PESO Certification

Peso Certification

PESO (Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization of India) is one of the prestigious departments under the Ministry of Commerce to lookup statutory safety regulations to safeguard public safety, life, property, and environment. It majorly covers the mandatory license for the oil and gas industry, or the product used in the oil and gas industry and for those products which are used in hazardous areas.

Product comes under the purview of PESO

1. Explosive Flame Proof Product
2. Pressure Vessels
3. Cylinders
4. Explosive Material handling, transportation, disposal, and those products used in the Gas and Oil Industry

Companies/Stakeholders who are in the following business are required to undergo with the PESO Certification:

Petroleum / Gas Cylinders / SMPV(U)
Explosives / Ammonium Nitrate
Degassing and Purging under SMPV(U)
Fabrication Shops
Gas Cylinder Testing Stations

Who can apply?

Both Indian and foreign manufacturers can apply for the PESO certification. However, if the manufacturing unit is outside India, then they required an Indian entity who can become the Indian representative and after-sales partner for the particular product. PESO Certification is a kind of necessary clearance scheme for the oil & gas sectors or items that deal with the gases, are utilized in the oil businesses, or must survive very corrosive conditions.

Certification Process:

STEP 0

Preparation of the application document

STEP 1

Must have IECEX COC, QAR and IECEx Test report

STEP 2

Submitting commercial data (sales numbers, client lists, client reviews)

STEP 3

Preparation and submission of Application Documents

STEP 4

Audit of the facility; if applicable

STEP 5

Issuance of PESO Certificate

PESO department has created an online portal to generate mandatory import permission for the filled gas cylinder.

All the electrical products, mechanical products that will be used in a flammable sensitive area or area where explosive gases are present require PESO approval as per petroleum rule under the flameproof product. This approval ensures that the product is resistant to fire and secures the safety of the flammable area by its flameproof nature. Further, the flammable area is divided into three zones-

Zone-0 Zone-1 Zone-2

PESO approval is mandatorily required if the product is used in the above-mentioned zone.

Pre-requisite

1. Must have IECEX COC, QAR and IECEx Test report for non-EU countries and EU country required ATEX report.
2. Details of the Consignee.
3. Details of the importer/AIR with mutual agreement between them (for the foreign manufacturer).

Indicative document lists for obtaining PESO Certification

1. Business license of the applicant firm
2. ISO Certificate
3. Organization chart cum Manufacturer Profile
4. ATEX/IECEX Report
5. QAR/QAN
6. Details of manufacturing equipment’s (as applicable)
7. Details of testing equipment’s (as applicable)
8. Sales Number of the applicant firm
9. Name of important Indian clientele as well as client’s reviews
10. AIR (Authorized Indian Representative) Details

Scope of Work

Technical support
Application preparation & submission to the competent authority
AIR (Authorized Indian Representative) services
Assistance in factory audit as per PESO norms
Setting-up meetings with the concerned department
Renewals of licenses

PESO department is not only limited to the above-mentioned rule, but this organization also takes leading roles in formulation and revision of standards for the Bureau of Indian Standards, Oil Industry Safety Directorate, National Safety Council etc. related to manufacturing, refining, processing, storage, transportation, handling, testing, quality specification of explosives, petroleum products, pipelines, gases, gas cylinders, safety fittings, special electric equipment.