ATEX Level 2 - Electrical

Program ATEX Level 2 Electrical *The explosion risk and general issues concerning explosive atmospheres (legal obligations, what is an explosion, examples of explosions, etc.) *Important parameters concerning fires and explosions: LEL, UEL, MIE, Kst, Kg, Pmax; understanding why some gases are more dangerous than others *Ignition sources and ignition mechanisms: friction, static electricity, impacts, overheating, self-heating *Safety of installations and workers: European directive 1999/92/EC, zoning (what are the different zones and what can I do in each zone?) *Design of ATEX equipment: European directive 2014/34/EU, equipment marking (how to read it), documents related to the directive (explosion protection document, risk analysis, EU type certification) *Overview of the protection modes of ATEX equipment: *What do I need to know? What is the difference between ATEX and non-ATEX equipment? Is it all built in the same way? *How do intrinsic safety and flameproof enclosures work? *Installation and maintenance rules of ATEX devices according to their protection mode *ATEX zone intervention rules: general rules, tools, adapted clothes, work permit *Maintenance rules regarding, cables, electrical connections, cable glands (is it sufficient to have an ATEX cable gland?), etc. *The main goal is to ensure that ATEX devices keep all their features even after maintenance or installation *Certification rules for ATEX equipment *Equipment design rules *Specificities of the ATEX protection modes and specific maintenance rules according to the protection mode *Installation and maintenance rules *Risk assessment when working on ATEX equipment *Several practical cases are studied during the training *Questionnaire at the end of the session to obtain the ISM-ATEX level 2 certificate delivered by INERIS. Level 2 training is formulated by INERIS and recognised by the EU.