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BAM as notified body (no. 0589) performs conformity assessment procedures for explosives for civil uses according to the EU Directive 2014/28/EU and for pyrotechnic articles according to the EU Directive 2013/29/EU.

Main activities are carried out at Test Site for Technical Safety - BAM TTS.

  • Fields of expertise

    • German explosives regulations
    • EU-Directives, -Regulations and – Decisions like 2014/28/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/58/EU, 765/2008, 768/2008/EC
    • Sectoral (harmonized) standards in the fields of explosives for civil uses and pyrotechnic articles
    • Administrative decisions and documents of the notified body coordination group (forum) as general guidance

  • Main activities

    • Testing and assessment of explosives for civil uses and pyrotechnic articles regarding the fulfilment of the essential safety requirements according to the EU Directives2014/28/EU and 2013/29/EU
    • Notified body according to § 5e of the German Explosives Act (SprengG) with the identification number 0589 for explosives for civil uses and pyrotechnic articles
    • Advisory expertise for ministries, authorities for enforcement, police and customs
    • Participation in sectoral standardization activities in Germany and on CEN- and ISO-levels
    • Pre-normative research for a continuous improvement of test and assessment methods
    • Active participation within the coordination group (forum) of the notified bodies under the EU Directives 2014/28/EU and 2013/29/EU
    • Further advancement of the German Explosives regulations

  • Range of services/technical equipment

    EU-Directive 2014/28/EU for explosives for civil uses

    • Module B: EU-type examination
    • Module C2: Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised product checks at random intervals
    • Module D: Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process
    • Module E: Conformity to type based on product quality assurance
    • Module F: conformity to type based on product verification
    • Module G: Conformity based on unit verification

    EU-Directive 2013/29/EU for pyrotechnic articles

    • Module B: EU-type examination
    • Module C2: Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised product checks at random intervals
    • Module D: Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process
    • Module E: Conformity to type based on product quality assurance
    • Module G: Conformity based on unit verification
    • Module H: Conformity based on full quality assurance

  • Publications

    In the database PUBLICA you will find publications by BAM employees.

    Publications of the Conformity Assessment Explosives and Pyrotechnics division in PUBLICA

    PUBLICA

Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Schendler, Head of Department Chemical Safety Engineering, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)

Contact Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Schendler

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Phone: +49 30 8104-1200

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