Unit Verification offered as part of UL hazardous location services.
Press Release Summary:
IECEx Certified Equipment Scheme allows issuance of IECEx Certificates of Conformity, compliant with UL guidelines, for individual equipment or apparatuses operating in atmospheres where explosive gases or combustible dusts may be present. IECEx Certificate for Unit Verification can be issued for defined number of items under single production run. Certificates shall list serial numbers or other unique identification to be clear which specific items are covered by Certification.
Original Press Release:
Underwriters Laboratories Announces Unit Verification Service as Part of Hazardous Location Services
NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc., a global leader in product safety testing and certification, is pleased to announce a new service that allows the issuance of IECEx Certificates of Conformity (CoC) for individual equipment or apparatuses operating in explosive atmospheres where either explosive gases or combustible dusts may be present. Under the IECEx Certified Equipment Scheme, UL offers customers a CoC for product submittals in compliance with UL's strict guidelines.
UL recognizes the need within the industry to issue IECEx Certificates that cover a defined number of products produced under a single production run. As an IECEx Certification Body, UL offers its IECEx Unit Verification solution as part of its hazardous location services.
Specifics on UL's IECEx CoC service include:
-- An IECEx Certificate covering Unit Verification can be issued for a defined number of items under a single production run. IECEx Unit Verification Certificates do not cover "future" production runs.
-- Certificates shall list the serial numbers or other unique identification to be clear which specific items are covered by the Certification.
-- UL issues a full and complete ExTR in compliance with IECEx 02.
-- The ExTL and ExCB are responsible for verifying that all defined units are identical to the items tested and evaluated prior to those shipped by the manufacturer.
-- ISO/IEC Guide 67 should be used as a reference. No Quality Assessment report or ISO 9001 certification is required or verified at the time of issuing an IECEx Unit Verification Certificate.
-- UL offers no limit to the number of units covered.
-- new issues of previously issued Unit Verification CoC are not permitted.
-- UL's Unit Verification may cover repaired items but does not address the repair process.
For more information on the issuing of IECEx Unit Verification Certificates, visit the IECEx website at http://www.iecex.com/operational.htm.
For technical questions, or to initiate service with UL, contact Katy Holdredge at katy.a.holdredge@us.ul.com
About Underwriters Laboratories
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent product safety certification organization that has been testing products and writing Standards for Safety for over a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and systems annually with 20 billion UL Marks appearing on 72,000 manufacturers' products each year. UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers includes 64 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 98 countries. For more information, visit: http://www.ul.com/newsroom.
CONTACT: Joseph Hirschmugl of Underwriters Laboratories, +1-847-664-1508, Joseph.F.Hirschmugl@us.ul.com
