News Releases
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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 areas
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 countries
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, workplace and homes
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 standardization
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 disasters
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 International Standards
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 explosions
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 2017)
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-April 2017)
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 visibility
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 damage
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 operations
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...
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