The OBAC Institute conducts obligatory and voluntary assessment of product conformity with ATEX No. 2014/34/UE Directive: Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

The OBAC Institute, as the first private Polish certification body, is approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission IECEx for testing, inspection and certification of explosion-proof products in accordance with the requirements of IEC standards.

OBAC’s test reports ExTR are accepted by Chinese Governmental MA Certification Centre in Bejing.

OBAC’s test reports ExTR are accepted by EAC Certification Bodies in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.   

Range of accredited tests of our laboratory

• EN/IEC 60079-0 Electrical equipment Ex 
• EN/IEC 60079-1 Flameproof enclosure type d 
• EN/IEC 60079-2 Pressurised enclosure, type p 
• EN/IEC 61241-4 Pressurised enclosure for dust atmospheres pD 
• EN/IEC 60079-5 Sand enclosure type q 
• EN/IEC 60079-6 Oil enclosure type o 
• EN/IEC 60079-7 Equipment protection by increased safety e 
• EN/IEC 60079-11 Equipment protection by intrinsic safety i 
• EN/IEC 60079-15 Equipment protection by type of protection n 
• EN/IEC 60079-18 Equipment protection by encapsulation m 
• EN/IEC 60079-25 Intrinsically safe electrical systems 
• EN/IEC 60079-26 Equipment with equipment protection level (EPL) Ga 
• EN/IEC 60079-31 Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure “t” 
• EN/IEC 80079-36 Non-electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres 
• EN/IEC 80079-37 Non-electrical type of protection constructional safety ‘’c’’, control of ignition sources ‘’b’’, liquid immersion ‘’k’’ 
• EN/IEC 80079-38 Equipment and components in explosive atmospheres in underground mines 

OBAC’s services
 
• Selection of harmonised standards and determination of tests necessary for marking the product with CE mark
• Verification of technical documentation of equipment to be placed on Polish /EU market
• Verification of the manufacturer or importer declaration of conformity
• Explosion-proof tests of equipment and protective systems
• EC-type examination
• Conformity to type
• Production quality assurance
• Product quality assurance
• Unit verification 
• Complete quality assurance 

The LABOREX Laboratory   

The LABOREX Laboratory functioning with the OBAC Institute organization conducts laboratory tests required for obtaining of the OBAC conformity certificate confirming the explosion-proof manufacture of equipment belonging to equipment group I and II, category M1 and 1, and category M2, 2 and 3, such as:   

• Electric equipment,   
• Non-electric equipment,   
• Parts and components,   
• Protection, control and adjusting apparatus,   
• Protective systems. 

For more information, visit: https://www.obac-cert.com or contact us on +48 (0)32 237 84 40-41, office@obac-cert.com