IECEx CoPC is the highest competency certification program for personnel involved in hazardous area works. After successful completion of our IECEx Recognized Training Program, attendees may contact any IECEx Certification Body directly or through deepEx for participating in IECEx Personnel competency assessment. Certification process is indicated below for your reference.
Certification Body:If you are applying for certification through deepEx, IECEx CoPC assessment is conducted by a reputed European Certification Body through their strategically located remote assessment centers at Kozhikode (Calicut), Mumbai, Dubai and Abudhabi
All successful candidates will be awarded with IECEx Certificate of Personnel Competency and identity card.
Scope and Pre-Requisite for IECEx Personnel Certification:
Please read this in conjunction with IECEx OD 0504
- This unit of knowledge covers the safety obligations and minimum basic knowledge of persons entering a site that has classified hazardous areas
- It requires an understanding of:
- The nature of hazardous areas,
- Limitations on devices that may be taken into hazardous area
- The occupational health and safety responsibilities and procedures related to hazardous areas
- This unit does not include requirements for ensuring the explosion protection aspects of plant and machinery
- Typically this unit would be used in relation to any job function that may be performed in or associated with hazardous area and does not required any prerequisites
- This unit of competency covers the basic principles of protection in explosive atmospheres of plant and machinery.
- This unit of competency is based on various parts of IEC 60079 series.
- There is no minimum level of technical education applicable for this unit of competence.
- Competency in this unit shall be assessed in combination with, or after gaining other competence required by a given industry or enterprise for plant or machinery operation or installations, maintenance or service functions.
- This unit of competency covers knowledge and skills to classify areas where explosive materials may exist
- It requires the ability to gather and analyze data relative to explosion hazards, determine extent of risk and establish and document zones (Zoning of hazardous areas can be different depending on national regulations and rules
- This unit of competency is based on IEC 60079-10-1 and IEC 60079-10-2 and any other relevant standard as applicable
- Competence in this unit requires a degree, diploma or equivalent in a technical subject
- The area classification should be carried out by those who:
- Understand the relevance and significance of properties of flammable materials
- Familiar with process and the equipment along with safety, electrical, mechanical and other qualified engineering personnel
- This unit of competency covers the explosion protection aspects for installing explosion protected and associated equipment and wiring systems
- It requires the ability to match equipment with that specified for a given location, work safely and to installation standards and complete necessary installation documentation
- This unit of competence based on IEC 60079-14 and any other relevant standard
- Installation of all types of protection shall be understood
- Applicant shall have the level of technical education (or equivalent) attained, relevant to the application, through documents (College certificates and vocational qualifications etc.)
- For an operative a minimum 3 years experience in industrial electrical installation practice
- For responsible person, a minimum 3 years experience in Ex industrial electrical installation practice relevant to the scope of the unit of competence
- Competence in this unit shall be assessed either concurrently with or after Unit Ex 001
- This Unit of Competence covers the explosion-protection aspects for maintaining explosion-protected and associated equipment and wiring systems including plant maintenance schemes.
- It requires the ability to develop and manage maintenance programs incorporating strategies for inspections, repair/overhaul/replacement of components and recording of maintenance outcomes.
- This includes the ability to follow a maintenance program, work safely, carry out maintenance to Standards and manufacturer’s instructions and complete the necessary maintenance documentation.
- This unit of competence is based on IEC 60079-17 and any other relevant standards that apply to this Unit of Competence.
- The applicant shall have the level of technical education (or equivalent) attained, relevant to the application, through documents such as College Certificates and Trade Credentials etc.
- For an operative a minimum 3 years experience in industrial maintenance practice.
- For a responsible person a minimum 3 years experience in Ex maintenance practice relevant to the scope of the unit of competence being applied for taking into account the scope limitations.
- This Unit of Competence covers the explosion-protection aspects of overhauling and repairing explosion-protected equipment both at a craftsperson (operative) level and as the responsible person for verifying compliance after such overhaul and/or repair.
- For the operative it requires the ability to identify and select authorized components, follow repair specifications to effect the overhaul/repair of equipment and complete repair documentation.
- For the Responsible Person it requires the ability to establish and document the level of work required, arranging for the overhaul/repair to be carried out, verify compliance of overhauled/repaired equipment and complete the necessary documentation.
- This unit of competence is based on IEC 60079-19 and any other relevant standards that may apply.
- The applicant shall have the level of technical education (or equivalent) attained, relevant to the application, through documents such as College Certificates and Trade Credentials etc.
- For an operative a minimum 3 years experience in the overhaul and repair of general electrical, electronic and/or mechanical equipment relevant to the scope of the unit of competence being applied for taking into account the scope limitations.
- For a responsible person a minimum 3 years experience in the servicing of Ex electrical, electronic and/or mechanical equipment relevant to the scope of the unit of competence being applied for taking into account the scope limitations.
- This Unit of Competence covers testing electrical installations for explosive atmospheres.
- It requires the ability to select, prepare and use appropriate testing devices, work safely and to Standards and to interpret and record test results.
- This unit of competence is based on IEC 60079-14 and any other relevant standards that may apply.
- The applicant shall have the level of technical education (or equivalent) attained, relevant to the application, through documents such as College Certificates and Trade Credentials etc.
- A minimum 3 years experience in industrial electrical installation practice is required.
- Competence in this unit shall be assessed either concurrently with or after Unit Ex 001.
- For work on wiring and equipment operating above 1000 VAC or 1500 VDC competence in high voltage switching and safe isolation should be held.
- This Unit of Competence covers evaluating the completeness of a hazardous area verification dossier and compliance of the explosion-protected aspects of the electrical installations within the constraints of a visual or close inspection.
- It requires the ability to work safely in a hazardous area, evaluate a verification dossier, identify explosion-protected equipment with their certification and specified location, inspect an installation for compliance and report and act on inspection results.
- This unit of competence is based on IEC 60079-14 and IEC 60079-17 and any other relevant standards that may apply.
- The applicant shall have the level of technical education (or equivalent) attained, relevant to the application, through documents such as College Certificates and Trade Credentials etc.
- For an operative a minimum 3 years experience in industrial electrical installation practice.
- For a responsible person, a minimum 3 years experience in Ex electrical installation practice relevant to the scope of the unit of competence being applied for taking into account the scope limitations.
- Competence in this unit shall be assessed either concurrently with or after Unit Ex 001.
- For work on wiring and equipment operating above 1000 VAC or 1500 VDC competence in high voltage switching and safe isolation should be held.
- This Unit of Competence covers the explosion-protection aspects of conducting initial, periodic and sample audit inspections of explosion-protected equipment and installations.
- It requires the ability to audit a verification dossier, work safely in a hazardous area, inspect against Standards and report and act on inspection results.
- This unit of competence is based on IEC 60079-14 and IEC 60079-17 and any other relevant standards that may apply.
- The applicant shall have the level of technical education (or equivalent) attained, relevant to the application, through documents such as College Certificates and Trade Credentials etc.
- For an operative a minimum 3 years experience in general electrical installation practice.
- For a responsible person a minimum 3 years experience in Hazardous Area installation practice.
- Competence in this unit shall be assessed either concurrently with or after Unit Ex 001.
- For work on wiring and equipment operating above 1000 VAC or 1500 VDC, competence in high voltage switching and safe isolation should be held.
- This unit of competence covers the explosion protection aspects of designing electrical power, control and instrumentation systems and installations
- It requires the ability to establish design briefs and pursue economical and effective explosion-protection design solutions
- This unit of competence based on IEC 60079-14 and any other relevant standard
- Applicant shall have the level of technical education (or equivalent) attained, relevant to the application, through documents such as Degree, Diploma and College Certificates etc.
- A minimum 3 years experience in general electrical installation design or supervised hazardous area installation design
- Competence in this unit shall be assessed either concurrently with or after Unit Ex 001
- This Unit of Competence covers the explosion-protection aspects of conducting an audit of an electrical installation.
- It requires the ability to verify whether an installation complies with the relevant hazardous area Standards for that installation and includes the verification of design and certification documentation (verification dossier), maintenance, overhaul and repair, work safety, inspection against Standards and reporting of audit results.
- This unit of competence is based on IEC 60079-14 and IEC 60079-17 and any other relevant standards that may apply.
- The applicant shall have the level of technical education (or equivalent) attained, relevant to the application, through documents such as Degree, Diploma, College Certificates, Trade Credentials etc.
- A minimum 3 years experience in general electrical installation or inspection practice, a minimum of 2 years experience in Hazardous Area electrical installation inspection practice.
- Competence in this unit shall be assessed either concurrently with or after Units Ex 002, Ex 008 and Ex 009.
