Ex-PERTS Website Links

European Standards Bodies>

BSI – British Standards Institute

http://www.bsi-global.com/

CENELEC – European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation

http://www.cenelec.eu/Cenelec/Homepage.htm

International Standards Bodies

IEC – Internationale Electrotechnical Commission

http://www.iec.ch/

Certification Bodies

IEC – Internationale Electrotechnical Commission certification for Ex equipment

http://www.iecex.com/

Baseefa Certification Body

http://www.baseefa.com/

ATEX Directive Information Sources

European Union (EU) – Main European Union ATEX Website

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/atex/index_en.htm

ATEX 95 - Directive – Full text of the ATEX Equipment directive (PDF Format)

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/atex/direct/text94-9-en.pdf

ATEX 137 – Full text of ATEX User Directive (PDF Format)

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/atex/dir92-en.pdf

BERR (Dept for Business Enterprise & regulatory Reform)

http://www.berr.gov.uk/sectors/sustainability/regulations/ecdirect/page12410.html

UK Legislation

HSE – Health and safety executive’s website covering implementation of the ATEX and DSEAR Directives

http://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/dsear/background.htm

DSEAR Information Source

HSE – Health & safety executive’s Website DSEAR Information Pages

http://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/dsear.htm

STATUTORY INSTRUMENT – Full text of DSEAR 9th December 2002

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022776.htm