Quality Audit for Hazardous Locations

Keep your production line running smooth with our Hazardous Locations quality audit services
You can rest assured that factory inspections from Intertek will keep your production line moving while meeting the requirements of the ATEX and IECEx quality audits.
A quality audit is mandatory in order to comply with the ATEX Directive and is called a Quality Assurance Notification (QAN). Specifically, a QAN is required for ATEX equipment categories 1, 2, M1 and M2. Similar to ATEX, the IECEX Quality Assessment Report (QAR) is required for all equipment certifications under the IECEx Scheme.
The Audit cycle for the QAN and QAR is 3 years and surveillance must occur every 12-18 months. The principles of quality audits are based on several formal standards such as the ISO 900x international quality system standards.
Knowledge Center
- Hazardous Locations & Explosive Atmospheres Equipment Certification Requirements Webinar Series
- Guide to Equipment Certification Requirements for Hazardous Locations Poster
- IEC 60079-25 for Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems: Edition 3
- IEC/EN 60079-6 Part 6: Equipment Protection by Liquid Immersion "o"
- Guide to Hazardous Location Equipment Marking
- SATELLITE Data Acceptance Program for Hazardous Locations
- Lighting for Hazardous Locations Fact Sheet
- China CCC Ex: Hazardous Locations Product Compliance White Paper
- FAQs for Product Compliance in Hazardous Locations
- UAE ECASEx: Unit Verification Webinar Recording
- Transition from EN 13463 to EN ISO 80079 Webinar
- Flammable Refrigerants: Comprehensive Assurance Fact Sheet
- IECEx Non-Electrical: Regulatory Guide to Non-Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Locations
Events
- North America: Year-round CompEx Course Schedule
- Intertek Chester UK facility including CompEx course modules and descriptions
Resources
- Client Testimonials
- ETL Mark The Industry's Fastest Certification Program
- Functional Safety Services
- Field Evaluation
- On-site Design Review
- Certification Program for Industrial Control Panels (ICP)
- EMC Testing