7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Alfredo LoboDirector of Quality

Inmetro

UNECESectoral Initiative on Equipment for

Explosive EnvironmentsSEPTEMBER 7, 2011 - SPLIT, CROATIA

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Territorial Extension8.514.876 km²

Population190.732.694 (2010)

Source: IBGE

GDPUS$ 2,3 trilion (2010) Source: Banco Central do Brasil

7th World EconomySource: World Bank

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Inmetro

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

About Inmetro� National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technolo gy(Inmetro) was created by law in December, 1973, tosupport Brazilian enterprises to increase their productiv ity and thequality of goods and services and to protect the con sumer.

� It is linked to the Ministry of Development, Indust ry and Foreign Trade

� 2011 Budget: US$ 400 million

� Staff: 1900 professionals, being 180 doctors

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

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

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Conformity Assessment ActivityAbsolute Data

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Conformity Assessment ActivityAbsolute Data

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Conformity Assessment ActivityAbsolute Data

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

� Accredited Certification Bodies for Products: 62

� Accredited Laboratories: 449 (testing), 286 (calibration)

Conformity Assessment ActivityAbsolute Data

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Conformity Assessment Procedure for Explosive Atmosphere

� In 1980, Petrobras, in the Campos Basin Platforms, dem anded 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 Au thority. It delegates to Inmetro to establish a certication schem e.

�There is a technical commission, involving stakehold ers, to advise Inmetro in the establishment of certification schem e. Some of them are participating in this seventeenth meeting.

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

� Scope: electrical and electronic equipment for explosi ve atmospheres, in terms of gases and vapors and combustible dusts

� Normative basis: IEC 60079 series

� Objective: safety for users , facilities and communiti es around.

� Certification: models 5 or 7

� Acceptance of test report (ExTR) of IECEx

Conformity Assessment Procedure for Explosive Atmosphere

Ordinance

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

� Accredited Certification Bodies for Products: 8

� Accredited Laboratories : 3

� Valid certificates issued: 3.651

� Certified products: 6.229

Conformity Assessment Procedure for Explosive Atmosphere

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

New Demands on Conformity Assessment for Explosive Atmosphere

� Service facilities certification for equipment repa irs “Ex”

� Personal certification “Ex”

� We are starting the Regulatory Impact Analyses - RIA

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Accreditation Bodies

Conformity Assessment Programs

• IAF (International Accreditation Forum )• ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperatio n)• IAAC (Inter American Accreditation Cooperation)

•• PEFC (Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certificatio n Schemes)

Recognition Agreements

7th Meeting of the Sectoral Initiative on Equipment for Explosive Environments

Thanks• Quality Contacts

Phones: + 55 (21) 32161013 / + 55 (21) 32161015

E-mail: dqual@inmetro.gov.br

•Inmetro Additional contact points

Call center - Consumer Service: Toll Free: 0800 285 181 8

E-mail services for Society:

ask Inmetro – pergunte@inmetro.gov.br

ouvidoria@inmetro.gov.br

•Websites: www.inmetro.gov.br and www.portaldoconsum idor.gov.br