1. IECEx Assessment Processes - IECEx Melbourne
Jim Munro
Chairman IECEx Panel Assessors

2. Scope of presentation
Preparing for the Assessment – estimates, assessment plan etc
Role of TGDs and their completion
Use of Standard Reports forms OD 006,
Ensuring the ExCB/ExTL operates the “IECEx way”
National accreditation
Follow up activities
Feedback from Assessors – separation presentation
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3. The IECEx Assessor Guide
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4. Preparing for the assessment
The assessment team
Dates
Estimates
Assessment plan
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5. TGDs Technical Assessment Documents Who does what
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6. Standard Report Forms ExCB and ExTL – from OD003
Site Assessment Report – OD006
Checklist – ISO/IEC Guide 65 – OD007
Checklist – ISO/IEC – OD018
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7. The ‘IECEx Way’ Ensuring ExCB/ExTL operates this way
The assessment, surveillance and re-assessment visits
The IECEx documentation
Separation between testing/ assessment and certification decisions 
 Review of CoCs, ExTRs & QARs
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8. National Accreditation
What is it?
ILAC and IAF
Scopes of accreditation
What a accreditation might cover
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9. Follow-up activities Resolving issues
Annexes A and B of the site assessment report
The final reports
Review by the Secretariat
Voting
Surveillance – re-assessment
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10. Final Discussions
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