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The complexity of the sector of gas distribution, and the great inherent risk that its use entails, requires exhaustive controls both in its installation, storage, commissioning and along the rest of its lifespan.

Our inspections, in addition to ensuring the proper functioning of the facilities, have the objective of verifying that these do not endanger the environment or humans. Therefore, in OCA Global we carry out initial inspections, five-year inspections, periodic tests and type tests, among others, in all installations related with gases.

Our team is highly qualified and experienced, and in addition to improving the safety of the facilities, they understand each client’s need and offer them the necessary assurance and security to operate both nationally and internationally.

OCA Global is recognised by regulating authorities, which allows us to perform quality controls in the fields of gas regulations and storage and supply of hydrocarbons and initial and periodic inspections, in accordance with technical instructions prepared by expert personnel in the matter.

Types of inspections

• LPG storage and distribution centres
• Service stations for gas vehicles
• LPG storage facilities with fixed tanks
• Gas appliances
• Acoustic emissions tests in LPG tanks
• Water tightness tests
• Fuel farms
• Storage facilities for consumption on the same premises
• Facilities for vehicle supply

OCA Global has more than thirty years of experience in the Spanish market. Throughout the years we have witnessed the evolution and progress of our customers – we have grown with them, we have adapted to the new market conditions, we have developed new services and also improved our work.

OCA Global performs regulatory inspections that allow to know the effects of a company and its products on the environment. We are an authorised entity who can carry out controls established on current regulations in environmental matters.

These inspections are carried out in order to verify compliance with environmental legislations and to quantify the possible polluting effects that may occur during the normal operation of facilities as a result of improper or incorrect installations.

Our goal is that our customers can benefit from our inspections and can maximise the use of their facilities while complying with current regulations.

Types of inspections

• Sewage
• Air pollution – Emissions
• Atmospheric pollution – Contaminating immissions
• Potentially contaminated soils and groundwater
• Automatic Measurement Systems (AMS)

Millions of goods and people circulate daily in our society so it is essential to guarantee and reduce, as much as possible, accidents that may cause harm to people and the environment.

Our inspections, in addition to guaranteeing legal compliance, have the objective of guaranteeing safety, minimising any risks. For this reason, the manufacturer and the owner of these types of vehicles must perform the controls and regulatory inspections.

On the other hand, regarding the transport of perishable goods, it is necessary to guarantee their good state when receiving food. The transport of perishable goods can be done through different types of vehicles – such as in isothermal, refrigerated or calorific vehicles. Regardless of the type of vehicle, all of them are subject to specific controls throughout their lifespan.

Our inspections have the objective of guaranteeing the conservation of the transported goods. OCA Global is a control body that is authorised for the implementation of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR).

Types of inspections

• Transport of perishable goods (ATP)
• Transport of dangerous goods (ADR)

OCA Global stands as a global risk manager capable of working through the whole chain of regulatory control – right from the start of the project to its completion – in the control of electrical installations. Our inspection and training services, and our interventions permanently expand to meet your needs.

The owner, president of the property owners’ association, administrator of farms, electrical installers, maintenance companies, supply companies, etc. have the obligation to request the periodic inspections established by the Electrical Installations Regulations, and to contract the recognised control bodies to carry out these inspections in order to verify the technical and safety conditions existing in power plants, substations and transformation centres.

Types of inspections

Low Voltage

• Public premises
• Operating theatres
• Exterior lighting
• Humid premises and swimming pools
• Industrial premises with risk of fire and explosion

High voltage

• Power and transformer stations and substations
• Overhead power lines

OCA Global, as a recognised control body, carries out the following services:

- Administrative control of the documentation submitted for the commissioning of pressure equipment installations, repairs, major modifications, equipment and facilities drop, owner changes, or periodic inspections.

- Technical control of the documentation presented for the commissioning of important installations and modifications.

- Inspection of facilities based on the classes and periodicities established by regulations.

- Issuance, registration, filing and communication to the competent bodies of the different actions, reports and certificates of the actions carried out.

- Other actions and supervision of the correct performance of inspections and periodic tests in accordance with the legislations in force made by installation companies or by the user (self-maintenance) under agreement.

Types of inspections

• Boilers
• Electric energy generating plants
• Oil refineries and petrochemical plants
• Cryogenic tanks
• Transportable pressure vessels

The services provided by OCA Global in this field consist on assessing the compliance of construction projects in accordance with local regulations and construction standards, from the design phase to final stage.

OCA Global has specialised technical equipment and procedures that cover the specific needs of each project and provide technical assistance to promoters. The details in the project phase and the development of the construction are areas that need to be exhaustively controlled to ensure compliance with the basic requirements of quality, legal regulations and cost-effectiveness.

The complexity of the construction process requires constant control over the process. OCA Global’s technical assistance services introduce the supervision of different phases of the building process to ensure safety, habitability and functionality.

Technical assistance in building and construction processes is developed in the following phases:

- Project and construction phase (geotechnics, foundation and structure, secondary works, finishing touches, sealing and installations).

- Construction life-cyle or service phase.

Types of inspections

• Slope stabilization quality control (anchoring tests)
• Tests OCT (Tecnial Control Organism)
• Certification and energy audits
• Health and safety coordination
• Entity of quality control in building works
• Technical Inspection of Buildings (ITE)
• Surveys and diagnostics
• Acoustic insulation - Buildings and constructive elements
• Technical control of facilities

Fire protection regulatory inspections aim to verify the minimum requirements that facilities and establishments must meet to guarantee safety in case of fire and to prevent its appearance. In the event of a fire, these requirements have the objective of limiting its propagation as well as facilitating its extinction.

Our inspections are key to minimise and reduce the losses that a fire can cause.

OCA Global is also an authorised inspection entity for the inspection and certification of basic standards for interior water supply installations in initial inspections and for the application of Fire Safety Regulations in public premises in periodic inspections.

We offer specialised solutions and we carry out inspections in any industries.

Types of inspections

• Fire protection installations
• Water supply facilities

Legal metrology has as its objective the establishment of a legal system of measurement units, as well as the setting of the principles and general rules, that the organisation and the legal regime of petrological activity must follow and respect.

In OCA Global we can carry out and issue certifications related to the metrological controls of:

- Verification after repair or modification.

- Periodic verification.

Within metrological control, there are several measuring instruments that must be subject to verification. In OCA Global we focus on verifications of:

- Pumps with flow rates up to 200 l/min.

- Pumps for the supply to motor vehicles of substances not intended for use as fuels with a flow rate of 2 to 50 l/min.

-Manometers.

- Temperature recorders and thermometers.

Our team of experts carry out these verifications adjusted to the corresponding regulations, always using the appropriate equipment for each of them.

Types of inspections

• Pumps
• Manometers
• Temperature recorders and thermometers

Andorran legislation does not register a technical inspection for vessels and ships registered in the country. On the contrary, insurance companies, as a guarantee for their safety, require their clients to undergo these types of inspections.

On the other hand, due to the unique location of the country, some residents have boats in Spanish territory, and in Spain since 1999 it is mandatory to inspect recreational vessels, their components and their equipment. In OCA Global we carry out these types of inspections that guarantee the safety of ships and yachts.

Our team of engineers and naval inspectors with extensive experience in the nautical sector are familiar with the mandatory technical inspections of ships (ITB) – we carry out thousands of these inspections along the coast annually. Our team will give you all the information and advice on how to keep updated your documentation so that you comply with current regulations as well as on how to better maintain your ship.

Types of inspections

• Ships and yachts
• NDT for ships and yachts

Security – for citizens, workers, the environment, etc. – is a fundamental objective for public administrations.

In order to provide security, we have recently seen a rapid growth of standards of marked technical character that establish the security conditions required for each and every one of the elements capable of causing harm or danger, addressing security problems from a preventive point of view.

Among the possible potential sources of risks to the physical integrity and health of workers and citizens we can find dangerous machines incorporated into production processes, both in the manufacturing and transformation of products, which are a very common source of accidents.

All machines are currently subject to strict compliance with specific safety regulations, both at European and state level.

OCA Global is an inspection entity aimed at safeguarding safety and health, so we carry out all types of inspections to guarantee safety when using any type of equipment and tools.

Types of inspections

• Storage of chemical products
• Thermal installations
• Machine safety
• Refrigeration installations
• Security Advisor - Road transport
• Containers (CSC)
• Gas
• Phased Array ultrasonic technology
• Mines

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) allows us to evaluate and improve the safety of installations without damaging them, minimising production shutdowns.

OCA Global is one of the pioneer companies in Spain and Andorra, which, thanks to its innovative NDT techniques, has positioned itself as a leader in the market, satisfying and meeting the needs of its customers.

Thanks to our extensive experience we have the capacity to face any type of project. We have carried out tests on all types of materials, installations, machinery and equipment, as well as in companies manufacturing pressure equipment, petrochemical plants, power and nuclear power plants, in the transport sector (cable transport, tankers, railways or shipping industry) and civil works (metal structures and bridges).

OCA Global offers its services as a non-destructive tests laboratory to test welded joints and metal products, being able to perform non-destructive tests in accordance with national and international standards, or specific technical instructions prepared by experts in the field.

Types of inspections

• Liquid penetrant testing
• Magnetic particles inspection
• X-ray and radiographic testing
• Ultrasonic testing
• Materials testing
• Welding procedure qualification
• Welder qualification