Sira has been examining products and issuing certificates against hazardous area standards for over 20 years. Sira’s experience and expertise has made them the UK market leader in the conformity assessment solutions field.

Sira is appointed by the UK government as an EU Notified Body (No.0518) and is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) against EN45011, EN45012, ISO17024, ISO/IEC Guide 66 and ISO/IEC/EN17025, and also maintains IECEx Certification and Test Laboratory Approval.

Sira examine and test equipment against both European standards (EN) for ATEX Directive 94/9/EC, and International (IEC) standards for an IECEx Certificate of Conformity.

For more information about the EU ATEX 94 Directive, download the PDF document here.