Seminar about the ATEX explosion protection directive, 2014/34/EU
ATEX is a French acronym standing for ATmosphère EXplosibles. The ATEX directive of the European Union provides for protective rules for potentially explosive atmospheres.
Would you like to get an overview of the requirements of the ATEX directive 2014/34/EU and the means and solutions available for getting CE certification for your products? Then this seminar is just right for you.
- Manufacturer directive: “Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and Council of 26 February 2014 for harmonisation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (new version)”
- Operator directive: “Directive 1999/92/EG of the European Parliament and Council of 16 December 1999 concerning minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk due to potentially explosive atmospheres (fifteenth individual directive in the sense of article 16 section 1 of Directive 89/391/EEC)”
- Explanation of physical fundamentals (definition of explosion, occurrence of explosive atmospheres, possible sources of ignition)
- Identification and assessment of potentially explosive areas (dust, gas)
- Classification in appliance groups and categories
- Notes regarding implementation/coordination of protection measures in the context of the applicable modules
- Identification of measures from the applicable norms and regarding types of ignition
- Provisions for Ex/CE labelling of electrical and non-electrical products
- Preparation of the required technical documentation and particularities for operating manuals
The seminar is aimed at safety specialists, technical managers, design engineers and technical writers.
The seminar lasts one day.
