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About us
Everything on track – full steam ahead
We know that high quality service is worth it and realize this day by day through our corporate and quality policy. Our work is the best advertisement. We also want to convince you and offer:
- Independency, impartiality and highest integrity
- Experience and know-how
- Fair cost and on schedule project processing
- Customer service from the first meeting until project completion
- State-of-the-art science and technology
- Legal security and fulfillment of technical regulations
Team & Jobs
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Our scope of service is based on extensive authorizations. Find out more!
Our service as an impartial certification body is available to all applicants equally and without discrimination.
Our history
From the heart of Europe – internationally active
2020: Founding of Arsenal Railway Certification Schweiz AG based in Thurgau
2018: Recognition as designated body in Switzerland (DeBo)
2017: Relocation to the new office in Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße 30, in order to provide more room to the growing team
2016: Takeover of the remaining company shares of AIT in private ownership
2016: Accreditation as CSM assessment body (AsBo) according to CSM-directive EN ISO / IEC 17020
2016: Accreditation as certification body for products according to EN ISO/IEC 17065 ,
Withdrawal of the accreditation as certification body for management systems according to EN ISO/IEC 17021
2015: Co-founding of NB-Rail Association, since then chairmanship of managing director Christoph Handel as well as head of NB-Rail Coordination Group
2013: Relocation to Wien Floridsdorf, Am Spitz 3/6/9
2011: Portfolio extension by the services as independent safety assessore (ISA)
2010: Accreditation as certification body for management systems according to EN ISO/IEC 17021
2010: Outsourcing of team and projects of AIT to Arsenal Race
2009: Founding of Arsenal Railway Certification GmbH (Arsenal Race) by Christoph Handel
2009: Merger of arsenal research to Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AIT)
2006: First expert reports according to §31a and §19a Austrian railway act
2003: Christoph Handel joins arsenal research
2000: Notification as notified body within arsenal research – the first in Austria!
Mission Statement
Arsenal Race is performing independently, impartially and highly integer. We guarantee legal security with regards to the fulfillment of legal as well as technical regulations. Our team is up to date with the latest science and technology developments and is working on adequate cost and time management level to meet your requirements.
Your trust in our company and our issued certificates is the base of our success. We would like to earn your trust by
- acting with highest integrity and authenticity
- operating our business in accordance with ethical, legal, economic and public expectations of society
- acting with high competency which will continuously extended
- deciding objectively and not being influenced by other interests or parties
- informing you, staff members and other interested parties sufficiently but
- keeping customer information confidential
- taking complaints impartially and doing our utmost to clarify the situation
NB-Rail
“NB-Rail” was founded to link up all European notified bodies. Christoph Handel and therefore Arsenal Race is chairman of both the NB-Rail Coordination Group as well as NB-Rail Association and is playing a leading role in harmonizing the European railway system.
According to the interoperability directive NB-Rail Coordination Group is a platform to ensure uniform interpretation and application of applicable legislation and standards to generate a European-wide, harmonized standard. Participation in the NB-Rail Coordination Group is obligatory for all notified bodies. All notified bodies shall keep themselves updated on decisions, agreements and published documents and shall follow adopted Recommendations for Use (RFU).
Additionally in 2015 the association “NB-Rail AISBL” was founded which is headed by Christoph Handel since then. “NB-Rail Association AISBL” is an international non-profit organization and recognized as official european representative of notified bodies. Association members and main topics as well as all relevant documents can be found on www.nb-rail.eu.
Official documents of NB-Rail Coordination Group are also available through CIRCABC: Goto homepage of circabc. “Browse categories” – choose “NB-Net – Notified Bodies Network” from the list Interinstitutional projects – “NB-Rail” – “Library” – “Public Documents”.
Complaint handling
Your satisfaction is our concern. We take your queries or complaints very seriously. Your opinion helps us to improve our service. Please address your concerns to your contact person or anyone else of the Arsenal Team.
In case of objections we assure to use independent agents only. If necessary, the committee for safeguarding impartiality will guarantee independent processing.
Complaints and objections will be treated confidential and will not discriminate the objector. The managing director evaluates together with the objector as well as customer in how far objection details and its solutions will be published.