UNECE Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

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1 UNECE Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments SEPTEMBER 7, SPLIT, CROATIA Alfredo Lobo Director of Quality Inmetro

2 Territorial Extension km² Population (2010) Source: IBGE GDP US$ 2,3 trilion (2010) Source: Banco Central do Brasil 7 th World Economy Source: World Bank

3 Inmetro

4 About Inmetro National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro) was created by law in December, 1973, to support Brazilian enterprises to increase their productivity and the quality of goods and services and to protect the consumer. It is linked to the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade 2011 Budget: US$ 400 million Staff: 1900 professionals, being 180 doctors

5 Inmetro Main Activities Scientific and Industrial Metrology Legal Metrology Conformity Assessment Accreditation of Certification & Inspection Bodies and Testing & Calibration Laboratories Enquiry Point for the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO) Innovation & Knowledge Diffusion

6 Conformity Assessment Activity Absolute Data

7 Conformity Assessment Activity Absolute Data

8 Conformity Assessment Activity Absolute Data

9 Conformity Assessment Activity Absolute Data Accredited Certification Bodies for Products: 62 Accredited Laboratories: 449 (testing), 286 (calibration)

10 Conformity Assessment Procedure for Explosive Atmosphere In 1980, Petrobras, in the Campos Basin Platforms, demanded to Inmetro a Certification Program; Initial Regulation: Inmetro Ordinance #164/1991; Current Regulation: Inmetro Ordinance # 179/2010; Ministry of Employment and Labor is the Regulatory Authority. It delegates to Inmetro to establish a certication scheme. There is a technical commission, involving stakeholders, to advise Inmetro in the establishment of certification scheme. Some of them are participating in this seventeenth meeting.

11 Conformity Assessment Procedure for Explosive Atmosphere Ordinance Scope: electrical and electronic equipment for explosive atmospheres, in terms of gases and vapors and combustible dusts Normative basis: IEC series Objective: safety for users, facilities and communities around. Certification: models 5 or 7 Acceptance of test report (ExTR) of IECEx

12 Conformity Assessment Procedure for Explosive Atmosphere Accredited Certification Bodies for Products: 8 Accredited Laboratories : 3 Valid certificates issued: Certified products: 6.229

13 New Demands on Conformity Assessment for Explosive Atmosphere Service facilities certification for equipment repairs Ex Personal certification Ex We are starting the Regulatory Impact Analyses - RIA

14 Accreditation Bodies Recognition Agreements IAF (International Accreditation Forum ) ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) IAAC (Inter American Accreditation Cooperation) Conformity Assessment Programs PEFC (Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes)

15 Quality Contacts Thanks Phones: + 55 (21) / + 55 (21) dqual@inmetro.gov.br Inmetro Additional contact points Call center - Consumer Service: Toll Free: services for Society: ask Inmetro pergunte@inmetro.gov.br ouvidoria@inmetro.gov.br Websites: and

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