CERTIFER operates both Business Units in Norway, Denmark and Sweden

CERTIFER Nordics consist of three units, namely:

CERTIFER Nordics AS, Prinsens gate 5, 0152 Oslo, Norway, with the two branches:

• CERTIFER Denmark, Kompagnistræde 37-1, 1208 Copenhagen, Denmark
• CERTIFER Nordics Sweden Filial, Löfströms Allé 5, 172 61 Sundbyberg, Sweden

CERTIFER Nordics delivers third party, independent, assurance services to the transport and railway sector. Our home market is Scandinavia.

CERTIFER Nordics has competence and capacity to operate in the whole of the EU inner market and the European Economic Area (EEA). Our services are:

• Notified Body (NoBo)
• Assessment Body (AsBo)
• Designated Body (DeBo)
• Independent Safety Assessment (ISA)

Accreditations

CERTIFER Nordics holds two accreditations with the Norwegian Accreditation body.

Appointments

CERTIFER Nordics is appointed NoBo by the Norwegian Railway Authority (NRA). The appointment covers the inner market of EU and the European Economic Area (EEA).

We are registered in ERADIS – European Railway Agency Database of Interoperability and Safety, as an accredited Assessment Body (AsBo). The registration is made in Norway. With this registration CERTIFER Nordics can operate as AsBo in the inner market of EU and the European Economic Area (EEA).

About our assurance services

Notified Body (NoBo)

Our NoBo service follow CERTIFER Quality Management System (QMS) which fulfills the requirements set by the accreditation. As a NoBo we are also legally required to follow RFUs issued by the NB-Rail Coordination group. The RFUs can be found on this web site: NB-Rail | Home

It is the responsibility of the Applicant to select the Module(s) to be applied for a NoBo project. The Module options are specified in the relevant Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI) and described in the Commission Decision (2010/713/EU). When the Module(s) are selected it defines the methodology and process to be used by NoBo from start to end and the relevant certificate(s) are issued.

The applicant is recommended to select its preferred NoBo early in the project. It is important for all projects to verify the requirements in the design phase. It may be expensive and time consuming to correct errors late in a project.

CERTIFER Nordics have established its tailormade working tools, as requirement matrix, forms etc. to make the NoBo process as effective and informative as possible for all parties.

As we have included in our accreditation the possibility to perform inspections, audit / approval of quality management systems for production and measurements of sound, light etc. we can deliver these services if the Applicant select to also use CERTIFER Nordics for this purpose.

As part of the NoBo project we will upload the certificate(s) to ERADIS (European Railway Agency Database of Interoperability and Safety).

Whether you’re an infrastructure manager, railway operator or manufacturer we ensure you’re compliant.

Assessment Body (AsBo)

Our AsBo service follow our Quality Management System (QMS) which fulfills the requirements set by the accreditation.

As for NoBo, we have the required competence to take on any project in the need of an AsBo. We cover the following areas as specified in ERADIS:

• Infrastructure
• Energy
• Control-command and signaling
• Rolling stock
• Traffic operation and management
• Maintenance
• System safe integration

If you or your project has evaluated the project to be classified as a “significant change project” according the CSM regulation or the relevant Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI) requires an AsBo, we are ready to help.

As for NoBo, the AsBo should be selected and involved in the project from an early stage. AsBo will assess the risk management process. The general principles applicable to the risk management process is described in Annex 1 of the CSM Regulation 402/2013.

When the project is in the final stage and the result of the AsBo assessment is positive, we will issue the final Safety Assessment report (SAR).

Designated Body (DeBo)

CERTIFER Nordics are appointed Designated Body (DeBo) for subsystem rolling stock by the Norwegian Railway Authority (NRA) in Norway. As DeBo in Norway for rolling stock we ensure compliance with nation technical rules in Norway.

CERTIFER Nordics are appointed Designated Body (DeBo) for subsystem rolling stock by the Swedish Transport Agency: https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/.

CERTIFER Nordics are appointed Designated Body (DeBo) for subsystem rolling stock by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency: https://www.traficom.fi/en/finnish-transport-and-communicatios-agency-traficom.

Independent Safety Assessor (ISA)

The basic criteria for our ISA service are normally the CENELEC EN50126, EN5018 and EN50129 standards (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety, RAMS standards), against which the safety engineering of railway products and systems are assessed.

The CENELEC EN50126 and EN50129 standards reference further to other standards CENELEC standards as EN50657 for software, CENELEC EN50159 for communications and CENELEC EN50121 for electromagnetic compatibility.

The main market for ISA services is railway signalling and related areas. This service is mainly of interest for designers, manufacturers, or users of signalling systems to ensure their products meet RAMS requirements.

In Scandinavia, the ISA team normally approved by the National Safety Authority (NSA) in the relevant country, per project.

Continued improvements

Our railway team closely monitors the development of EU legislation (directives, regulations and decisions), NB-Rail Recommendations for Use (RFUs) and applicable standards to make sure our knowledge is at the forefront of industry trends.

Independence and Impartiality

We maintain our independence and impartiality by proactively managing conflicts of interest between CERTIFER Solutions (consultancy services) and third-party assurance services.

Clients

Our clients base is broad and includes manufacturers, operators, infrastructure managers, rolling stock owners etc.

On our client list in Norway, we have:

• VY
• Norske tog
• Bane NOR
• Airport Express train (Flytoget)

In Sweden you will find:

• Trafikverket
• LKAB
• Stadler
• SJ
• Green Cargo

Outside Scandinavia we have clients like CAF, Windhoff and ABB.