Sira (group of British companies)
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Sira is a UK
-based Notified Body
, specialising in ATEX
, IECEX and North America
n product approvals. It began life as the British Scientific Instrument Research Association (BSIRA) in 1918 and was once part of a larger group of British engineering
companies, based in south London, that designed test equipment and provided calibration services.
In 2006, Sira Test and Certification Ltd, Sira Defence and Security, and Sira Environmental were owned by Volvere plc. In July 2009, Volvere sold Sira Test and Certification Ltd, Sira Certification Service and Sira Environmental Ltd to CSA International
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based Notified Body
Notified Body
A Notified Body, in the European Union, is an organisation that has been accredited by a Member State to assess whether a product meets certain preordained standards. Assessment can include inspection and examination of a product, its design and manufacture...
, specialising in ATEX
Atex
Atex is a company specializing in the development of advertising and content management systems. The company was established in Massachusetts in 1973 and grew to become a worldwide software supplier to the publishing industry...
, IECEX and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n product approvals. It began life as the British Scientific Instrument Research Association (BSIRA) in 1918 and was once part of a larger group of British engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
companies, based in south London, that designed test equipment and provided calibration services.
In 2006, Sira Test and Certification Ltd, Sira Defence and Security, and Sira Environmental were owned by Volvere plc. In July 2009, Volvere sold Sira Test and Certification Ltd, Sira Certification Service and Sira Environmental Ltd to CSA International
CSA International
CSA International , a member of the CSA Group, is a provider of product testing and certification services for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, gas and a variety of other products...
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— a similar organization in the UK - Canadian Standards AssociationCanadian Standards AssociationThe Canadian Standards Association, also known as the CSA, is a not-for-profit Standards organization with the stated aim of developing standards for use in 57 different areas of specialisation...
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— certification body based in Ontario, California, USA - MET Laboratories, Inc.MET Laboratories, Inc.MET Laboratories, Inc is an independent electrical testing and certification lab, recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
— testing laboratory based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA - NTA IncNTA IncNTA Inc is a nationally recognized testing laboratory and third party certification agency headquartered in Nappanee, Indiana, USA.- About NTA :NTA evaluates and certifies products for the residential and commercial building industry....
— certification agency based in Nappanee, Indiana, USA - TÜVTechnischer ÜberwachungsvereinTÜVs are German organizations that work to validate the safety of products of all kinds to protect humans and the environment against hazards. As independent consultants, they examine plants, motor vehicles, energy installations, devices and products TÜVs (short for Technischer...
— a similar German approvals organisation - Underwriters LaboratoriesUnderwriters LaboratoriesUnderwriters Laboratories Inc. is an independent product safety certification organization. Established in 1894, the company has its headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois. UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and equipment, chiefly dealing...
— testing organization, based in Northbrook, Illinois, USA
See also
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- Consumers UnionConsumers UnionConsumers Union is a non-profit organization best known as the publisher of Consumer Reports, based in the United States. Its mission is to "test products, inform the public, and protect consumers."...
- Good Housekeeping Seal
- NEMKONEMKONorges Elektriske Materiellkontroll is a Norwegian private organization that supervises safety testing for electrical equipment manufacturing....
- Product certificationProduct certificationProduct certification or product qualification is the process of verifying that a certain product has passed performance tests and quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in contracts, regulations, or specifications...
- Quality controlQuality controlQuality control, or QC for short, is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production. This approach places an emphasis on three aspects:...
- RoHS
- Safety engineeringSafety engineeringSafety engineering is an applied science strongly related to systems engineering / industrial engineering and the subset System Safety Engineering...