Course description
Professional Certificate of Competency in Hazardous Areas and Intrinsic Safety for Engineers and Technicians
This course provides a comprehensive technical approach to hazardous areas. It explains the subject of explosion protection applied to electrical equipment in such areas. The course offers detailed explanations of the principles involved, the techniques used, the management structures and requirements to comply with the harmonized international standards that are now in place. Where potentially flammable atmospheres are encountered in industrial processes, area classification is mandatory as part of a risk assessment for the management of health and safety; the issues are examined by providing the opportunity to apply this process and understand the importance and extent of the co-operation of the disciplines involved. Requirements of inspection and maintenance are examined to show the importance of their effectiveness once the correct installation has been properly achieved, and to enable management to form a structured and effective regime to assure safety.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend
This course would also be appropriate for supervisors and managers, with the emphasis on outlining the management responsibility and enabling them to complement and accommodate the needs of technical staff beneath them. It is a common problem that technical staff are trained in what needs to be done but their management does not appreciate this or understand it. This course will address these shortcomings.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What will you learn
- Use correct hazardous areas terminology and definitions
- Explain the responsibilities of hazardous area owners and equipment suppliers
- Explain how apparatus is made safe and suitable for use in hazardous areas
- Provide an understanding of the different types of protection
- Understand simple area classification schemes
- Examine different approaches afor selection of types of protection
- Compare techniques used for power and instrumentation applications
- Explain how marking and identification of such apparatus is applied
- Understand the requirements for maintenance of such apparatus
- Understand the requirements for inspection in hazardous area
- Discuss how work permits systems must be adopted for hazardous area working
- Discuss and compare the advantages and disadvantages of different types of protection in given applications
- Compare certification and approval concepts
- Effectively communicate with others on such safety issues
Training Course Content
Modules
- Background and History
- Ignition Characteristics
- Area Classification Theory
- Area Classification Practice
- Ex d
- Ex i & Systems
- Ex e and Ex n
- Ex Types: p, o, q, m and s
- Installation
- Inspection
- Certification and Marking
- European ATEX Requirements
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Well organised course materials.
Expenses
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