“Safety of equipment used in environments with risk of explosion“
TR CU 012/2011 concerns electric equipment, including Ex-components and non-electric equipment used in environments with risk of explosion.
In Customs Union, equipment used in explosion-risk environment and Ex-components need to have:
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means of protection against explosions stated in technical documentation of producer
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label designating an explosion-risk environment.
Special labeling of equipment used in explosion-risk environments within the Customs Union.
Parameters of the special labeling are identified by producer of the equipment for use in exposion-risk environments. Default parameter of rectangular’s height should be at at least 10 mm.
This Technical regulation of the Custom Union is not concerning:
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medical equipment;
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equipment, at which the risk of explosion is only caused by presence of explosive materials and chemically unstable substances;
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equipment for domestic use, at which the danger is only caused by unexpected leak of heating gas;
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personal protective gadgets;
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sea ships, vessels of inland and mixed (river-sea) navigation, mobile seashore platforms and drilling rigs for work in marine and inland waters, other vessels or their equipment and machines;
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public service vehicles used to transport paassengers or goods, by air, road, rail or water;
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nuclear weapons, complexes of research facilities for nuclear defense.
Certification of equipment:
- Equipment’s confirmation of conformity is mandatory in form of certificate.
- Application to issue certificate may only request producer, its authorized representative within the Customs Union, or the customer.
- In case of series production, certificate of conformity is only issued for time interval of 1 to 5 years.
Examination of certificate’s validity
With the request for services, following documents must be attached:
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demands of the customer regarding the certification (scan of the contract or technical specifications);
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ignition risks evaluation;
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customs code of delivered goods;
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technical dicription of the equipment (technical passport);
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use manual;
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ATEX certificates of each individual part and accessory;
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production tests protocols for each individual product number.
“Ignition risk evaluation, risk assessment of non-electrical equipment”: a procedure concerning evaluation of relevant protection against explosion (with respect to the category of equipment).
In EXPORTA, we can aquire the documents of equipment’s conformation with the Technical regulations of the Customs Union.
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ТР СU 012/2011 Safety of equipment used in environments with risk of explosion