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ATEX Agreement
ADDED: 2/12/2003 2:18:00 PM
MET
now “one stop shop” for Hazardous Location testing
MET Laboratories has signed an agreement with TRL Compliance
Services Ltd., to provide testing, certification and product
inspection services under the ATEX Directive that becomes
mandatory in July 2003. With the TRL ATEX and BSI ISO 9000
agreements in place (see related article), MET is now a “one-stop
shop” for Hazardous Location certifications.
Despite popular belief, the same agency that provides ATEX
certification does not have to provide the ISO 9001 registration
required by several annexes of the Directive. The Directive
clearly states that the initial assessment, certification
and quality management certification may be done by separate
agencies – for example, MET, TRL, and BSI.
MET is one of only a few NRTLs and
CBs accredited to certify products intended for use in potentially
explosive atmospheres in both the US and Canada. MET can conduct
an investigation in accordance with the applicable EN standards
simultaneously with a US and Canadian certification
project.
The ATEX Directive covers electrical and mechanical equipment,
which may be used in potentially explosive atmospheres. Products
certified under the ATEX Directive are eligible to bear the
Epsilon-x (Ex) mark.
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