ATEX Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007

• Overview of Directive and the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, Part 8.
• Organisational and training requirements
• Documentation and permit to work requirements
• Flammable materials and flammability data
• Area and zone classification
• Sources of ignition
• Explosion prevention and protection
• Explosion protection documents (EPD)

This course uses practical exercises to highlight gaps in ATEX compliance and to allow participants initiate the risk assessment process.

Personnel responsible for process safety in the workplace, Engineering Managers, Production Managers, EH&S Managers.

Participants achieve the following learning outcomes from the programme;

• Understand requirements of the ATEX Directive and Part 8 of the General Application Regulations
• Identify what procedures and permits to work are required
• Know the steps need to be taken to achieve compliance
• Know what flammability data is required
• Identify hazardous areas
• Identify potential ignition sources
• Understand how to mitigate explosion hazards
• Understand the content of an Explosion Protection Document

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  Finbarr Stapleton

  Finbarr Stapleton, Antaris, has a B.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry...

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