ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS)

ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS)

At Thames Side Sensors we are extremely proud of our unrelenting commitment to Quality, which is demonstrated by our certification to the latest ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) standard and our exceptionally low warranty claim rate.

You can view the Thames Side Sensors Quality Policy here.

ISO 9001:2015 is the current version of the international Quality Management System (QMS) standard and it was published in September 2015.

For companies such as Thames Side Sensors Ltd., who were already certified to the previous version (ISO 9001:2008) a 3-year transition period was granted so it was not essential for us to comply with this new standard until September 2018.

However, due to our obsession with constantly improving our Quality Management System (QMS) we worked very hard to ensure that we obtained the certification more than 1 year before the 2018 deadline.

RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU

RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU

Many Thames Side Sensors products (load cells, junction boxes and weighing electronics / instrumentation) manufactured since 22nd July 2014 are RoHS 2 compliant, according to the definitions and restrictions given by the Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and the European Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) in Category 9. The requirements of the delegated directive 2015/863/EU are also met. 

Many of our products are manufactured in accordance with Article 4(1) of the directive 2011/65/EU.

For load cells: our official statement of RoHS 2 compliance can be found here.

ATEX Equipment Directive, 2014/34/EU (formerly 94/9/EC)

Thames Side Sensors Limited can supply equipment that complies with the above directives for use in potentially explosive amospheres, in gas zones 0-1-2 and dust zones 20-21-22.

The directive 2014/34/EU became active on 20th April 2016 and was carefully reviewed by our experienced ATEX experts. It replaced the previous ATEX 95 Equipment Directive 94/9/EC (also known as Article 100a and Article 95). There were some significant changes introduced in the new edition of the directive, but these were mainly administrative and only concerned the Notified Bodies. There were no additional compliance requirements placed upon Thames Side Sensors Ltd. and there are no changes to the Essential Health and Safety Requirements in Annex II.

ATEX certificates issued prior to April 2016 will still be valid. 

View our ATEX approved products

IEC 60079 "Explosive atmospheres" Directives

IEC 60079-0:2011, "Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: General requirements"

IEC 60079-11:2011, "Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety 'i' "

IEC 60079-26:2006, "Explosive atmospheres - Part 26: Equipment with equipment protection level (EPL) Ga"

Thames Side Sensors Limited can supply equipment that complies with the above directives for use in potentially explosive amospheres, in gas zones 0-1-2 and dust zones 20-21-22.

View our IECEx approved products

OIML Metrological Approval

Inclusion of the OIML logo on a product data sheet indicates that it is certified to meet the recommendations defined by the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) in legal for trade use, as follows;

OIML R60: Metrological regulations for load cells
OIML R76: Metrological and technical regulations for non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWI)

View our OIML approved products

NTEP Metrological Approval

Inclusion of the NTEP logo on a product data sheet indicates that it is certified by the National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) of the National Council of Weights and Measures (NCWM) to meet the applicable technical requirements of "NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices."

This relates to the use of products in "legal for trade" applications.

Currently, our load cell models T12 and T12A are certified by NTEP.

Conflict-Free Smelter Compliance

Thames Side Sensors Ltd. confirms that, to the best of our knowledge, our products do not contain conflict minerals sourced from smelters or refiners that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries.

Our suppliers are required to comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Section 1502) and to source materials only from smelters that are compliant with the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) or equivalent conflict-free programmes.

The full compliance statement can be found here.

EN 10204

Certificate

EN 10204 Certificate

We can provide certification acccording to EN10204, Type 2.2, for many of our products, by means of a certified material test report.

This report will specify the serial number(s) of the product(s) covered by the report, as appropriate.

This certification must be specifically requested within the customer's purchase order and will be at extra charge, which must be paid for by the customer.

We will confirm (as stated on the order confirmation or proforma invoice) that we intend to comply with this special request and we will confirm the additional cost that will apply.  This certification is not available retrospectively or when not requested within the purchase order.

If this certification is required, but we have not confirmed that we will supply it (as stated on the order confirmation or proforma invoice) then a new manufacturing process will need to be completed, from the beginning, at extra charge.

Thames Side Sensors Ltd. will not be liable for any costs or compensation, of any type or description/definition, incurred when a customer requires this certification retrospectively when it has not been requested with the purchase order and/or when Thames Side Sensors Ltd. has not confirmed that it will supply the certification (as stated on the order confirmation or proforma invoice).

For details of which products this certification can be issued for, please contact us to discuss the subject.