Courses & Seminars
ETCI Training Courses
| Course Title: | Training Course & Workshop on Hazardous Area Classification |
| Venue: | To be announced. This course is run biennially by ETCI in Dublin & Cork. Further information on future courses will be advertised on the ETCI website |
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| Cost: | €725 per delegate. |
Course Objective
The objective of the course is to introduce the subject of area classification, to explain the principles and how an assessment is made. At the end of the course participants should have a thorough appreciation of the subject and be able to participate in a study under the guidance of an experienced practitioner. Reference will be made to the relevant legislation and to the European codes which provide guidance for gases, vapours, mists and combustible dusts.
Who Should Attend?
The course has been prepared to appeal to Process, Control and Electrical, Mechanical Engineers and Designers involved in the design, operation or maintenance of plants where flammable materials are used in the process. The course will also be beneficial to Health & Safety professionals and those who are involved in compiling the Explosion Protection Document.
The Presenter.
The course and workshop will be presented by Mr. Bob Brown.
Bob Brown is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution
of Electrical Engineers.
The principal part of Bob's career was with Imperial Chemical Industries
plc where the early part was in the management of industrial power stations
moving subsequently to design and project management.
Bob retired from ICI in 1998 as Company Electrical Engineer where he had
responsibility for electrical engineering policy throughout over 300 sites
worldwide. During that period he was chairman of the ICI panel responsible
for producing company guidance on matters relating to flammable atmospheres.
At the present time he is chairman of BSI Committee GEL 31/20, Electrical
apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dusts. He is also a member
of the parent committee GEL 31. Bob was the Convenor of CENELEC TC 31,
Working Group 17, which produced the European guide for area classification
for situations relating to combustible dusts. He has completed work on
a parallel guide for IEC.
Bob is a past chairman of the North Western Centre of the IEE and is now
a Consulting Engineer. One of his activities is to present Area Classification
as part of the MSc Course in Process Engineering at the University of
Sheffield.
Bob Brown has been a regular speaker at ETCI's seminars on ATEX during
which he presented the following papers :
- Classification of Areas and Use of Equipment For Combustible Dusts".
( Seminar on Explosion Safety in Hazardous Areas (2003)) - Area Classification as part of the User's Responsibility for Risk
Assessment"
(Seminar on Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Regulations S.I. 258 (2004))
Bob also presents the ETCI Training Course and Workshop on Risk Assessment
for Non-Electrical Equipment in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres.
Course Outline
| Module 1 Introduction to area classification Purpose of area classification Concept of risk Risk assessment in S.I.299 of 2007 Area classification in the context of S.I.299 of 2007 |
Module 4 Area classification procedure The multi-disciplinary team Information requirements and layout Case study Area classification drawing |
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Module 2 |
Module 5 Ventilation from EN60079-10 (and its effect on zone type and zone size) Zone sizing from Codes Zone sizing by calculation Worked examples of zone types and zone sizes for gases and vapours |
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Module 3
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Module 6 Area classification for combustible dusts Flammable dusts Laboratory test methods for the determination of properties Sources of release Zones for dusts Zone type and sizes Worked examples |
For further information pleases contact
Orla O'Connor
Tel: 01 429 0088
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