What is ATEX - IECEx

What is ATEX ?The European Regulatory Framework for Manufacture, Installation and Use of Equipment in Explosive AtmospheresRon Sinclair MBEC hair IECEx ExTAG2 SGS SA 2012 ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDATEX ? ATEX = Atmosph res Explosibles ATEX refers to two separate (but related) European Union (EU) Directives 94/9/EC The Equipment Directive Concerned with the manufacture and sale of Ex Equipment 1999/92/EC The Use Directive Concerned with Classification of Hazardous Areas and the correct selection, installation, inspection and maintenance of Ex Equipment3 SGS SA 2012 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED94/9/EC EQUIPMENT The ATEX Equipment Directive is primarily concerned about TRADE It applies minimum Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSRs) to avoid concerns over safety being a barrier to trade 94/9/EC is not, itself, law but becomes law in each member state of the EU when it is adopted . Adoption without variation is compulsory so it is common to refer to 94/9/EC as if it is an EU wide law Applies to the whole of the EEA (EU plus EFTA)4 SGS SA 2012 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED1999/92/EC USE The ATEX Use Directive is primarily about safety of workers employed in hazardous atmosphere installations It specifies MINIMUM requirements but each country can ADD to, or modify, the requirements It requires all equipment with a potential ignition source (electrical and non-electrical) to comply with 94/9/EC Thus all Ex Equipment sold or installed in the EEA

Conformity to one or more harmonised standards is ONE way to demonstrate conformity to the EHSRs Most of the IEC 60079 series equipment standards (in their EN version) are listed as harmonised ... IECEx reports (ExTR and QAR) locally and …

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