Notified Body (NB 2057) J.S. Hamilton Poland- Certification Body, based in Siemianowice Śląskie, as a third party has the capability to carry out mandatory and voluntary conformity assessment of products based on the requirements of Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Products intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres must comply with the essential health and safety requirements of European Union Directive 2014/34/EU commonly referred to as the ATEX Directive. In order to determine whether a product meets the requirements of the directive, appropriate conformity assessment procedures must be applied.
According to the ATEX Directive, the level of protection and the associated assessment procedures depend directly on the level of hazard and the environment in which the device will operate.
Certification Body for Group I and II Category M1 and 1 products respectively:
- electrical appliances,
- non-electrical equipment,
- parts and components,
- protection, control and regulation apparatus,
- protection systems
and for Group I and II products, categories M2 and 2:
- internal combustion engines,
- electrical equipment,
- parts and components,
- protection, control and regulation apparatus,
- medium and low voltage motors.
carry out the following conformity assessment procedures according to modules:
- Module B: EU type examination (Annex III),
- Module D: Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process (Annex IV),
- Module F: Conformity to type based on product verification (Annex V),
- Module C1: Conformity to type based on internal production control and supervised product testing (Annex VI),
- Module E: Conformity to type based on product quality assurance (Annex VII)
- Module A: Internal production control (Annex VIII) + Transfer of technical documentation
- Module G: Conformity based on unit verification (Annex IX)
The necessary tests required to confirm the explosion-proof performance of group I and II equipment of categories M1 and 1 and M2, 2 and 3, respectively, are carried out in our own accredited testing laboratory No. AB 1552.
In addition to the obligatory EU Type Examination assessment, we carry out the non-obligatory Type Examination certification process for non-electrical equipment in categories M2 and 2, and for equipment in category 3. This is an excellent way of confirming product conformity if you want the construction and documentation to be verified by specialists. The process is similar to the EU Type Examination assessment, but applies to products for which no mandatory certification is required. The Type Examination Certificate does not, however, exempt you from additionally applying a procedure specific to the category and type of product, e.g. retention of documentation.
Module A: Internal production control (Annex VIII) + handing over of technical documentation applies mainly to the manufacturer, it is his responsibility to carry out the process of design, production, product quality supervision in accordance with the requirements of the essential safety requirements of the ATEX Directive. As an additional activity to which the manufacturer must pay attention is the retention of the documentation in the Notified Body. Documentation should be retained for 10 years after the end of production. The Notified Body of J.S. Hamilton accepts documentation in both paper and electronic form.
