nuclear installations and mines, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, offshore gas and oil installations, the safety of the gas grid and the movement of dangerous goods and substances, railway safety, and many other aspects of the protection both of workers and the public.

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CENELEC

http://www.cenelec.org/Cenelec/Homepage.htm

CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, was created in 1973 as a result of the merger of two previous European organizations: CENELCOM and CENEL. Nowadays, CENELEC is a non-profit technical organization set up under Belgian law and composed of the National Electrotechnical Committees of 29 European countries. In addition, 8 National Committees from Eastern Europe and the Balkans are participating in CENELEC work with an Affiliate status.

CENELEC members have been working together in the interests of European harmonization since the 1950s, creating both standards requested by the market and harmonized standards in support of European legislation and which have helped to shape the European Internal Market.

CENELEC’s mission is to prepare voluntary electrotechnical standards that help develop the Single European Market/European Economic Area for electrical and electronic goods and services removing barriers to trade, creating new markets and cutting compliance costs.

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The British Standards Institute

http://www.bsi-global.com
389 Chiswick High Road
London, W4 4AL
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 8996 9000
Fax: +44 (0)20 8996 7001

Their web site describes the BSI Global Directory from which the worldwide service links may be reviewed.

The British Standards Institute was founded in 1901, and is a leading business services provider to organizations worldwide.

The Group has over 2,000 employees in 86 countries, providing:

• independent certification of management systems and products;
• product testing services;
• the development of private, national and international standards.

The Group is divided into three divisions:

1): BSI British Standards is the National Standards Body of the UK and develops standards and standardization solutions to meet the needs of business and society.

2): BSI Management Systems operates worldwide to provide organizations with independent third-party certification of their management systems, including ISO 9001:2000 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) andOHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety).

3): BSI Product Services is best known for the Kitemark, the UK's first product quality mark. BSI Product Services provides third party certification, specifically for CE marking - a legal requirement for certain categories of products to be sold within the EU.

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IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

http://www.iec.ch/

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. These serve as a basis for national standardization and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts.

Through its members, the IEC promotes international cooperation on all questions of electrotechnical standardization and related matters, such as the assessment of conformity to standards, in the fields of electricity, electronics and related technologies.
The IEC charter embraces all electrotechnologies including electronics, magnetics and electromagnetics, electroacoustics, multimedia, telecommunication, and energy production and distribution, as well as associated general disciplines such as terminology and symbols, electromagnetic compatibility, measurement and performance, dependability, design and development, safety and the environment.

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IEC.Ex Scheme for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres

http://www.iecex.com/index.htm

The objective of the IEC.Ex Scheme is to facilitate international trade in equipment and services for use in explosive atmospheres, while maintaining the required level of safety:

• reduced testing and certification costs to manufacturer
• reduced time to market
• international confidence in the product assessment process
• one international database listing
• maintaining International Confidence in equipment and services covered by IECEx Certification

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ISO Directory - Accredited bodies

http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/info/ISODirectory/intro.html

This worldwide directory lists accreditation (where one exists), then certification bodies by country (in alphabetical order). However, readers should bear in mind that certification bodies operate across national boundaries regardless of the country where their headquarters are located, or of their accreditation status at home or abroad.

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BASEEFA

http://www.baseefa.com

Rockhead Business Park
Staden Lane, Buxton
Derbyshire SK17 9RZ
UK
Tel: + 44 (0)1298 766600
Fax : + 44 (0)1298 766601
E Mail : info@baseefa.com
Website : http://www.baseefa.com

BASEEFA (the British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres) is a world-renowned certification body, principally concerned with electrical and mechanical equipment intended for installation and use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

They are accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), are a Notified Body for the European ATEX Directive, and have global acceptance within the IECEx Scheme.

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The Sira Certification Service (SCS) of Sira Test & Certification Ltd provides quality management system, environmental management system and product conformity certification and environmental statement verification.

http://www.siraservices.com/index2.html
http://www.siraservices.com/media/services/4certification/scs.html

Quality management system and environmental management system certifications and environmental statement verifications are provided mainly in scientific, industrial and administrative organisations, and the product conformity certification service is principally for the certification of equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, monitoring instrumentation, safety-related systems or other apparatus that meets published standards.

SCS is governed by a committee (the Governing Body) that represents the interests served by SCS, with no one interest being predominant. The Governing Body is responsible for ensuring that SCS operates to the requirements of EN 45011 and EN 45012 and to any other conditions required by SCS's notification under European Directives or accreditation by UKAS (the United Kingdom Accreditation Service).

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Factory Mutual (USA)

http://www.fmglobal.com/approvals/approved/approved.asp

FM Global offers worldwide industrial and commercial product certification and testing services through its business unit FM Approvals. Recognized and respected across the globe, FM Approvals certification assures customers a product or service has been objectively tested and conforms to the highest national and international standards.

What they offer:

Product Certification - FM Approvals offers certification services to manufacturers of fire protection equipment, electrical equipment, hazardous location equipment, fire detection, signaling and other electrical equipment, building materials and cleanroom materials.

Specification Testing - Narrower in scope than the Approval program, specification testing allows manufacturers to test a single performance characteristic of a system or assembly.

ISO 9000 Registration Services - FM Approvals is an accredited ISO 9000 registrar, conducting the audits necessary for ISO 9000 registration.

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Underwriters Laboratories (USA)

http://www.ul.com/

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit, product-safety testing and certification organization. They have tested products for public safety for more than a century.

Since their founding in 1894, they have held the undisputed reputation as a leader in product-safety testing and certification within the United States. Building on their household name in the United States, UL is becoming one of the most recognized, reputable conformity assessment providers in the world.

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Canadian Standards Association

http://www.csa.ca/Default.asp?language=english

The Canadian Standards Association is a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace.

As a solutions-oriented organization, they work in Canada and around the world to develop standards that address real needs, such as enhancing public safety and health.

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Electronic Standards Store

IEC Standards:

http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/iec.asp?source=google&adgroup=IEC&keyword=iec&gclid=CIzBhqqZjoUCFU6EEAodzmPXKg

ISO Standards

http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/iso.asp?

The ANSI eStandards Store is an online electronic standards web-based ordering and delivery system which will allow you to:
Search for standards using keywords
Select documents (Adobe Acrobat .PDF format)

• Purchase selected documents online with a credit card
• Download the documents

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PTB Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (Certification Body for Hazardous Areas)

http://www.ptb.de/

The Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is the national metrology institute providing scientific and technical services. PTB measures with the highest accuracy and reliability – metrology as the core competence.

'Metrology' has been understood as the uniform methodology for measurements in natural science, covering methods for the consistent assessment of experimental data and applying the rules regulating application in technology and in trade & industry.

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DMT-Gesellschaft für Forschung und Prüfung mbH (Certification Body for Hazardous Areas)

http://www.dmt.de/

Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH
Am Technologiepark 1
45307 Essen
Germany

Tel: +49 (0)201 172-01
Fax: +49 (0)201 172-1462

Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH (DMT) is an independent engineering and consulting company which specialises in the sectors of raw materials exploration and geology, product testing and building safety, construction and infrastructure, mining and cokemaking technology as well as industrial testing and measuring technology.

DMT is a Notified Body in accordance with Article 9 of the Council Directive 94/9/EC of 23 March 1994

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LCIE (France)Certification Body for Hazardous Areas

http://www.lcie.com/homePage_frameset.html

As a company of Bureau Veritas (100% owned) since March 2001, LCIE offers its services to companies from all business sectors dealing with electricity and electronics, from manufacturers of consumer or industrial goods, distributors, exporters, to the end user.

As the reference certification Body for Europe, and signatory of bilateral agreements with its foreign partners, LCIE provides its clients with the necessary opening to access international markets.

LCIE assesses and certifies the conformity of products to the requirements of French national, European and International certification.

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INERIS (France) Certification Body for Hazardous Areas

http://www.ineris.fr/

Founded in 1990, INERIS is a public research body of an industrial and commercial character, under the supervision of the French Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development.

Located at Verneuil-en-Halatte (Oise), in the Picardy Region, INERIS is equipped with physicochemical analysis laboratories and testing and computing facilities that rank among the best in France.

INERIS’s mission is to assess and prevent accidental and chronic risks to people and the environment originating from industrial activities, chemical substances and underground works.

INERIS’s work is based on an original methodology that combines an experimental approach, modelling and experience feedback.

INERIS is equipped with physico-chemical analysis laboratories and testing and computing facilities that rank among the best in France.

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CESI Italian Certification Body

http://www.cesi.it/

CESI is a company operating for more than 40 years in the electro-energetic and environmental sectors in more than 35 countries all over the world.

A market leader in testing and certification of electromechanical equipment and power system studies and consultancy, CESI competencies cover all stages of power system life cycle and are made available to power producers, electrical utilities, electromechanical industry, electronics manufacturers, large-scale users of electricity, as well as to Financial Institutions and Public Administrations as supporting services designed for the solution of their problems.

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Standards Norway (SN) & the Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee (NEK)

http://www.standard.no/imaker.exe?id=5010

Standards Norway (SN), The Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee (NEK) and The Norwegian Post and Telecommunication Auth. (PT) are the three standards writing bodies in Norway.

Standards Norway is responsible for all standardisations areas exept electrotechnical and tele communication. Standards Norway adopts and publishes some 1,500 new Norsk Standard (Norwegian Standards), NS annually. NS is adopted by SN based on nationally made standards and on European and International standards. Standards Norway is the Norwegian member of CEN and ISO.

The Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee is responsible for standardisation in the area of electro-technical products. The Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee adopts and publishes some 300 new standards annually, and is the Norwegian member of CENELEC and IEC.

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Standards Australia

Standards Australia is internationally renowned for its role in the development of standards and is recognized by the Government as the peak, non-government standards body in Australia. The organisation ensures the effective development of standards and recognition of other standardization bodies by providing an active forum for discussion, debate and consensus.

Standards Australia is Australia’s representative on the International Organization for Standardization [ISO], the International Electrotechnical Commission [IEC], and the Pacific Area Standards Congress [PASC]. It develops and maintains around 7000 Australian Standards and related publications which are prepared by over 8000 associated members.

The body was one of the first of its type in the world to develop online delivery of technical and business standards.

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CEN (Non-Electrical Body for Standardisation)

http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/index.htm

CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries.

Now CEN is contributing to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area with voluntary technical standards which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement.

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BEAMA

http://www.BEAMA.org.uk

Westminster Tower
3 Albert Embankment
London, SE1 7SL

Tel:: +44 (0)20 7793 3000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7793 3003
Email: info@beama.org.uk

BEAMA (the British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association) was founded in 1905. It is a national grouping consisting of 14 associations representing some 350 companies in the Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturing Industries in the UK.

It represents an industry with a turnover of £13 billion a year which employs over 137,000 people, and is the co-ordinator for the Electrotechnical Industry with UK government and its European counterparts.

BEAMA provides a wide range of services to both members and to the industry including Legal, Statistics, Standards, Commercials, Overseas Marketing, Technology, Environmental and much more. The organisation acts as a focal point for both National and International Trade enquiries.

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Engineering Equipment & Materials Users' Association

http://www.eemua.co.uk/

EEMUA’s mission is to improve quality and safety, and to reduce the cost of operating industrial facilities by sharing experience and expertise, and by the active, enlightened promotion of the distinct interests of engineering users.

This mission is achieved by:

• Providing the organisation within which networking, information sharing and collaboration among users on non-competitive technical matters can take place
• Influencing the way written regulations are interpreted and applied in practice
• Promoting and presenting the users’ views, and encouraging the application of good sound engineering practice
• Developing and publishing user standards, specifications, and training materials
• Facilitating members’ participation in national, European and international standards making
• Influencing relevant national and European legislation and regulations.

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Energy Institute

http://www.energyinst.org.uk/

The Energy Institute was created in 2003 by the merger of two key energy organisations - the Institute of Petroleum and the Institute of Energy. Both Institutes had a proud and distinguished heritage developed over many years supporting their particular energy sectors. Increasingly these sectors have converged, creating an integrated global energy market which has been mirrored by the development of the Energy Institute - established to address both the depth and breadth of the subject.

The Energy Institute is the leading professional body for the energy industries, supporting almost 12,000 professionals both nationally and internationally. A Royal Charter membership organisation, the Energy Institute serves society with independence, professionalism and a wealth of expertise in energy matters, creating a home for energy professionals and a scientific and technical reservoir for industry.

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Bureau of Indian Standards

http://www.bis.org.in/

The Bureau of Indian Standards, empowered through a legislative Act of the Indian Parliament, known as the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986, operates a product certification scheme, and has to this date granted more than 30 000 licences to manufacturers covering practically every industrial discipline from Agriculture to Textiles to Electronics.

The certification allows the licensees to use the popular ISI Mark, which has become synonymous with Quality products for the Indian and neighbouring markets over more than 40 years. The Bureau's predecessor, the Indian Standards Institution, began operating the product certification Scheme in 1955.

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The South African Bureau of Standards

http://sabs.co.za/

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is the recognized national institution for the promotion and maintenance of standards in South Africa. The affairs of the SABS are controlled by the Council of the South African Bureau of Standards. The Council, whose members are appointed by the Minister of Trade and Industry, determines the direction and objectives of the SABS. The mission of the SABS is to provide and promote standardization services in South Africa.

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Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA)

http://www.kosha.or.kr/english/english.htm (Select 'Cancel' to each request to load a language pack)

KOSHA was established under the authority of the Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency Act published on May 30, 1987.

Its purpose is to contribute to the development of the national economy through providing a safe and comfortable working environment for workers and promoting employers to actively conduct accident prevention activities, by implementing various industrial accident prevention activities.

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