ISO/IEC 80079-34:2011

ISO/IEC 80079-34
Edition 1.0 2011-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Explosive atmospheres –
Part 34: Application of quality systems for equipment manufacture

Atmosphères explosives –
Partie 34: Application des systèmes de qualité pour la fabrication d’équipements

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ISO/IEC 80079-34
Edition 1.0 2011-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Explosive atmospheres –
Part 34: Application of quality systems for equipment manufacture

Atmosphères explosives –
Partie 34: Application des systèmes de qualité pour la fabrication d’équipements

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
V
CODE PRIX
ICS 03.120.01; 29.260.20 ISBN 978-2-88912-459-6

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4

INTRODUCTION . 6

1 Scope . 7

2 Normative references . 7

3 Terms and definitions . 7

4 Quality management system . 9

4.1 General requirements . 9

4.2 Documentation requirements . 9
4.2.1 General . 9
4.2.2 Quality manual . 9
4.2.3 Control of documents . 9
4.2.4 Control of records . 10
5 Management responsibility . 11
5.1 Management commitment . 11
5.2 Customer focus . 11
5.3 Quality policy . 11
5.4 Planning . 11
5.4.1 Quality objectives . 11
5.4.2 Quality management system planning. 11
5.5 Responsibility, authority and communication . 11
5.5.1 Responsibility and authority . 11
5.5.2 Management representative . 12
5.5.3 Internal communication . 12
5.6 Management review . 12
5.6.1 General . 12
5.6.2 Review input . 12
5.6.3 Review output . 12
6 Resource management . 12
6.1 Provision of resources . 12
6.2 Human resources . 12
6.2.1 General . 12
6.2.2 Competence, training and awareness . 12

6.3 Infrastructure . 13
6.4 Work environment . 13
7 Product realization . 13
7.1 Planning of product realization . 13
7.2 Customer-related processes . 13
7.2.1 Determination of requirements related to the product . 13
7.2.2 Review of requirements related to the product . 13
7.2.3 Customer communication . 13
7.3 Design and development . 13
7.3.1 Design and development planning . 13
7.3.2 Design and development inputs . 13
7.3.3 Design and development outputs . 13
7.3.4 Design and development review . 13
7.3.5 Design and development verification . 14

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7.3.6 Design and development validation . 14

7.3.7 Control of design and development changes . 14

7.4 Purchasing . 14

7.4.1 Purchasing process . 14

7.4.2 Purchasing information . 15

7.4.3 Verification of purchased product . 15

7.5 Production and service provision . 16

7.5.1 Control of production and service provision . 16

7.5.2 Validation of processes for production and service provision . 16

7.5.3 Identification and traceability . 16

7.5.4 Customer property . 16
7.5.5 Preservation of product . 17
7.6 Control of monitoring and measuring equipment . 17
8 Measurement, analysis and improvement . 17
8.1 General . 17
8.2 Monitoring and measurement . 17
8.2.1 Customer satisfaction . 17
8.2.2 Internal audit . 17
8.2.3 Monitoring and measurement of processes . 18
8.2.4 Monitoring and measurement of product . 18
8.3 Control of nonconforming product . 18
8.4 Analysis of data . 19
8.5 Improvement . 19
8.5.1 Continual improvement . 19
8.5.2 Corrective action . 19
8.5.3 Preventive action . 19
Annex A (informative) Information relevant to particular types of protection and
specific products . 20
Annex B (informative) Verification criteria for elements with non-measurable paths
used as an integral part of a type of protection . 29
Bibliography . 32

Table A.1 – Component/feature compatibility . 22

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EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES –
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for equipment manufacture
FOREWORD
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