In addition to the principal objectives of the USNC/IECEx as detailed on our Homepage, our committee is involved in educational initiatives regarding the IECEx System. These initi​atives involve symposiums, presentations, papers and articles in association with organizations interested in international hazardous locations (explosive atmospheres) issues.

Most recently, members of our committee attended the 66th IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC) held from September 9th through September 11th, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada).  During this conference, they were invited to present during the Codes & Regulations Subcommittee Meeting and during the Standards Subcommittee Meeting.  These presentations were on the topic of the "IECEx System in the US​". 

Previously, as part of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the IECEx System, on September 27, the USNC/IECEx committee hosted the IECEx World Symposium: A Capital Idea. This symposium provided a forum for industry professionals to discuss U.S. and IEC principles, including codes, Standards, and regulations for hazardous location (HazLoc) equipment and services.

Additional past USNC/IECEx educational initiatives regarding the IECEx System have included the following:

• The IECEx System: How It Impacts the North America Hazardous Locations Industry, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, Volume: 24 , Issue: 1, Jan.-Feb. 2018
• Impact of the IECEx System on the North American Hazardous Locations Industry, 63^rd IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC) Technical Conference, 19-22 September 2016
• IECEx Certification of Personnel Competencies: Independently Verifying Individuals Who Work in Hazardous Areas, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Jan.-Feb. 2013
• IECEx assessment and certification of personnel competencies for individuals working in hazardous locations, 2011 Record of Conference Papers Industry Applications Society 58th Annual IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference (PCIC), 19-21 Sept. 2011
• Global regulatory climate as it relates to explosion-protected equipment, IEEE Industry Applications Society 50th Annual Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, , Record of Conference Papers, 15-17 Sept. 2003
• The Global Progress Toward One Standard, One Product, One Mark for Explosion-Protected Apparatus - the IECEx Scheme, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications , Volume: 38 , Issue: 6 , Nov/Dec 2002
• The Global Progress Towards One Standard, One Product, One Mark for Explosion Protected Apparatus - the IECEx Scheme, IEEE Industry Applications Society 48^th Annual Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC) Technical Conference, 26-26 Sept. 2001
• The global HazLoc impact of the IECEx scheme, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Jan. 2001
• The Impact of the IECEx Scheme on the Global Availability of Explosion Protected Apparatus - Update 2000 (Parts IV-VII), 35^th IAS Annual Meeting and World Conference on Industrial Applications of Electrical Energy, Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE Industry Applications Conference, 8-12 Oct. 2000
• The Impact of the IECEx Scheme on the Global Availability of Explosion Protected Apparatus - Update 2000 (Parts I-III), 35th IAS Annual Meeting and World Conference on Industrial Applications of Electrical Energy, Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE Industry Applications Conference, 8-12 Oct. 2000
• The Impact of the IECEx Scheme on the Global Availability of Explosion Protected Apparatus, 46^th IAS Annual IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC) Technical Conference, 13-15 Sept. 1999

More information

Further information is available directly from the USNC/IECEx Secretary via the coordinates show below...

Mike Leibowitz, Secretary, USNC/IECEx

NEMA
1300 North 17th Street, Suite 900
Rosslyn, VA, 22209
Phone: (703) 841-3264
E-Mail: mike.leibowitz@nema.org