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This quick quiz will help determine if you and your organisation have the correct competence to be working in the Ex industry.

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First Name *

Organisation

Email *

Are you involved in the design of Ex products or systems? *

Yes

Do you keep comprehensive and current technical documentation for each Ex product, including drawings, specifications, and test data? *

Regularly

Sometimes

Rarely

Are your Ex design documents prepared in accordance with relevant standards (e.g., EN/IEC 60079 series) and routinely reviewed to ensure compliance with the latest updates? *

Yes

Sometimes

Is your product marking and labelling process aligned with ATEX/IECEx certification requirements? *

Yes

Unsure

Do you know who is responsible for ensuring that ex design documentation (e.g., risk assessments, conformity assessments) is accurate and audit-ready? *

Yes

How confident are you that your design and technical documentation would pass an audit by a Notified Body or IECEx Certifying Body? *

Very confident

Nervous

Zero confidence

Are you involved in Ex audits? *

Yes

When was your last external Ex compliance audit? *

More than 1 year

Less than 1 year

I don't know

Do you have a documented Ex audit preparation checklist or process? *

Yes

Have you had any non-conformances or corrective actions issued in previous audits? *

Yes

I don't know

Is your team clear on what evidence or records are required for an Ex audit? *

Always

Sometimes

How many of your team are knowledgeable enough to lead an Ex audit? *

More than 2

1 to 2

How many of your engineering staff have been trained on Ex general principles in the last 2 years? *

Everyone

More than 50%

Less than 50%

None

How many of your non-technical staff have been trained on Ex awareness or other Ex training in the last 2 years? *

Everyone

More than 50%

Less than 50%

None

Do you maintain a formal training matrix that includes Ex roles and refresh intervals? *

Yes

Which of these describes your team? *

We seek out knowledge and stay up to date on all things Ex. We have strong Ex knowledge across our whole team

We have a mixed team, most have very limited Ex knowledge and one or two have more

We have just enough Ex knowledge to pass audits but do not know the subject well

We have insufficient Ex knowledge to pass an audit and do not know the subject well enough

Are you involved in selecting or approving training solutions for your team or business? *

Yes

Do your non-technical teams (e.g., sales, procurement, admin) understand their role in supporting Ex compliance? *

Always

Sometimes

Rarely

Are production staff aware of how their day-to-day work impacts Ex product conformity and certification? *

Always

Sometimes

Rarely

Is Ex compliance discussed beyond the engineering or QA department? *

Yes, it is a company wide consideration

No, it is deemed a technical and quality responsibility only

How confident are you that everyone in your business could explain why Ex compliance matters to your customers and reputation? *

Very confident everyone could answer

Not confident all staff are aware