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Certification of Explosion-proof
Equipment
478 MUNEMI-RO BUPYEONG-GU INCHEON 403-711
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
TEL +82-32-5100-859 / FAX +82-32-518-6481
E-MAIL koshaex@kosha.net for more Information
* KOSHA stands for Korea occpational
Safety and Health Agency
Organization
About KOSHA
Strategies
Mission
Management and Planning Department
1. Pursuing tangible performance
To make works healthy, workplaces safe and create
a strong community by protecting lives and health
of working people.
Director General
for Planning
Strategy for effective prevention activities to create tangible performance
by being professional agency in preventing occupational accidents.
Management Support Department
Information System Team
2. Realizing cooperative relationship
Vision
Strategy to have a cultural access to change attitude and awareness of
prevention of the occupational accident which is a result of complex set of
factors through law and system improvement and technological support.
Harmonizing with the people, as a professional center
focusing on occupational accidents prevention.
Occupational Safety Department
Director General
for Technology
3. Making creative workplace
As a responsible public agency to prevent occupational
accidents, we are committed to be a professional
organization by recognizing importance of each actor
within society, playing a pivotal role in conducting related
businesses with a capacity to prevent occupational accidents
and leading by example in realizing occupational safety and
health across the world with our global leadership.
Strategy to beef up a field-oriented management so that they can
develop customized project, organize groups and set up goals considering
each of their circumstance based on self control and creativity.
Occupational Health Department
Construction Safety Department
Product & Process Safety Department
4. Encouraging employee’s participation
Strategy to lay a firm ground for achieving the vision through workers’
motivation by pursuing tangible performance and keeping in mind
whom we serve.
President
Training and Media Department
Director General
for Training and
Public Relations
History
Safety Culture and PR Department
Service Industry Safety Department
International Cooperation Center
The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency was established in December 1987 under the ideology of human respect. Since then,
It has concentrated on preventing accidents at workplaces, improving the working environment, and preventing occupational diseases
as the official safety and health agency of the Republic of Korea.
Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI)
Occupational Safety and Health Training Institute (OSHTI)
May 30, 1987
December 9, 1987
December 12, 1987
July 19, 1987
1988~April 1997
September 5, 1997
December 24, 2001
January 4, 2003
Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Law enacted (Law No.3931)
Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency established
Occupational Safety Training Institute established
Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute established
3 regional head offices and 14 areas offices opened in major areas nationwide
Chemical Safety and Health Research Center established (Daedeok Inno polis in Daejeon)
2 additional area offices opened (Northern Seoul and Cheonan area)
1 additional area offices opened (Jeju area)
January 2006
June 29, 2008
January 2009
March 2009
January 2011
Occupational Safety and Health Center opened
(Yangsan, Bucheon, Soungnam, Gangneung)
Training and Information Center opened
(Seoul, Incheon, Busan, Gwangju, Daegu, Daejeon)
XⳘ World Congress on Safety and Health at Work was held
The agency was renamed the Korea Occupational Safety
and Health Agency
The agency won the bid for the 2015 ICOH
3 additional area offices opened
Regional Office (6)
Area Office (17)
Auditor
A
Audit Department
Safety Certication Center
KCs mark for PDs and PPEs
+82-32-5100-859
S Mark for industrial machinery
+82-32-5100-854
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KCs Certification
Ex-proof Equipment
Procedure & Duration
What is Explosion-Proof Equipment?
In electrical engineering, a hazardous location is defined as a place where concentrations of flammable gases, vapors,
or dusts occur. Electrical equipment that must be installed in such locations is especially designed and tested to ensure
it does not initiate an explosion, due to arcing contacts or high surface temperature of equipment.
Counseling & application
- To confirm whether applied products are in the scope of
KCs certification
Safety Certification of Ex-proof Equipment
Manufacturer or
Importer; Only Imported quantity is less 10
- Check Submitted documents and samples (if applicable)
Safety certification (
Mark) system is...
a system to comprehensively review the safety capability and technical ability of manufacturer
and manufacturing system for protective device and personal protective equipment in accordance
with Article 34 and 35 of the Occupational Safety & Health Act.
Documentary assessment
- To assess whether submitted technical documents are in
compliance with the equipment standard
KOSHA
- Max 15days for domestic applicant
- Max 30days for overseas applicant
- Review instruction manual
Legal Background
Items
Relevant Law
Certification of
Compliance
Article 34 of the Occupational Safety &
Health Act
Article 28 of the Enforcement Decree
of said Act
Equipment
Standard
Notification of Ministry of Labor No.
2010-36
Duty Holder
Manufacturer (including the case of manufacturing abroad
and exporting to the Republic of Korea), Seller, User
* In case of violation: Imprisonment for less than 3 years
or penalty of less than \ 20,000 USD
Manufacturer
Technical ability & production system assessment
KOSHA
- Visit manufacturer’s site to assess production system
including QA system
Product assessment
- To assess safety performance of applied product
Classification
Hazardous Area
and the Selection
and Use of Ex-proof
Equipment
Article 230~232, 311 of the Decree of
Safety and Health Standard
KS C IEC60079-10
KS C IEC60079-14
User
- Max 30days for domestic applicant
- Max 45days for overseas applicant
※ If applicant is an importer, this assessment is exempted.
※ If IECEx scheme QAR for both the site and the product is
submitted to KOSHA, visiting site can be waived.
- Type test for samples of applied product
KOSHA - Max 60days
※ If IECEx scheme Test Report or any Test Report issued by
MOU C.B for the product is submitted to KOSHA,
submitting samples can be waived.
Issuing Certificate
- Issue Certificate
KCs marking
- Manufacturer shall attach KCs mark and appropriate
marking to certified product
A.
The mark shall follow mark standard and method under the Clause 4-1, Article
15 of 「Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on National Standards」
KOSHA, Manufacturer
※ The certificate is valid only for the products that are
manufactured in the specified site.
※ If applicant is an importer, the certificate is valid only for
the products with the serial numbers that had been
submitted to KOSHA.
Surveillance
B.
Neither the material that may cause injury to human body nor the material with
rough surface shall be used when making the Mark.
- To confirm whether the certified products and technical
ability and production system are maintained according
to requirements in the standards
KOSHA
※ Max. every 2 years depending on the scores of previous visit
▶ For more information refer to:
http://oshri.kosha.or.kr/en/main
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KCs Certificate
KCs Certification
Required Document
International Partnership
IECEx scheme
- KOSHA is a Certification Body and Testing Lab. for IECEx scheme and KOSHA can issue
Documentary assessment
IECEx scheme
me CoC, QAR and Test Report per
pe IELEX scheme rule.
- Application form for KCs certificate
- Copy of business registration card (if necessary)
Issuing
Country
- Copy of Import permit (in case of an importer being an applicant)
Member
Country
- Letter of Authorization
- Specification and Instruction of applied product
- Drawings (Assembly, Major parts, Circuit diagram and relevant drawings)
ExTL
ExTL
- Picture
Testing
Technical ability & production system assessment
Testing
ExCB 1
Sample (If necessary)
ExCB 2
- Application form for KCs certificate
- Quality Manual
COC + EXTR + QAR
Application
- IECEx scheme QAR (if applicable)
Certificate
(Applicant)
Issuing Country or Member Country
Product assessment
MOU
- Application form for KCs certificate
- Samples of applied product; the quantity of samples is dependent on type of protection and product construction
- KOSHA has signed Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) with 12 Certification Body for mutual recognition of Test Report.
- IECEx scheme Test Report and the related documents that are referred in Test Report (if applicable)
- Any Test Report which are issued by C.B which have MOU signed with KOSHA and the related documents that are
referred in Test Report (if applicable)
Certification Fee
1. Nemko (Norway)
7. INERIS (France)
2. PTB (Germany)
8. SIRA (U.K)
3. TIIS (Japan)
9. VTT (Finland)
TIIS
- As certification fee depends on type of protection and product type, KOSHA can estimate
4. SITIIAS/NEPSI (China)
10. Baseefa (U.K)
5. NANIO “CCVE” (Russia)
11. TÜV NORD (Germany)
6. Testsafe (Australia)
12. QPS (Canada)
fee only after having documents of applied product.
- After the certification fee is paid, the certification process can begin
- For surveillance and Technical ability & production system assessment, travel expenses shall be paid
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