Description
This course is designed for personnel working within hazardous area environments. The course provides a theoretical overview of the hazards associated with installing, operating and maintaining electrical equipment within potentially explosive areas. This is not a COMP-EX course however the same theories, details and standards are covered.
What you will learn
- Definitions of hazardous areas
- Protection concepts
- Hazardous area classification
- Gas groups
- Flash point
- Ignition temperatures
- Explosive limits LEL/UEL
- Zone definitions 0 1 and 2 safe areas
- Temperature classification
- Equipment selection
- Labelling and certification to CENELEC standards
- ATEX directives
- Duties of the installer, manufacturer & operator
- Maintenance of electrical equipment
- Intrinsically safe (IS) equipment and systems
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