Course 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.

Course Objectives

• To provide personnel working within potentially explosive environments with sufficient knowledge, and detail to ensure that they perform any task relating to the installation, operation & maintenance of electrical equipment safety.

Who Should Attend?

• All personnel in any position within a company working on a plant/installation or within any environment which contains hazardous gases/vapours/dusts that are potentially explosive. This particularly applies to personnel involved with operating or working with any electrical plant/equipment or machinery in the oil & gas industry.

Course Schedule

   Day 1

• Definitions of hazardous areas.
• Protection concepts.
• Hazardous area classification.

   Day 2

• Gas groups.
• Flash point.
• Ignition temperatures.
• Explosive limits LEL/UEL.
• Zone definitions 0 1 and 2 safe areas.

   Day 3

• Temperature classification.
• Equipment selection.
• Labelling and certification to CENELEC.

  Day 4

• Standards.
• ATEX directives.
• Duties of the installer, manufacturer & operator.

  Day 5

• Inspections & maintenance of electrical equipment.
• Intrinsically safe (IS) equipment and systems.