Programme

07:45 – 08:30

Registration

08:30 – 08:40

Welcoming remarks

08:40 – 08:50

Opening Address

Key Note Speech: Professor Lebecki

08:50 – 09:55

Ex Infrastructure in the Region: Mr Górny

9:55 – 10:15

Coffee/Tea break

10:15 – 11:45

Address from the UNECE – Conclusions of their Global Study into regulations for the Ex field and presentation of the UNECE findings and publication of the new “Common Regulatory Framework for Equipment used in Environments with an Explosive Atmospheres: Dr. Ing. Frank Lienesch

11:45 – 12:30

Overview and Vision of the IECEx International Certification System and the three operational areas: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Arnhold – IECEx Chairman

12:30 –14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:30

Certification of Personnel Competence (CoPC) – Overview of the process: Ralph Wigg

14:30 – 15:00

IECEx Certified Persons Scheme – Feedback from an IECEx CoPC Person: Arpad Vares

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee/Tea break

15:30 – 16:15

IECEx Service Facilities Scheme – Overview and direction: Mark Amos

16:15 – 17:15

Repair and overhaul of Ex equipment – Explanation of IEC 60079-19 requirements and the IECEx process for assessing a repair workshop’s compliance with IEC 60079-19: Thai son Vu

17:15

Day 1 Close

08:30  – 09:15

Practical approach to Ex installations according to the requirements of IEC 60079-14 and the inspection requirements of IEC 60079-17: Peter Thurnherr

09:15 – 10:30

Area classification – An explanation of the importance to correctly address the hazards and extent of these hazards prior to design and operation of any new plant along with the need to control and re-evaluate changes to existing plant and infrastructure

• Ireneusz Rogala

• Rafal Frączek

10:30  – 11:00

Coffee/Tea break

11:00 – 12:00

End User Feedback – An detailed presentation covering the industry needs of the User concerning, day to day operations

• Grzegorz Petke
• Piotr Gurgul

12:00  – 13:00

Lunch

13:00  – 13:00

Practical Issues to facilitate Testing and Certification under the IECEx Scheme – Guidance to facilitate efficient testing and assessment, e.g. Application preparation, overview of the process and ways to streamline and reduce delays, e.g. Off-site Testing and traceability from product  to certificate: Piotr Tarnawski

13:45  – 14:15

IECEx Equipment Certification – A manufacturer’s perspective of the process and why it is useful to gaining global market access: Karel Neleman

14:15  – 15:00

Management of Plant Maintenance -  Examples of management methods to control plant maintenance procedures and operations: Grzeorz Czesnowski

15:00 – 15:30

Overview of some national or regional Ex verification or approval systems and how use of IECEx facilitates such approvals in addition to providing international certification: Ron Sinclair

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee/Tea break

16:00 – 17.00

Open Forum, to offer all attendees the opportunity to raise questions concerning Ex aspects and IECEx and to consider an industry position concerning Ex and IEC TC 31 Standards and IECEx.

17:00

Close + final remarks