1. Jim Munro Director TestSafe Australia
Practical issues concerning the receipt of ExTRs by ExCBs when issuing national certification/approval
Jim Munro
Director
TestSafe Australia

2. Some Statistics
On database – 40 ExTRs by 8 ExCBs
On certificates – additional 2 ExTRs not on database

3. What do you take on as ExCB?
For the certificate or approval that you issue:
Responsibility; and
Liability

4. What do you have to base your decision on?
No original test data
Often no calculations
No original assessment notes
No marked up drawings
Option – not even a sample

5. What do you have to base your decision on?
Just the ExTR: and
Additional information such as drawings

6. Ask yourself this question
Do I have enough evidence to issue the certificate?
A properly completed ExTR and accompanying information should give you this

7. The next question
Does that ExTR provide me with enough evidence to be confident the equipment complies with the standards?

8. What should you do?
Start by reading OD010 Operational Decision “Guidance for the Preparation of IECEx Test Reports (ExTRs) by IECEx Certification Bodies (ExTRs) and the Processing of ExTRs by Receiving ExCBs”.

9. Steps for acceptance Review – can be administrative or technical
Whether ExTR registered
Ensure ExTR has been issued – get a signed copy

10. Does ExTR need to be issued for review?
Can work with a draft initially
Ensure issued before you issue certificate

11. What about where tests have been omitted?
Where the issuing body elected not to do some tests, this needs to be backed up by sound engineering rationale

12. What about if you find problems?
Go back to issuing ExCB
If not resolved – go to ExTAG Secretary

13. Typical issues Most involve: Incomplete ExTRs; Errors in the ExTRs; or
Scheme rules not followed

14. Issues ExTR not listed on website Wrong descriptions Lack of test data
Incorrect or incomplete test data
Bits missed

15. Issues Tests done or referenced that aren’t the ones in the standard
Inadequate reference to marking requirements

16. Issues Difference in opinion of interpretation of standards
Use of European interpretations or draft standards changes to establish compliance

17. Issues
No cover page
Lack of justification in comments column of Section 1
ACB Review not completed
No statement of compliance

18. Issues
Signing of cover page/Section 1 and Section 2 (evaluation record) by same person
Reference to certificates, such as ATEX in the ExTR for components

19. Issues Reference to ‘vast experience’ as basis for compliance
Mismatch between the checklist in Section 1 and the information in Section 2 (evaluation record)

20. Issues
Use of manufacturer’s testing without any evidence that it was witnessed
Numerous errors

21. Issues
ExTRs not signed at all or not in all correct places
Page numbers, issuing body information etc ignored within report

22. Any more???