Post #1 - KCs Certification for Ex equipment (Hazloc) - Introduction

KCs certification for Ex equipment (Hazloc) - Introduction

1. What is KCs certification? Where do I start? 

KC certification is a complusory certification required for manufacturers to sell products in S. Korea. The purpose of the certification is to protect people and properties from any fire hazard, electrical shock which could be caused using electrical equipment. 

However, KC is not the suitable certification for Ex equipment manufacturers, seeking an access to S.Korea market. 

2. Korea Certification for Ex equipment (KCs) 

Korea Certification KCs for explosion proof equipment is a certification scheme which lets local certification bodies (e.g. KOSHA, KGS, KTL) to assess Hazloc equipment for its explosion-proof ability & manufacturers for their quality and allow KCs marks to be marked on the products. (as per occupation safety and health acts, Article 84)

Basically, it is same as KC certification, but it's called KCs certification for Ex equipment. It is quite similar as CE and ATEX in Europe. CE and ATEX are pretty much the same, but different Directive applies, depending on the product category, and some categories require a compulsory third-party certification. Therefore, think of KCs as ATEX, this would help you understand easier. 

Although there are some similarities between KCs and ATEX, these are not the same. So hopefully we are going to cover the details in the next coming posts. 

3. Certification Process

Process	Remarks
Application	Application to be made to one of three local certification bodies (e.g. KOSHA, KGS, KTL)
Construction Review	An evaluation takes place to check the compliance. Samples and drawings to be assessed against Korean Ex standards
Testing	Tests in accordance with Korean Ex standards
Quality Assessment	Initial quality assessment to issue a KCs certificate
Certificate issue	Certificate is granted once all the processes above are done
Factory Inspection	Annual quality inspection required to maintain the certification.

This is the overall process and we are going to cover more details in separate posts. For any questions, please send your inquiry to koreamarketaccess@gmail.com, or leave your questions on the bottom of this post. 

August 31, 2021 Tags : KC , KC certification , KC mark , KCs , KCs certificate , KCs certification , KCs documents , KCs mark , Korea , Korea Market Access

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