International Electrotechnical Commission System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx System)
News Releases
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Encompassing most industry sectors
April 2019
Explosive (Ex) atmospheres – also termed hazardous areas/locations – may be...
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Optimizing Ex skills
March 2019
Safety and health in the workplace, also known as occupational safety, is a...
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Advancing the Sustainable Development Go...
February 2019
To achieve this, in 2015, United Nations Member States adopted 17 Sustainab...
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Tackling explosion and fire risks
February 2019
Natural disasters strike at regular intervals on our planet. Every year nat...
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ROVs, AUVs and AIVs
January 2019
Remotely operated vehicles (ROV), often described as "robot submarines", ha...
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Recognizing exceptional achievements
June 2018
Every year, the IEC pays tribute to people from its organization, for their...
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A lifetime of Ex-perience
June 2018
In an interview with e-tech, IECEx Chair Prof Dr-Ing Thorsten Arnhold speak...
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Providing safety solutions for hazardous...
May 2018
I recently attended an international conference in Barcelona. The event was...
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Keeping spills and explosions at bay
May 2018
Every year sees its share of oil spills, gas leaks or industrial explosions...
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Invaluable support for developing countr...
April 2018
Each year sees an increase not only in the number of countries participatin...
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IEC presence on five continents
April 2018
Since the beginning of the 2000s, IEC Central office in Geneva, Switzerland...
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IECEE work benefits the environment, wor...
April 2018
Every day, whether at home, in the workplace, hospitals, airports or other ...
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Targeting safety, growing popularity
April 2018
Explosive (Ex) atmospheres – also termed hazardous areas/locations – which ...
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2018 IEC Awards
April 2018
Every year IEC honours the commitment and work of a number of individuals i...
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Ex industry: a risky business
March 2018
Natural disasters may lead to industrial accidents but man, through non obs...
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Ex-perience and Ex-pertise
February 2018
Faced with a “What-will-you-be-when-you-grow-up” question, a kid will choos...
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Croatia to host IECEx event
January 2018
In just six years, the IECEx international conferences have made their mark...
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Honing skills in Ex areas
August 2017
The times when a degree was the ultimate stage in your educational developm...
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Improving relevance and efficiency
August 2017
Highlights of the IEC Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) meeting, which took...
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Recognizing exceptional achievements
August 2017
Every year, the IEC pays tribute to people from its organization, for their...
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Digitization: direct impact on standardi...
August 2017
In his address to Council, Frans Vreeswijk, IEC General Secretary & CEO, re...
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Fossil fuels in the energy mix
July 2017
While the part of renewable energy sources - solar, wind, marine and hydro ...
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2017 IEC Awards
June 2017
Every year the IEC honours the commitment and work of a number of individua...
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Dealing with natural and industrial disa...
June 2017
Natural and industrial or accidental disasters can take many forms and have...
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A global approach
June 2017
All IEC regional centres are focal points for IEC standardization activitie...
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Number one in its field
June 2017
Year in, year out, the list of incidents happening in hazardous areas doesn...
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Strengthening participation
June 2017
Each year sees an increase not only in the number of countries participatin...
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The importance of testing against Intern...
June 2017
Today, many devices and services found in homes, hospitals, the workplace a...
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China on the agenda
May 2017
IECEx, the IEC System for Certification for Standards Relating to Equipment...
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Dealing with known unknowns – and knowns
April 2017
Natural and industrial or accidental disasters can take many forms and have...
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Mitigating the risks and impact of explo...
April 2017
Explosions in a wide range of industrial or other installations can be caus...
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The hazardous world of Ex Marking
April 2017
This article was first published in HazardEx on 20 April 2017 - subheadings...
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Dusty business
March 2017
Some industry sectors are automatically associated with explosive (Ex) atmo...
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The Ex sector turns to EVs
March 2017
When the term electric vehicle (EV) comes up, it usually brings to mind ele...
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Upcoming global events (March-June 2017)
March 2017
The IEC regularly supports key global and regional industry events, which c...
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Upcoming global events (February-May 201...
January 2017
The IEC regularly supports key global and regional industry events, which c...
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The dynamics of success
January 2017
The oil and gas industry sector has faced many challenges in recent years. ...
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Upcoming global events (December 2016-Ap...
November 2016
The IEC regularly supports key global and regional industry events, which c...
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Adopting smart technologies
November 2016
With the steady increase in energy demand from developing, emerging and dev...
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November 2016 nominations
November 2016
Over the past few months, the Standardization Management Board (SMB) approv...
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Ex-proof from A to Z
October 2016
The interoperation between electrical and mechanical energies has existed f...
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A year of brand building and increasing ...
September 2016
During his address to Council, IEC General Secretary and CEO Frans Vreeswij...
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20 years and stronger than ever
August 2016
Explosive (Ex) atmospheres – also termed hazardous areas/locations – which ...
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Keeping an eye on Ex risks
June 2016
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is increasingly used in locations that nee...
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AR/VR underground
May 2016
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), long associated with gamin...
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Powering devices and equipment
April 2016
Batteries come in all forms and shapes and are probably the most common and...
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Widespread risks
March 2016
Contrary to preconceived ideas, hazardous areas are not the “privilege” of ...
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Ex aspects of food safety
January 2016
Do you realize that your local bakery may be a potentially hazardous locati...
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You are the IEC
December 2015
During his address to Council, the IEC General Secretary & CEO, Frans Vrees...
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Obituary - Ron Collis
November 2015
It is with immense sadness and regret that we have to inform the IEC commun...
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IECEx extends mobile offer
November 2015
Workers are increasingly mobile and a growing number of enterprises around ...
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Safety in Ex areas is paramount
October 2015
Taipei in June, Bosley in July and Tianjin in August: colour powders blown ...
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Light up, light up!
October 2015
Switching on a light is such a routine task that we often take it for grant...
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Powder and dust: a risky business
September 2015
The dramatic incident at the Formosa Fun Coast, a water park in Taiwan, at ...
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How to prevent leakage or environmental ...
June 2015
Pipelines are widely used throughout the world to transport oil, gas and ot...
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Smart oil and gas
May 2015
Big Data is set to change the way we work by improving operations and allow...
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Fuelling safety
April 2015
Anyone of us can be in close contact with Ex or explosive atmospheres. They...
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Containing explosions
March 2015
More than a century ago, the introduction of electrical apparatus for signa...
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Poland to host IECEx event
January 2015
In just three years, the IECEx international conferences have made their ma...
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Shaping the future
December 2014
Highlights of the IEC CAB (Conformity Assessment Board) meeting that took p...
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A quiet force
December 2014
Hiromichi Fujisawa, IEC Vice President and Chairman of CAB (Conformity Asse...
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The ultimate safeguard in Ex areas
November 2014
IECEx (IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for ...
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Raising awareness on high-risk mining op...
October 2014
The DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) is extremely rich in natural res...
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Lighting up Ex areas
August 2014
In less than 20 years, the LED (light-emitting diode) technology has emerge...
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Global safety and security
June 2014
Batteries are probably the most common and widespread means of energy stora...
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Benefits of IECEx certification
June 2014
AFSEC (African Electrotechnical Standardization Commission) and IECEx (IEC ...
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Minimizing risks
May 2014
While many countries throughout the world are integrating renewable energy ...
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Exploding silos
April 2014
Wherever cereals are grown in large quantities it is common to see silos us...
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Knowledge supports safety in Ex areas
March 2014
It is important that the people working in explosive areas are competent an...
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Failure can lead to disaster
January 2014
In explosive areas, seemingly small failures can have disastrous effects. T...
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CAB report to IEC Council
December 2013
Fujisawa gave an update on CAB activities in the 12 months since the Oslo G...
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Joining forces in the Ex sector
June 2012
IECEx, the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment ...
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Successful beyond expectations
May 2012
The 2012 ‘IECEX International Conference: Equipment and Services in Explosi...
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Building on experience
April 2012
The 2012 IECEx International Conference on Equipment and Services in Explos...
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Raising awareness
March 2012
While conformity assessment is a given in industrialized countries, the con...
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From singing to sensing
March 2012
A BBC News item dated 30 December 1986 announced that more than 200 canarie...
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And the winner is...
March 2012
Based on an article published on the HazardEx websiteIECEx Executive Secret...
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LEDs for Ex
January 2012
Offshore oil platforms, refineries, shipyards, gas and oil tankers operate ...
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A first for Dubai and the Middle East
January 2012
The oil and gas industry makes a large contribution to the financial well-b...
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Men of Ex-perience
December 2011
Testing and certification of Ex (explosive) equipment and its servicing is ...
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Safety in Ex environments
December 2011
Incidents such as the explosion that caused the oil spill in the Gulf of Me...
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Freeze protection
November 2011
Pipelines, tanks and vessels that store or transport potentially explosive ...
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Taming the Ex factor
October 2011
Oil and gas refining, chemical processing, coal mining, paper and textile m...
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Dubai to host major IECEx event
October 2011
Middle Eastern countries that have a large number of oil producing and proc...
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The way forward
August 2011
In Iraq, one of the world's three leading oil-rich countries, the first sig...
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From the very big to the very small
July 2011
Potentially explosive environments are obvious terrains in which to choose ...
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IECEx in China
June 2011
China has seen huge economic changes in the past three decades. The state b...
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Quality systems for Ex equipment
May 2011
In April, IEC TC (Technical Committee) 31 and SC (Subcommittee) 31M were pr...
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United Nations endorses IEC
April 2011
In January 2011 the United Nations, via UNECE (United Nations Economic Comm...
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Safe (re)fuelling
April 2011
Ex or explosive atmospheres are not restricted to oil refineries, offshore ...
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MBE
January 2011
Ron Sinclair, Managing Director of the private certification body Baseefa L...
2019 Annual Meetings of the IECEx System: Dubai (UAE) to be held on 23 - 27 September 2019
Following the kind invitation received from the IEC National Committee of the United Arab Emirates, the 2019 meetings will take place in Dubai (UAE)
Link to Meeting & Events page on the IECEx Website, includes General Information, Meeting Registration, Accommodation, & Meeting Documents (when posted)
IECEx Executive and Operational Meetings 2019 - to be held in Singapore 6th to 10th May, 2019 (Past Event)
Meetings of the IECEx System 2018 (Past Event)
Cannes (France) held on 17 - 21 September 2018
Following the kind invitation received from the IEC National Committee of France, the 2018 meetings will take place in Cannes (France)
More information from the meeting website
Registrations Closed
Future Annual Meetings of the IECEx System
2019: United Arab Emirates
2020: Canada
2021: Japan
2022: United Kingdom
2023: Brazil
IECEx
IECEx is the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres. It uses quality assessment specifications that are based on International Standards prepared by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Please refer to the following links to learn more about the IECEx Schemes:
Find out more about IECEx
IECEx Brochure - IECEx System
IECEx Brochure - Personnel Scheme
IECEx Brochure - Certified Service Facilities Scheme
IECEx Brochure - Conformity Mark Licensing
Quick Links
- View IECEx Certificates and Licences (CoC Online)
- Certification Bodies (ExCBs) - Certified Equipment Scheme
- Certification Bodies (ExCBs) - Certified Service Facilities
- Certification Bodies (ExCBs) - Personnel Competencies
- Certification Bodies (ExCBs) - Conformity Mark Licensing
- IECEx Recognised Training Providers (RTPs)
- ExTAG Decision Sheets List
- IEC TC31 & IECEx Meeting Schedule
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