IEC 60079-19-2015 pdf free download.Explosive atmospheres – Part 19: Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation.
4.3.4 Repair facilities
It is the responsibility of the user to ascertain that the repair facility concerned can
demonstrate compliance with the relevant stipulations of this standard.
4.4 Instructions for the repair facility
4.4.1 Repair and overhaul
4.4.1.1 General
Repair faci’ities shall operate a Quality Management System.
NOTE Overhaul of explosion.protected equipment involves Special techniques. The Quality Management System should include documented procedures to ensure work is performed within an agreed refurbishment quality programme. For additional information, see ISO 9001.
The repair facility shall appoint a person (‘responsible person’) with the required competency (see Annex B), within the management organization, to accept responsibility and authority for ensuring that the overhauled/repaired equipment complies with the certification status agreed with the user. The person so appointed shall have a working knowledge of the appropriate explosion protection standards and an understanding of this standard.
The repair facility must have adequate repair and overhaul facilities as well as the appropriate equipment necessary and trained Operatives with the required competency (see Annex B) and authority to carry out the activities, taking into account the specific type of protection.
The repair facility shall conduct an assessment of the status of the equipment to be repaired, agree with the user the expected certification status of the equipment after repair and the scope of work to be done. This should include the justification for omission of any tests mentioned within this document that the user could reasonably assume to be included. The assessment shall be documented and shall address the relevant clauses of the appropriate equipment standard and this standard and be included in the job report to the user. Such assessments shall be conducted by the responsible person (supported by appropriate Operatives). The responsible person shall only conduct assessments with the explosion protection techniques for which they have demonstrated his competence.
The repair facility shall include additional procedures and systems to carry out overhaul/repair work at sites external to the repair facility, where appropriate.
4.4.1.2 Certificates and standards
The repairer’s attention is directed to the need to be informed of, and to comply with, the relevant explosion-protection standards and certificates, including any specific conditions of use, applicable to the equipment to be repaired or overhauled.
4.4.1.3 Competency
All personnel directly concerned with the repair and/or overhaul of the equipment shall be competent or supervised by a competent person. The competencies may be specific to the type of work.
Training and competency assessments are specified in Annex B.
Appropriate training and assessment shall be undertaken from time to time at intervals depending on the frequency of utilization of the technique or skill and change of standards or regulations. The interval should normally not exceed three years.IEC 60079-19 pdf download.