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HAZARDOUS AREA & ATEX WORKSHOP

Have you faced any of the questions below?

*How to classify hazardous areas?

* What is material classification? Temperature classification?

* How to mark hazardous areas on a drawing? How to estimate the extent of it?

*Which standards apply to me?

*What are the latest ATEX rules? How do I comply?

*How to  select the proper equipment for use in hazardous areas? In a cost effective manner, yet without compromising safety of the plant or installation?

*How to design an Intrinsically Safe system? How do you choose between Explosionproof or Intrinsic Safety when you select your transmitters?

 *How does one test an explosionproof junction box?

*What should be the inspection frequency of explosion protected equipment?

*How is Dust Ignition Proof protection different from Explosionproof protection? What are the differences in ATEX Certification and IEC Ex?

*Do ATEX certificates expire?

*What is ATEX Non electrical equipment? How to determine the risk posed by mechanical equipment like bucket conveyor, pumps,etc in the context of the ATEX regulations?

Get all your above questions answered easily when you attend our Hazardous Area workshops.

Our  Hazardous Area workshops are SOLD OUT within days of being announced.

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Hazardous Areas are those areas of plants or facilities where there is a risk of explosion due to flammable, volatile liquids & vapors, as also explosive dusts. They are present in Oil & Gas exploration & production, oil refining, petrochemical plants, chemical plants, fertilizer plants, shipping terminals and ships that carry hydrocarbons, large agricultural processing and storage plants, power plants, natural gas production and processing facilities and many other areas. The design of  all equipment including instrumentation/electrical devices in such areas, has to be suitable for use in these areas. The workshop will cover all the information and techniques that you need to keep these areas safe to operate.

Day 1: Hazardous Area Classification

Topics Covered:
* Hazardous Area Basic Concepts (Fire Triangle, Flash Point, LEL/UEL, Auto Ignition, MIC, MESG,)
* Flammable liquids, explosive gases & vapours, explosive dusts
* Incidents related to hazardous areas
* Classification standards & codes-IEC/CENELEC/ATEX and NFPA/NEC
* Area Classification for Gases & Vapors (IEC EN 60079-10-1)
* Area Classification for Dusts (IEC EN 60079-10-2)
* Material Classification for Gases & Vapors
* Gas Group, Temp Class & other parameters (IEC 60079-20-1)
* Material Classification for Dusts
* Dust Group, Ignition Temp & other parameters (IEC 60079-20-1)
* Temperature Classification
* Release mechanisms, extent of releases, grades, layouts
* Preparing Area Classifications including drawings
* Case Study of a plant unit’s area classification

Day 2: Hazardous Area Instrumentation & Electricals

Topics Covered:
* Explosion Protection philosophy for electrical & instrumentation in hazardous areas
* Methods of Protection- Explosionproof, Intrinsically Safe, Increased Safety, Pressurization, Purging, Oil Immersion, Dust Ignition protection, Encapsulation
* Installation of Ex protected equipment- special requirements including cable glands, personnel competency, certification, marking/labelling
* Inspection & Maintenance of Ex protected equipment

Day 3: ATEX Directives

Topics Covered:
* Introduction to the Directives including updates in 2016 and 2017
* Risk Assessment for employers (users of equipment)
* Risk Assessment for suppliers of equipment  including non electrical equipment
* Non electrical ignition
* Concept of Integrated Explosion Protection
*  Equipment Protection Level (EPL)
* Certification Requirements, Conformity assessment,  Traceability, Marking for equipment
* Inspection & Maintenance for ATEX equipment

Too busy to attend the workshop, or stay far away but still need to get trained and certified? No worries, take our Hazardous Area XPRTU software based training (either online or download) and get certified. Easy to understand with animations & simulations, solved example problems, videos, assessments, real life plant site photos, make it a unique learning experience. See here for details.

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Rapid Hazardous Areas Training Workshop

 

Abhisam’s India office also organizes a Rapid Hazardous Areas Training workshop that brings participants upto speed on various aspects of hazardous areas and classified locations. This is conducted at client’s sites and is not a public workshop.

The following topics are covered.

      • Basic Concepts of Hazardous Areas & Explosion protection
      • Area, Temp and Material Classification
      • Basics of Protection Methods
      • Introduction to Standards incl IEC, NEC and ATEX.
      • Marking & Labeling

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The above shows a section of participants in such a Hazardous Areas Training workshop held in April 2023 in India.

 

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Just get this Confined Space Safety e-learning course today and get trained in working safely in confined spaces.

Note that it includes all the knowledge that you need to have to know how to work safely in confined spaces.

Can I not get this information free from elsewhere?

There is a  common myth  “Just Google it”

It is a myth that you can simply Google for Confined Space   information and get everything that you need to know.

Most likely you will get a large number of occupational safety articles and information, some videos, some power point slides, but much of the information may be in bits and pieces.

While you can get some basic information about confined space safety from these sources, it may not be complete. Even if you do find enough material, it will take you a long time to sequence it all together in one coherent document that makes sense to you.

Even after doing all this there is a possibility that you may not get what you really need to know from an OSHA compliance perspective

Plus you will spend several hours of your time doing all this for zero returns on your investment!

On the other hand, when you take this Abhisam Confined Space safety course, you know that

    1.  It is very carefully made, with subject matter experts in the field of Occupational Safety, Process Safety & Industrial operations who have spent decades in the actual field creating permit systems, investigating incidents and streamlining methods to reduce or eliminate confined space safety accidents.
    2. Utilizes easy graphics, animations and simulations, real life examples of dos and donts, correct and incorrect practices  that enable you to understand everything easily.
    3.  Earn a Certificate when you pass the associated exam and also get an electronic badge that can be displayed online on places such as LinkedIn. Get Noticed.

Can I not simply buy a book? That will be much cheaper!

Of course, you could always pass this up and decide to go for  buy a book on this topic,

but,

remember that there are some disadvantages with this approach

    1.  The first is that not a single book is available  that covers all the topics that you need to know. On the other hand, there will be many books on general workplace safety, occupational safety, permit systems, that may be relevant to only those working in normal workplaces, not those having confined spaces.
    2.  Some of these books may be outdated and obsolete.
    3.  Nobody gives you a certificate if you simply read a book!

 

What does the $7 trial include?

The $7 trial includes trial access to ALL the courses in the Abhisam Catalog for a limited time including this Confined Spaces Safety course

After the trial is over you can choose to either buy an individual course OR subscribe to the GOLD or PLATINUM membership plans.

Your card will not be billed automatically.

Which versions are available?

This course is available as either stand alone (select the Standard version above), Professional, or as part of the Abhisam GOLD membership level.

The Standard version allows you to access the course online from any device (PC/tablet/smartphone) that has an internet connection and a browser that supports HTML 5 (such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera, etc). You can access the course for a period of one year, within which you need to take the exam to earn a Certificate (electronic). You will also earn an electronic badge that can be displayed online on LinkedIn and similar portals.

The Professional version allows you access to the course for 3 years online. You will also earn an electronic badge that can be displayed online on LinkedIn and similar portals.

The content in the Standard and Professional versions is the same.

What is the Abhisam GOLD membership?

When you subscribe to the Abhisam GOLD membership, you get access to all the courses in the Abhisam Catalog, by paying just one low monthly subscription with no commitment as you can cancel anytime. You can also get a free certification exam every month. If you are interested in taking a bunch of courses, then the GOLD membership gives you an affordable plan to do this. This is available to individuals only.

What is the Abhisam Platinum membership?

This is meant for organizations with multiple learners. When you subscribe to the Abhisam Platinum membership, your learners get access to all the courses in the Abhisam Catalog, by paying just one low Enterprise yearly subscription. You can also get a free certification exam every month. 

Additionally Platinum membership gives you a Dashboard where your Training Manager can see the progress of the learners, such as learner module completion, login times, test scores, etc.