Formation ATEX

Hazardous areas

These are areas where flammable liquids, dusts, gases or vapors, with appropriate parameters flammable substances form mixtures with air which, under the influence of the source, are present ignition (most often sparks) can lead to an explosion. Explosion-proof themes it is an element of a wider issue, which is process safety.

In places defined as potentially explosive (EX) zones, it is necessary to maintain work safety both in terms of process and operation of devices electrical and mechanical. Explosive zones are defined by the Labor Code and Regulation of the Minister of Economy of 8 July 2010 on minimum requirements concerning occupational health and safety related to the possibility of occurrence in the place operation of an explosive atmosphere (Journal of Laws No. 138 item 931).

Explosion Risk Assessment

In the event of the presence of flammable and / or explosive substances in the plant, the employer is obliged to carry out a comprehensive Risk Assessment and Explosion Hazard Assessment, on the basis of which the Explosion Protection Document (DZPW) is prepared in accordance with the current regulations. The next step is to take actions consisting in the implementation of individually selected elements of explosion protection. One of the methods of reducing the risk is to train personnel working in areas with an explosive atmosphere in terms of process safety.

Training Ex

The DACPOL company offers Ex training / ATEX training. We organize both open trainings at the company's premises, as well as closed training: at the client's premises, tailored to the specificity of a given production plant or specific issues. The main topics of Ex training are issues in the field of broadly understood explosion safety in production plants with potentially explosive atmospheres. The training covers the most important issues resulting from the EU ATEX and ATEX User zone directives.

General outline of the training topics:

1. Explosive hazard - basic definitions.
   • gas and dust explosion and explosion hazard,
   • explosive atmosphere and potentially explosive zone,
   • effective ignition sources,
   • groups and limits of explosions,
   • temperature classes.
2. Classification of potentially explosive zones.
   • division,
   • general designation principles,
   • potential places of occurrence of Zones in production plants.
3. Properties of flammable substances.
   • physicochemical parameters,
   • substance card,
   • analysis of selected quantities.
4. Types of ignition sources.
5. Technical means of explosion protection.
   • preventing the formation of dangerous explosive atmospheres,
   • avoidance of ignition sources,
   • limiting the effects of the explosion (so-called mitigation measures),
   • the use of a process control system,
   • work equipment requirements,
6. Organizational measures of explosion protection.
   • operating instructions,
   • employee qualifications, training and supervision,
   • work permit system,
   • maintenance, inspection and checks,
   • marking dangerous places.
7. DZPW (Explosion Protection Document).
   • requirements,
   • structure,
   • implementation,
   • an example of a document for a plant producing paints and varnishes.
8. Optional: documentation for the establishment (forms and checklists, work permits).

To whom it may concern

The training is intended for employees of enterprises and industrial plants in which there is an explosion hazard, flammable substances, where potentially explosive areas have been identified or are simply interested in the subject of process safety with an emphasis on explosion protection.

The most common training participants are:

• health and safety inspectors,
• specialists in industrial safety,
• maintenance workers,
• employees of electrical, automation and production departments,
• designers of installations and buildings,
• technologists.

Training courses are also a good introduction to the subject of explosion protection and can be the first step in the ATEX subject.

Employer obligations and the certificate

The participants of the advanced training receive a confirmation certificate at the end training that fulfills the obligations contained in:

• points 1.1. Annex II to Directive 1999/92 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on the minimum safety and health requirements for workers likely to be in potentially explosive atmospheres (XV individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391 / EEC).
• § 9. sec. 1. Regulation of the Minister of Economy of 8 July 2010 on the minimum requirements for occupational health and safety related to the possibility of an explosive atmosphere in the workplace (Journal of Laws 2010, No. 138, item 931).

The training should be repeated for a period not longer than that indicated in the approved EPD or shorter in the case of: a significant change in the work technology a significant change in the scope of explosion protection at the workplace.

Dates of open training in 2023

• January 10th (Tuesday)
• February 7th (Tuesday)
• March 7th (Tuesday)

Contact and place of training

DACPOL Sp. z o.o.
phone: (+48) 22 70 35 213
mobile: (+48) 722 266 997
address: Okulickiego 5J, 05-500 Piaseczno, Poland
e-mail: [email protected]