A future for carbon capture and storage?

The signals are everywhere: extreme heat, dry spells, stronger and more des...

G20 standards summit highlights key role...

The Riyadh International Standards Summit held on 4 November 2020 examined ...

Protecting lives and the environment in ...

Safety is defined in the Collins dictionary as the state of being safe from...

Smart pigs essential to the detection of...

Pipelines are widely used throughout the world to transport oil, gas and ot...

Oil and gas in the digital age

While cyber security is primordial nowadays in all types of industries, it ...

The connected mine

Mining is one of the most ancient trades performed by humans. It is also on...

Health and environment at risk

Encompassing most industry sectors

Explosive (Ex) atmospheres – also termed hazardous areas/locations – may be...

Optimizing Ex skills

Safety and health in the workplace, also known as occupational safety, is a...

Tackling explosion and fire risks

Natural disasters strike at regular intervals on our planet. Every year nat...

Advancing the Sustainable Development Go...

To achieve this, in 2015, United Nations Member States adopted 17 Sustainab...

ROVs, AUVs and AIVs

Remotely operated vehicles (ROV), often described as "robot submarines", ha...

IEC presence on five continents

Since the beginning of the 2000s, IEC Central office in Geneva, Switzerland...

Invaluable support for developing countr...

Each year sees an increase not only in the number of countries participatin...

2018 IEC Awards

Every year IEC honours the commitment and work of a number of individuals i...

Targeting safety, growing popularity

Explosive (Ex) atmospheres – also termed hazardous areas/locations – which ...

IECEE work benefits the environment, wor...

Every day, whether at home, in the workplace, hospitals, airports or other ...

Recognizing exceptional achievements

Every year, the IEC pays tribute to people from its organization, for their...

A lifetime of Ex-perience

In an interview with e-tech, IECEx Chair Prof Dr-Ing Thorsten Arnhold speak...

Keeping spills and explosions at bay

Every year sees its share of oil spills, gas leaks or industrial explosions...

Providing safety solutions for hazardous...

I recently attended an international conference in Barcelona. The event was...

Ex industry: a risky business

Natural disasters may lead to industrial accidents but man, through non obs...

Ex-perience and Ex-pertise

Faced with a “What-will-you-be-when-you-grow-up” question, a kid will choos...

Croatia to host IECEx event

In just six years, the IECEx international conferences have made their mark...

Honing skills in Ex areas

The times when a degree was the ultimate stage in your educational developm...

Improving relevance and efficiency

Highlights of the IEC Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) meeting, which took...

Recognizing exceptional achievements

Every year, the IEC pays tribute to people from its organization, for their...

Digitization: direct impact on standardi...

In his address to Council, Frans Vreeswijk, IEC General Secretary & CEO, re...

Fossil fuels in the energy mix

While the part of renewable energy sources - solar, wind, marine and hydro ...

2017 IEC Awards

Every year the IEC honours the commitment and work of a number of individua...

Strengthening participation

Each year sees an increase not only in the number of countries participatin...

A global approach

All IEC regional centres are focal points for IEC standardization activitie...

Number one in its field

Year in, year out, the list of incidents happening in hazardous areas doesn...

The importance of testing against Intern...

Today, many devices and services found in homes, hospitals, the workplace a...

Dealing with natural and industrial disa...

Natural and industrial or accidental disasters can take many forms and have...

China on the agenda

IECEx, the IEC System for Certification for Standards Relating to Equipment...

The hazardous world of Ex Marking

This article was first published in HazardEx on 20 April 2017 - subheadings...

Mitigating the risks and impact of explo...

Explosions in a wide range of industrial or other installations can be caus...

Dealing with known unknowns – and knowns

Natural and industrial or accidental disasters can take many forms and have...

The Ex sector turns to EVs

When the term electric vehicle (EV) comes up, it usually brings to mind ele...

Upcoming global events (March-June 2017)

The IEC regularly supports key global and regional industry events, which c...

Dusty business

Some industry sectors are automatically associated with explosive (Ex) atmo...

Upcoming global events (February-May 201...

The IEC regularly supports key global and regional industry events, which c...

The dynamics of success

The oil and gas industry sector has faced many challenges in recent years. ...