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UK, CEN, CENELEC, IEC and
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British Standards Institution
BSI
All British Standards plus IEC standards, CENELEC
standards etc. available here. You can search the standards
database for specific words and order online. |
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CENELEC.
Information on
CENELEC standards. |
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CEN.
Information
on CEN Standards (European non-electrical standards) |
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International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC
News and information
about the work of this organisation. (For information on the IEC Ex
Certification scheme see direct link further down this page.) |
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International Standards
Organisation ISO |
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European
Union
(including sites with ATEX information) |
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European Union
Main
EU Web Site
Everything you want to know about the EU (and lots you did
not want to know). You can see the latest Directives and download them from here. |
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Main European Union ATEX Site
From
here you can see details of Harmonized Standards, get details of
Notified Bodies as well as seeing the text of the Directive and
interpretation matters. (New Guidance Notes May 2007) |
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EU
Notified Bodies
Complete list of Notified Bodies (Test Houses) for hazardous area certification
and conformity assessment work. |
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UK
Government
Sites (including sites with ATEX information) |
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Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory
Reform (UK Government)
Sounding like something out of the Ministry
of Magic, this is the replacement for the DTI! Find your way through this huge
site to the Standards and Regulations Department and locate Publications
available for download. In the resulting list you will find a
useful booklet on the ATEX Equipment Directive. |
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BERR Guide to the ATEX Equipment Directive
Now termed the Department for Business
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, (ex DTI) from this page you
can download the Directive and the DTI Guide to the Directive in Adobe pdf format. |
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Health
and Safety Executive (UK Government)
Masses of information on all
aspects of the work of this Government department. Also links to
other European Union sites. |
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DSEAR
Full
Text Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations. |
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HSE
Book
finder site. (To find the DSEAR Guide and Code of Practice,
type in DSEAR, click search and then select 'dangerous substances and
explosive atmospheres'.) |
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Publications
from the Health and Safety Executive. You can order on line. |
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Other
Sites of Interest |
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UK
Register of Expert Witnesses
If the
chips are down and you need an expert witness on just about anything
this is the place to look. |
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The
IEC Ex Scheme
Details of the IEC Ex certification scheme
which allows certification of equipment which is acceptable
throughout those countries adopting the scheme. |
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Standards
Association of Australia Australian
standards and product testing |
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Canadian
Standards Association Canadian
standards and product testing |
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National
Fire Protection Association USA NFPA National
Electrical Code NFPA 70. Article 500 covers hazardous areas. Still
valiantly hanging on to the outdated Division concept! (But recognising
the IEC as well) |
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