The Attestation Research Department Certification Unit continues the more than thirty-five-year tradition of the KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology of conducting tests and assessing the safety level of machines and equipment. Initially, KOMAG specialised in certification testing of hoisting machinery. Over time, as the research base developed and the qualifications of the engineering staff improved, while the requirements for safety at work in underground mines increased, the range of equipment tested and assessed at KOMAG expanded. Over time, as the research base developed and the qualifications of the engineering staff improved, while the requirements for safety at work in underground mines increased, the range of equipment tested and certified at KOMAG expanded.

Current scope of the Attestation Research Department Certification Unit:

• an accredited product certification unit on the basis of accreditation granted by the Polish Centre for Accreditation (current certificate + scope of accreditation (AC 023) + List of normative documents within the flexible scope of accreditation - carries out certification of machinery and equipment, mainly intended for use in mining plants,

• management systems certification unit
• a notified unit (No. 1456) on the basis of a notification from the European Commission, fulfils the tasks set out in:
  Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery),
  Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX),
  Directive 2009/48/EC (Safety of Toys)
• certification unit issuing opinions on products admitted for use in mining plants, in accordance with Article 113(3) of the Act of 9 June 2011. - Geological and Mining Law (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 663); examination and assessment concern elements of mine shaft hoists, i.e. hoisting machinery, shaft signalling and communication equipment, free-wheeling winches, rope pulleys, and products used in underground excavations, i.e. rope transport equipment, monorails, floor-mounted rails, cars for the transport of persons, special cars, electrical machinery and equipment, switchgear for voltages above 1 kV a.c. or above 1.5 kV d.c., communications system, safety and alarm systems, as well as integrated control systems for mining and face complexes.
• a reputable professional unit provides expert opinions, issued on a voluntary basis, on the risk assessment of individual machines and equipment as well as process systems, covering both the design and operational phases,
• assessment unit, pursuant to the Regulation of the Minister of Energy of 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for the operation of underground mining plants (Journal of Laws of 2017, item 1118, as amended), issues assessments of the ability of operators to carry out repairs to sections of mechanised mine roof supports and their components.

Contact:
Andrzej Figiel, Ph.D.Eng
Head of the Attestation Research Department Certification Unit
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phone: +48 32 2374604, +48 32 2374570
mobile: +48 609583804,
fax: +48 32 2374581