What is ISO 80079‑34 about?
ISO 80079‑34 is part 34 of multi-part series of European standard which discusses about the quality systems for ex product manufacture which enables development of safety mechanisms to deal with explosive atmospheres.
ISO 80079‑34 specifies particular requirements and information for establishing and maintaining a quality management system to manufacture Ex Products in accordance with the certificates.
While it does not preclude the use of other quality management systems which provide equivalent results, the minimum requirements are given in ISO 80079‑34.
Who is ISO 80079‑34 for?
ISO 80079‑34 on quality systems for explosive atmosphere is applicable to:
- Disaster Management services
- Safety management consultants
- Companies dealing with the explosive atmosphere
Why should you use ISO 80079‑34?
Explosive atmosphere is defined as a mixture of very harmful substances with air, under the atmospheric conditions, in the form of gas, vapours, dust/mist which is occurred after ignition, combustion spreads to unburned mixture.
ISO 80079‑34 provides you the various types of application for quality systems in explosive atmosphere such as certificate document which conveys the assurance of the conformity of a product, process, system, person or organization with specific requirements. ISO 80079‑34 also provides you guidance on ex-product equipment, protective systems, safety device, Ex component and their combination, as well as software and services, which helps you set up safety mechanisms and quality systems for explosive atmospheres.
As a user of ISO 80079‑34, you will be able to acquire a safety device for using it inside or outside explosive atmospheres which requires a safe functioning of equipment and protective systems with respect to the risks of explosion.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN ISO/IEC 80079‑34:2020 supersedes BS EN ISO/IEC 80079‑34:2011, which is withdrawn. It includes:
- The clause numbering in regard to the previous edition has changed in order to be in line with ISO 9001:2015. The normal “Table of Significant Changes” has not been included for this reason