IFM Electronic offers Atex pneumatic cylinder sensors for explosion hazard areas
For gas zones 1 and 2 and dust zones 21 and 22 there is a version with an integrated 6m cable to keep connection out of harm’s way, however, if the requirement is for dust zone 22 alone, there is a choice of units with a short cable and an M12 connector or a 2m cable.
The devices designed for gas zone 2 are also approved for Zone 22 and again come fitted with 6m cable.
Additional accessories are available for fixing the sensors to common tie rod, integrated profile or trapezoidal slot cylinders, as well as for adding extra mechanical protection.
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I am hoping that the omission of ATEX category motors will be readdressed over the implementation timescale of the directive,” Lukaszczyk said. Alan Bloor, of UK-based Alldrives & Controls, a specialized motor distributor, questions where this
The entire model was third-party certified compliant with ATEX, an EU directive on equipment for explosive environments. ITT C'treat is ISO9001 certified, and supports the world's largest oil and gas firms on their platforms, rigs and floating
IFM Electronic's MK range of cylinder sensors conforms to the requirements of the Atex directive, which ensures equipment is suitable for use in places where explosive atmospheres may occur — these are classified into one of six zones according to the
The design of the B40 also allows it to conform with the ATEX 94/9/EG directive for pump use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Biocor Series pumps are also equipped with Almatec's patented PERSWING P air control system.
“Our specialist skills in areas such as CE Marking of production lines and DSEAR/ ATEX assessments are growing in demand, which provide clients with a one-stop shop when it comes to safety best practice during capital investment projects,” Tony
Will the UK Waste Industry Achieve Safe Compliance with the ATEX ...
Waste Management Operators may have done all they can to maintain good health and safety practices in the past, and will continue to do so; but how many will be compliant after 30th July 2006 when the EU’s ATEX Directive finally comes into force?
The EU Directive applies to all workplaces where the risk of the presence of an Explosible Atmosphere exists, and encompasses all installations from waste transfer and processing plant (where explosive dusts, and unused solvents may create an explosive atmosphere), to any landfill – no matter how long since closed and made over to other uses – which possesses any wells (for gas or leachate monitoring or management) in gassing waste.
Although the large waste operators have been actively tackling the issues surrounding ATEX compliance at their waste collection , transfer and processing facilities, and on their (mostly active) landfill sites , most landfills are historical and fall into the “closed” category. In this area there has been very little activity to review old sites, assess which exhibit the potential for an explosive atmosphere to be present, and compile the necessary risk assessment, ameliorative, training and record keeping actions needed for compliance.
Similarly, activity would seem to have been minimal in reviewing and risk assessing existing leachate treatment and methane stripping plant for compliance ? so far.
Even within the big five UK waste operators active sites there are real problems in interpreting the requirements and in achieving compliance, and much of this arises from the inherent difficulty in applying regulations which were originally perceived for factory and industrial workplaces, to a landfill setting.
However, the industry has been actively working to solve the matter. For more than the past 12 months the waste industry has been endeavoring to tackle the various issues surrounding ATEX compliance, as regulated under the UK’s instrument known as the DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations ). A working group has been meeting, and is currently well advanced in its programme to produce six Industry Codes of Practice to provide comprehensive guidance on the application DSEAR to all waste management activities.
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