ATEX—Explosive Atmospheres Risk Assessment, Control and Compliance /

• Main Author: Jespen, Torben (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering,
• Subjects: Law.; Chemistry.; International law.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; European Law.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.

This book details how safety (i.e. the absence of unacceptable risks) is ensured in areas where potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX) can arise. The book also offers readers essential information on how to comply with the newest (April 2016) EU legislation when the presence of ATEX cannot be avoi...

Table of Contents:

• Workplace Legislation
• Risk parameters
• ATEX – Prevention
• ATEX – Equipment selection
• ATEX – Mitigating measures
• ATEX – Risk Assessment
• Zone Classification – Oil Fluids
• Zone Classification – Natural Gas
• Zone Classification – Dusts
• ATEX – Worldwide
• ATEX – Equipment Regulation
• ATEX – Ignition Hazard Assessment (IHA)
• ATEX – Ignition Sources
• ATEX – Communicating IHA Results
• ATEX – Ex-marking
• Fires and Explosions.