DSEAR / ATEX TRAINING COURSES

In addition to HACC’s extensive DSEAR & ATEX compliance consultancy services, HACC is able to provide customers with tailored training courses on various topics and aspects associated with legislation, hazardous area classification methodologies and techniques, risk assessments and documentation.

HACC can conduct training at customer’s premises whether they are in the UK, Europe or beyond. HACC can also provide bespoke training courses to third-party professional training event organisers.

HACC currently offers three (3) main standards/levels of training courses on UK and European hazardous area classification, which can be tailored to your organisation’s requirements.

DSEAR TRAINING

FOUNDATION: HAZARDOUS AREA OVERVIEW (1 DAY)

INTERMEDIATE: HAZARDOUS AREA CLASSIFICATION (2 DAYS)

ADVANCED: PREDICTION OF EXTENTS, ZONES AND VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS (3 DAYS)

Who Should Attend:

Suitable for Electrical Engineers, Engineering Managers, Design Engineers or any Engineers who want a basic understanding of Hazardous Areas / Explosive Atmospheres, Protection Concepts and Equipment Compliance.

Brief Syllabus:

  • History and Nature of Hazardous Areas / Explosive Atmospheres.
  • DSEAR 2002, ATEX (94/9/EC) and (99/92/EC) Requirements.
  • The Identification and Review of Ignition Sources (BS EN 1127-1).
  • Overview of Explosion Protection Concepts.
  • Equipment Marking.
  • Equipment Protection Levels (EPLs).
  • Documentation Requirements.
  • Examination: Depends on client’s requirements.
  • Certification: Attendance and/or Examination, on successful completion of training course.

Who Should Attend:

Engineers (including Hazardous Area Champions/Mangers, Operations and Maintenance Managers etc) who wish to undertake or participate in gas, vapour and dust Hazardous Area Classification (HAC).

Brief Syllabus:

  • The course will include an introduction to area classification, history, accidents and what it means for site safety in terms of ATEX/DSEAR.
  • IEC (EN) 60079-10-1, IEC (EN) 60079-10-2
  • Use of Guidelines and Safety Recommendations like:
  1. IGEM/SR/25 & Recent Advances in Natural Gas zoning.
  2. EI (IP) 15.
  • Team & Individual Exercises and Examples on Gases, Vapour and Dust Hazardous Area Classification.
  • Examination: Depends on client’s requirements.
  • Certification: Attendance and/or Examination, on successful completion of training course.

Who Should Attend:

Suitable for Hazardous Area Professionals and Engineers who need the knowledge to quantify gas, vapour and dust HAC extents, classification of zones, extent and zone reduction       through ventilation as well as controlling and the potential risks associated with Hazardous  Areas / Explosive Atmospheres.

Prerequisite & Sequence:

The prerequisite for the ADVANCED training course would be satisfactory completion of the FOUNDATION and INTERMEDIATE Training Courses presented herein. However this Advanced training course  can be run back-to-back with the Intermediate Course in a single week long course with elements of the FOUNDATION Training Course being inbuilt.

Brief Syllabus:

  • Basics Concepts of Discharge, Dispersion, Ventilation Methodologies.
  • Discharge Modelling of Gas, Vapour, Dust or Hybrid Mixtures.
  • The Different Types of Dispersion Models Available including their Advantages and Disadvantages.
  • Indoor and Outdoor Dispersion Modelling.
  • Basic Dispersion Modelling of Gases, Vapours, Dusts and Hybrid Mixtures.
  • Ventilation Methodology, Calculations, Limitations and its affect on Zones and Extents
  • Examination: Yes.
  • Certification: Attendance and/or Examination, on successful completion of training course.
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