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IECEx certification body achieves accreditation

A Sira product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 27, 2007

IECEx Certification Body accreditation allows Sira to operate within the IECEx Certified Equipment Programme.

Sira has achieved Approved IECEx Certification Body status for the IECEx Service Facility Programme, and is one of the first IECEx certification bodies to achieve accreditation.

This accreditation allows Sira to operate within the IECEx Certified Equipment Programme and can therefore issue certificates of conformity covering service facilities for the repair and overhaul of equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Sira already has a service facility (repair and overhaul) scheme in place, which falls in line with the requirements of the IECEx scheme.

The aim of the scheme is to provide both OEMs and end users with the confidence that repair workshops and facilities work in accordance with strict technical and quality system requirements laid down within an international (IEC) framework.

In most cases, repair of equipment is more cost-effective than replacement, but until now, the question has remained as to how repair and overhaul organisations can demonstrate a sustained and recognised level of aptitude and credibility.

The scheme provides a credible alternative to other unaccredited schemes, promoting recognised and certified service facilities, thus setting them apart from unauthorised organisations by enabling them to use the Sira/ IECEx 'seal of approval'.

The move will stem industry concerns of below-par repair work being carried out without traceability back to the workshop carrying out the repairs.

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