1. Jim Munro Managing Director, Jim Munro International Compliance Pty Ltd Chairman, IEC Committee TC31 Chairman, IECEx Panel of Assessors

2.  Hazardous area equipment  =  Hazloc equipment  =  Explosion-protected equipment  =  Ex equipment

3.  International standards  Global certification schemes  Australian regulatory requirements  Missing links

4.  Prime bodies for preparation of international standards are:  International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)  International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)  Committee tasked with Ex standards:  IEC Committee TC 31 Equipment for explosive atmospheres

5. Jim Munro International Compliance Pty Ltd

6. About 50 standards in all covering:  Equipment explosion protection technique design standards  A few product standards  Area classification  Electrical installations design, selection and erection  Inspection and maintenance  Repair and overhaul

7. Certification and approval systems that have acceptance outside individual countries include:  Europe - ATEX (which is an approval scheme)  North America - OSHA NRTL program  Australian and New Zealand - ANZEx Scheme

8. There is only global Ex certification system – the IECEx System

9. The IECEx System comprises the following  The IECEx Certified Equipment Scheme  The IECEx Certified Service Facilities Scheme  The IECEx Conformity Mark Licensing System  The IECEx Certified Persons Scheme

10. Italy India Japan Korea, Republic of Malaysia Netherlands Norway New Zealand Poland Romania Russian Federation Singapore Slovenia South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Serbia & Montenegro Australia Brazil Canada China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary

11. RUSSIA *NANIO-CCVE SINGAPORE *TÜV SÜD PSB SLOVENIA *SIQ SWEDEN *SP UNITED KINGDOM *Baseefa *ITS *SIRA Cert *FM UK UNITED STATES *UL *FM GERMANY *PTB *DEKRA/EXAM *TUV Nord *TUV Rheinland *TUV SÜD PS *IBExU *Zelm HUNGARY * BKI ITALY * CESI KOREA *KOSHA *KGS *KTL NETHERLANDS *KEMA NORWAY *DNV *NEMKO AUSTRALIA * ITACS *SIMTARS *TestSafe CANADA * CSA International *QPS CZECH Republic *FTZU CHINA *CQM DENMARK *UL Int./ DEMKO A/S FINLAND *VTT FRANCE *LCIE *INERIS

12. There are two major regulatory frameworks in Australia:  Those for coal mining; and  Those for other industries

13. Regulatory approach  Coal mining – through specific state legislation  Other industries – through state legislation calling out up the Wiring Rules (AS/NZS 3000) which in turn references relevant Ex standards IECEx certificates can be used direct to market in Australia

14. NON-ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT  Current standards  Few international standards  Issues with CEN standards  Some requirements in Australia for coal mining - not much for other areas

15. NON-ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT  The future  Recent formation within TC 31 of SC 31M Non- Electrical Equipment and Protective Systems for Explosive Atmospheres