Who we are Who we are

Baseefa is a world-renowned certification body, principally concerned with electrical and mechanical equipment intended for installation and use in potentially explosive atmospheres. We are accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), are a Notified Body for the European ATEX Directive and have global acceptance within the IECEx Scheme. Research work into explosions in hazardous atmospheres has been carried out at Buxton since the 1920s. Baseefa is currently one of the largest organisations in the world with a laboratory dedicated to this type of work and a world leader in the field. With over 300 years collective experience, the staff at Baseefa has extensive knowledge of the application of industry standards in many areas. Indeed, staff members have played, and continue to play, a major role in the shaping of the standards used in these areas, both at European and International levels. So if we cant answer your questions on these subjects, its a safe bet that no one else can.

Who we are

What we do
We have 4 areas of work: Product Certification (ATEX and IECEx) Functional Safety DSEAR Compliance (and worldwide equivalent services for the user) Service Facility Certification All of which are supported by Baseefa Training

Our vision:

helping to make the world safer

How we work with you

Baseefa tries to make all its processes as simple as possible, avoiding any unnecessary administrative hold-ups to your work. But we do have to follow certain guidelines laid down in the accreditation standards and by UKAS. We believe that customers value direct access to the individual engineers who will be working with them and we encourage contact by email, telephone or face-to-face meetings. Making expert knowledge available to all our customers is a very important priority for us. We are happy to offer advice on an as needed basis, as part of our Technical Advice Service in conjunction with certification work, or through selected modules contained in Baseefa Training programmes. We are very careful about honouring the commercial confidentiality of our customers, and we avoid entering the field of design consultancy, which would obviously prevent us from acting as an independent certification body.

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Baseefa Training Baseefa Training

We like to keep it simple and all our training programmes have this express aim. We believe that if a person knows their subject they should be able to explain it to others simply. We are world experts in our subject and we have invested heavily to create training programmes, seminars and workshops to help this process. Baseefa is at the forefront of international standards development. Baseefa Training programmes have been meticulously developed to help you to meet those international standards and to ensure you understand how to apply them.

Baseefa Training

Our most popular training programmes include:

HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES: a general introduction for the equipment maker or user DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE: including the latest updates on how ATEX and IECEx affect your products and detailed information for designers and QA engineers INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE: including all aspects of the UK DSEAR regulations, together with detailed information on Area Classification (Zoning) and Inspection Schedules Our Training Programmes cover all our speciality technical subjects, but are delivered with a particular flair that makes Baseefa Training different and the learning experience that bit more enjoyable and memorable. Baseefa Training is delivered at our purpose-built training facilities in Buxton; at our customers premises; or at any suitable venue of convenience to you. Baseefa provided us with an excellent training course that more than met our expectations, the course was well tailored to meet the needs of our personnel. The advice and guidance provided was pragmatic and practical and will without doubt help us address DSEAR issues in our workplace. I can without reservation recommend Baseefa to provide training, advice and guidance in this specialist area of DSEAR Compliance. Safety and Environmental Manager, Boots Manufacturing Ltd

Pick n mix
Our clients have told us that they want effective training to meet specific needs and often do not always want to attend a whole general course. Our Pick n Mix arrangement allows clients to tailor their own programmes using well developed and prepared modules.

Tailoring
We are also pleased to tailor specific training programmes and create imaginative training solutions to meet your own particular needs.

Competency
Baseefa is working with the IECEx Scheme to introduce a Competency Certification Programme which will demonstrate the competency of individuals involved in any capacity associated with installation and operation of Ex Equipment and provide a qualification with world-wide recognition.

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DSEAR Services DSEAR Services

Dangerous substances can put peoples safety at risk from fire and explosion. DSEAR puts duties on employers and the self-employed to protect people from risks to their safety from fires, explosions and similar events in the workplace. This includes members of the public who may be put at risk by such activity.

DSEAR Services

What is the ATEX User Directive and DSEAR?

The ATEX User Directive (EU Directive 1999/92/EC), sometimes referred to as ATEX 137, defines the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres. These requirements were transposed into UK law in the form of DSEAR (the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002) which combines both the requirements of the ATEX User Directive and some of the requirements of the Chemical Agents Directive. Other countries have similar requirements and we have successfully applied our specialist knowledge elsewhere outside Europe.

How we can help

DSEAR Assessment An assessment of plant, policies and procedures against the requirements of the regulations with advice provided where necessary DSEAR Inspection Inspection and verification of your plant DSEAR Competency Assessment Confirmation that your staff are competent (as defined in the regulations) to sign off your plant assessment Area Classification Practical application of the various zoning codes to your plant DSEAR Training All of the above can be backed up by Baseefa Training Baseefa recognises that the individual needs of customers are different. Consequently, should our published range of DSEAR Services not fulfil your needs, come and talk to us. We are confident that our unique blend of professionally-qualified Chartered Engineers and Health & Safety Practitioners will be able to provide solutions to your current and future business needs.

We provide professional advice and guidance, giving our customers manageable, pragmatic solutions to the problems encountered when complying with DSEAR and the ATEX directives.

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Certification Certification
Baseefa refers to all of its Conformity Assessment services as certification. This simply means provision of written assurance by a qualified third party (in this case, Baseefa) that a product, process or service conforms to the specified requirements. Type 5 Product Certification (as defined in the ISO/IEC Guides) is a combination of Type Examination with Production Quality Assurance, although Type Examination with Product Verification is equally valid. IECEx international certification is a true Type 5 scheme, whereas ATEX (strictly speaking a European legal device rather than a certification scheme) allows many variations, giving different levels of confidence in the final product.

Certification

Type Examination
This relates to the comparison of the design specification of a product against the requirements of a standard specification. It will include a physical examination of a sample and the performance of any tests which may be necessary. The results are recorded in a report.

Technical Advice
Either in conjunction with certification projects, or on a totally independent basis, we will provide direct advice on how the requirements of standards and directives apply and should be interpreted in the context of particular products. Advice at the start of a project can avoid many potential problems later. We can include elements of directed technical advice along with some of our Baseefa Training modules when we present courses for specific customers.

Product Verification
The actual manufactured product is compared against a standard or design specification. This is achieved by Baseefa carrying out a physical examination and possibly the performance of tests when the standard calls for routine tests.

Service Facility Certification

After products have been manufactured, installed and used, the question of servicing and repair may arise. Specialist servicing and repair companies can demonstate their competence and capabilities in this important area of work by gaining internationally recognised IECEx Certification of the facility from Baseefa.

Production Quality Assurance

This is the comparison of a manufacturers quality management system against the relevant general requirements in the ISO 9000 series of standards. It also covers the more specific requirements of a quality system standard for particular products (EN 13980 for ATEX and OD 005 for IECEx), backed by a system of regular auditing and surveillance of samples. A Quality Assurance Notification (ATEX QAN), or Quality Assurance Report (IECEx QAR) is a time-limited document, subject to renewal at defined dates, dependent on continuing audit and surveillance.

Test Reports
Many customers make use of our excellent laboratory facilities for tests not directly associated with certification, for example, additional ingress protection tests. An authoritative report backed by UKAS accreditation can then be issued.

Technical Files
A Technical File is simply the dossier containing all the evidence to substantiate claims of conformity. When we produce certificates and reports, these, together with the manufacturers drawings, comprise the technical file for that product. For ATEX, the manufacturer can create the technical file for some of the lower categories of products, but we will happily work with a manufacturer on a voluntary basis to help create the file or to issue a voluntary certificate. Where the directive requires, we offer an easy-to-use service for storage of technical files.

Our Responsiveness
We recognise the importance to all our customers of a thorough and responsive service. Our responsiveness and overall customer service is highly-valued by our present clients who include many international names who have remained with us for many years. For all aspects of product certification, you can rely on Baseefa to deliver with a friendly professionalism backed by years of experience and a reputation that is second to none.

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Functional Safety Functional Safety

Baseefa works with its customers to assist them to gain an understanding of IEC 61508 and also to provide them with a certified data set according to the standard. The standard is written on a cradle-to-grave approach for complete safety systems, but has often been misused to award spurious SIL numbers to individual items of hardware. Safety Integrity Level (SIL) can only be applied to a complete system and not to a component of such a system. By using the CASS Methodology approved by the UK experts who work with IEC 61508 systems, Baseefa can produce an authenticated meaningful data set for any component of a system, so that the system designer can justify the SIL for the complete system. The standard itself can be a nightmare to try to digest, but Baseefa can guide you through it to the parts that are relevant for your particular equipment. IEC 61508 is relevant for manufacturers of hazardous area equipment in two areas: EN 13463-6 Control of Ignition Sources uses the standard as a reference for the reliability of the controlling function. The ATEX Directive requires the effectiveness of Safety Related Devices to be assessed. Let Baseefa help you to gain authoritative documentation in Functional Safety.

Functional Safety

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helping to make the world safer

Baseefa, Rockhead Business Park, Staden Lane, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9RZ Tel: +44 (0) 1298 766600 Fax: +44 (0) 1298 766601 Email: info@baseefa.com Website: www.baseefa.com

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