Machinery Directive
EC Machinery Directive (98/37/EC) applies to mechanical equipment where the major risk to safety is deemed to be mechanical. Compliance assessment is made against prescribed 'Essential Health and Safety Requirements'(EHSRs) relating to the design and construction of machinery and safety components.
NTL equipment has been risk assessed against the EHSRs and found to be in compliance. CE marking is affixed to the equipment nameplate and a 'Declaration of Conformity' included with documentation as a demonstration of compliance.
PED (Pressure Equipment Directive)
EC Directive (97/23/EC) - PED applies to the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies with a maximum allowable pressure greater than 0.5 bar.
Pressure equipment means vessels, piping, safety and pressure accessories. An assembly is several pieces of pressure equipment assembled to form an integrated, functional whole.
Conformity assessment against EHSRs is carried out by the manufacturer and may involve a notified body depending on the classification of equipment being assessed.
NTL pressure equipment
has been assessed at PED Class II for offshore process package assemblies
recently manufactured in the company workshops. Supporting documentation including
composite 'Declaration of Conformity' are issued to the customer.
ATEX (Atmospheres Explosible)
EC Directive (94/9/EC) concerns equipment and protective systems intended
for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and commonly referred to as the
ATEX directive.
Equipment definition - any item containing or constituting a potential ignition
source which requires special measures to be incorporated in it's design and/or
installation to prevent the ignition source from initiating an explosion in
the surrounding atmosphere.
Assessment of equipment against EHSRs is undertaken by the manufacturer and/or notified body before a declaration of conformity to ATEX can be made.
NTL equipment has been ATEX assessed at Cat 2 and T3 level - suitable for use in Zone 1/2 with external surface temperature 200 deg. C rating.
Quality Management System (QMS)
ISO 9000 is a family of standards concerned with 'quality management' - what an organization does to enhance customer satisfaction, by meeting customer and applicable regulatory requirements, and continually to improve its performance in this regard.
ISO 9000 is concerned with the way an organization goes about its work, not directly the end product. The standard asks; has everything been done to ensure the product meets the customer's requirements?
Northey Technologies are
in the process of reviewing their existing Quality System and are currently
implementing a QMS which is in full accordance with the requirements of BS
EN ISO 9001:2000.