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ATEX GUIDE
A short introduction to ATEX Terminology
Equipment for use in flammable
atmospheres
Directive 94/9/EC
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”Quick Introduction” to TÛV Denmark
TÜV Denmark - is a part of the TÜV NORD Group – a global Organisation for Certification and Inspection of: Quality Management Systems, Products, Processes and Qualification of Persons.
We got more than 130 years of experience within the area Quality and Safety.
Represented in more than 45 countries with a total of 7.500 employees.
Examples of Services: ü Food Safety: HACCP / BRC – e.g. DS 3027
ü EUREPGAP – food safety - GAP - Good Agricultural Practice
ü Quality Management Systems: ISO 9000, ISO 9001: 2000,
ü Functional Safety: IEC 61508
ü Automobile: ISO/TS 16949, QS 9000, TE 9000 VDA 6.1, 6.2, 6.4,
ü Medical products - Quality: EN 46001/2 or ISO 13485 /13488
ü Environment: ISO 14001, EC Regulations 1836/93 (EMAS)
ü Type approval of Medical Products – NB Directive 93/42/EC & 98/79/EC
ü IT Safety – ISO 17799 (BS 7799), ISO/IEC 12199 , ISO 9241
ü ATEX – Flammable Atmospheres Directive 94/9/EC – Notified Body
ü Branch specified third part Audits
ü ”Pressure equipment” – Notified Body to Directive 97/23/EC
What is Ex-equipment / areas? Electrical or non-electrical equipment used in an area where there is a risk of presence of a flammable atmosphere (gas or dust) - are popular called “Ex-equipment” or equipment for use in Hazardous Areas Ex-equipment are typically used in places like:
The chemical industry Oil refineries Off shore installations (platforms) Filling stations Tunnels/ sewers/ drains Milling industry/ printing-house / painting industry Farmer’s installations Mining industry
Scope of the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC
Frequently used Standards - (not complete) Electrical / Non-Electrical – Installation – Quality Requirements etc.
Protection Principles IEC Countries Europe General Requirements IEC 60079-0 EN 50014 Oil Immersion – “o” IEC 60079-6 EN 50015 Pressurized Apparatus – “p” IEC 60079-2 EN 50016 Powder Filling – ”q” IEC 60079-5 EN 50017 Flameproof Enclosure – “d” IEC 60079-1 EN 50018 Encreased Safety – “e” IEC 60079-7 EN 50019 Intrinsic Safety – “i” IEC 60079-11 EN 50020 Encapsulation – ”m” IEC 60079-18 EN 50028 Field Bus Concept (FISCO) IEC / TC 60079-27 Laser Optics/radiation IEC 60079-28 Intrinsically Safe Systems IEC 60079-25 EN 60079-25 Gas Detectors EN 50054 Zone 0 Standard IEC 60079-26 EN 50284 Zone 2 Standards Type ”n” Protection IEC 60079-15 EN 50021 Dust Standards Encapsulation in dust “mD” IEC 61241-18 EN 61241-18 Protection by enclosure “tD” IEC 61241-1 EN 61241-1 Construction & test EN 50281-1-1 Installation EN 50281-1-2 Non-Electrical Basic concepts and methodology EN 1127-1 Basic Requirements EN 13463-1, - 5 Group II engines EN 1834-1 Petrol filling stations EN 13012 ATEX Quality Requirements EN 13980 Installations IEC 60079-14 EN 60079-14
Good places to find Ex-information / current Harmonized Standards: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/atex/ http://www.iecex.com/ http://www.iec.ch/ http://www.cenelec.org/Cenelec/Homepage.htm
The Directive covers Electrical and Non-electrical equipment!
”Equipment”: Machines, apparatus, instruments, fixed or mobile devices, control components and so on.
”Protective systems”: e.g. equipment that can stop or delay an explosion
”Components”: Essential parts for the safety but with no autonomous function.
Safety control and regulation equipment intended to be used outside the Ex-area - but with a function that secures the safety in the Ex-area.
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Example of Zone Classification (Filling Station)
Remark:
In Zone 0 – Ex-equipment must be designed for Category 1 use In Zone 1 – Ex equipment must be designed for Category 2 use In Zone 2 – Ex equipment must be designed for Category 3 use
IP Classification’s – Ingress Protection to EN 60529 Definition 1st code index Code IP
Class Code Definition 2nd code index
No protection 0 0 No protection Objects greater than D: 50 mm 1 1 Vertically falling water drops Objects greater than D: 12,5 mm 2 2 750 to 900 vertically falling water Objects greater than D: 2,5 mm 3 3 Spraying water 600 from vertical
Objects greater than D: 1 mm 4 4 Splashing water from any direction
Dust protected 5 5 Water jets from any direction Dust-tight 6 6 Powerful jets from any direction
7 Protection at immersion (D = Diameter)
Example:
IP 5 6
8 Protected at continuous immersion
Exclusions from the ATEX Scope Essential Health and Safety Requirements Annex II of Directive 94/9/EC
Medical devices intended for use in medical environment. Equipment and protective systems intended to be used in relation
with unstable chemical substances. Equipment intended to be used in domestic and non-commercial
environments where flammable atmosphere is only a result of accidents.
Personal protective equipment covered by Directive 89/686/EEC. Seagoing vessels and mobile offshore units together with
equipment on board such units. Means of transport i.e. vehicles, trailers , planes used for
transportation. (Vehicles used in potential explosive atmosphere are not excluded).
Principle of integrated safety Specific conditions of inspection and maintenance Environmental conditions Marking Instructions for use Choice of materials Design and manufacture Risk caused by software Ex atmospheres caused by the presence of gas, vapours and mist. Explosive atmospheres caused by presence of air-dust mixtures. Potential ignition sources:
Sparks, flames, electric arcs High surface temperatures Acoustic energy, radiation: optical, Electromagnetic or other sources
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Classification by Group and Category according to intended use - Surface industry (not mining)
Area Category of Equipment to ATEX Definitions
Presence or Duration of Explosive Atmosphere
Level of Protection Faults to Allow for
Comparison with Present Practice
1
Continuous presence Long Periods Frequent
Very high level of protection: 2 types of protection or 2 independent faults
Group II Zone 0 (gas) Zone 20 (dust)
2 Likely to occur
High level of protection: 1 type of protection. Habitual frequent malfunction
Group II Zone 1 (Gas Zone 21 (dust)
Equipment Group II
(surface industry)
3
Unlikely to occur Present for a short period
Normal protection: Required level of protection.
Group II Zone 2 (gas) Zone 22 (dust)
Inflammable substances for all 3 Categories can be Gas, Vapours, Mist, or Dust
Classification of gases into “Gas Groups”
Place of use Group: CENELEC / IEC
Class and Group: USA and Canada
Representative gas:
Mines susceptible to firedamp
I Gaseous mines Methane
IIA Class I Group D Propane
IIB Class I Group C Ethylene Surface industries
IIC Class I Group B Class I Group A
Hydrogen & Acetylene
IIA, IIB or IIC: These Groups are linked to how much energy that’s necessary to ignite the gas. Please Remark that the Group A, B or C marking is only relevant for the Ex-protection principles Flameproof Enclosure “d” or Intrinsically Safety “i” For these protection principles the “Ex-protection technology” is directly linked to the sensitivity of the surrounding gas – this is not the case for the other Ex-protection principles. Ex-Certification for the American Market TÜV Denmark offers certification to the North American market for Zone 0, 1 and 2 and Class I, II and III, Division 1 and Division 2. This service is done in cooperation with our American partner “ENTELA” which is an OSHA approved NRTL (National Recognized Testing Laboratory).
More sensitive - less energy to ignite gas
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Marking Plate Minimum requirements (example)
Temperature Classes – (T-class)
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 Maximum Surface temperature of equipment – taking the maximum Ambient temperature into account.
450 °C 300 °C 200 °C 135 °C 100 °C 85 °C
To ensure Ex-equipment can be safely used, the Gas Group must be known and the Temperature Class must be compared with the spontaneous temperature of the present flammable atmospheres.
Conformity assessment procedure - Equipment-Category 1 and M1 (Zone 0)
Group I and II - M1 (mines) and 1 (surface)
CE Type Examination by Notified Body
Annex III EC-Type Examination
Certificate
CE Unit Inspection by Notified Body
Annex IX
Production Quality Assurance by NB Annex IV
ISO 9001 + EN 13980 Production Quality Assurance
Notification
Product Inspection
by Notified Body Annex V
NB: Notified Body
or
and
or or
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Conformity assessment procedure, equipment-category 2 and M2 (Zone 1)
Conformity assessment procedure, equipment-category 3 (Zone 2) Marking of equipment to 94/9/EC In addition to the required CE marking, equipment must carry specific marking for potentially explosives atmospheres:
0044 II 2 G and / or D
Group I and II - M2 (mines) and 2 (surface)
For electrical equipment or internal combustion engines
CE Type Examination by Notified Body
ANNEX III
Product Quality Assurance by NB
ANNEX VII ISO 9001 + EN 13980
Conformity to type Test under responsibility of
NB ANNEX VI ISO 10005
For non-electrical
equipment
CE Unit Inspection
by NB ANNEX IX
Internal Production Inspection
ANNEX VIII + Storage of technical file at NB
or or or
and
or
NB: Notified Body
or
Group II - 3 (surface)
CE Unit Inspection by Notified Body
ANNEX IX
Internal Production Inspection
Annex VIII
or
RWTÜV Notified Body Number
European Commission mark for Ex-equipment
Equipment Group: surface industry
Equipment category 2 – For zone 1 use
Gas / Dust
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