Gexcon Certification

ATEX Product Certification

Gexcon Certification provide ATEX certification of non-electrical equipment and protective systems. Through Gexcon’s testing facilities, Gexcon Certification can carry out the necessary tests as a part of the conformity assessment procedure, including large scale explosion testing.

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ATEX Training

We provide ATEX-courses with the option to adjust the content according to your company’s specific needs. If you are interested, feel free to contact us and we will provide you with more details regarding practicalities and available dates.

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ATEX Assemblies – a basic introduction

Explosion risk assessment of assemblies can be complex. Assemblies may consist of equipment of different categories and be intended for potentially explosive atmospheres having different physical characteristics. They may also include parts other than equipment such as components and protective systems.

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9th January 2023

CLP and testing of hazardous substances

CLP stands for “classification, labeling, and packaging” and determines whether a substance or mixture should be classified and labelled as hazardous. The objective of the CLP Regulation is to ensure a high level of protection of health and the environment, as well as the free movement of substances, mixtures and articles.

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3rd January 2023

Need to store a technical file?

Happy new year everyone! Today we would like to present one of our services – storage of technical file. This is relevant for all manufacturers of non-electrical ATEX equipment and interesting read for all end-users of ATEX equipment. Following completion of the equipment design phase and completion of the ignition

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19th December 2022

Gexcon Certification is hiring in the UK

Gexcon Certification Ltd is searching for a UK Certification Manager to lead the accreditation of Gexcon Certification as an UKCA approved body. This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise with legislative requirements and to see the latest technology under development by equipment manufacturers.

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15th December 2022

Hydrogen seen in the light of the ATEX Directives

Hydrogen is increasingly seen as an important component of the clean-energy mix for a sustainable energy future. It has been identified as an alternative fuel that, if generated from clean energy or combined with carbon capture, usage and storage, could help bring the world towards a low-carbon society.

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12th December 2022

New guidelines for the ATEX product directive

In November the 4th edition of the ATEX Guidelines was released. The guidelines are intended to be a manual for all parties who deal with equipment and protective systems in potentially explosive atmospheres and who are affected by Directive 2014/34/EU, commonly referred to as the ATEX Product Directive.

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Gexcon Certification is a conformity assessment body accredited according to NS-EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and is registered as Notified Body number 2795 in the Nando database of the European Commission.

Control Committee

Gexcon Certification has addressed the issue of impartiality by establishing a control committee.

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ATEX Assemblies – a basic introduction

CLP and testing of hazardous substances

Need to store a technical file?

Gexcon Certification is hiring in the UK

Hydrogen seen in the light of the ATEX Directives

New guidelines for the ATEX product directive