Our competence based course, accredited by City & Guilds, is designed to give an introduction in hazardous area concepts for the use of electrical equipment. The course explains the protection methods from manufacture to installation, inspection and maintenance in accordance with the relevant IEC 60079 standards.
Course Content
10 Units with written assessment covering:
Area classification
Ignition properties
EN/IEC standards for electrical and instrumentation
Ingress protection
Flameproof
Increased safety
‘n’ types of protection
Pressurisation
Intrinsic safety
Hybrid protection
Written assessment
Target Audience
Personnel with electrical, instrument or mechanical background within industry who require a basic understanding of explosion protection systems.