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This course is aligned with the requirements of IECEx OD 504 and is designed to provide an understanding on the principles of protection in explosive gas and dust atmospheres of plant and machinery and basic knowledge of the safety of hydrogen systems. This course is based on the requirements of various standards of the IEC 60079 series and other relevant standards from the ISO series.
IECEx Units Covered:
Unit Ex 001–Principles of protection in explosive atmospheres knowledge
Unit Ex 011–Basic knowledge of the safety of hydrogen systems
Course Content
- Explosive atmospheres and explosion-protection principles
- Explosion-protected equipment – Ex certification schemes
- Explosion-protected equipment – Principles
- Explosion-protection visual checks
- Type of protection – Flameproof enclosures “d”
- Type of protection – Increased safety “e”
- Type of protection “n”
- Type of protection – Encapsulation “m”
- Type of protection – Liquid immersion “o”
- Type of protection – Powder filling “q”
- Type of protection – Intrinsic safety “i”
- Type of protection – Protection by enclosure “t”
- Equipment protection by pressurized room “p” and artificially ventilated room “v”
- Common characteristics of explosion-protection techniques
- Safety of hydrogen systems
Target Audience
All personnel working in engineering, design, procurement, quality control, commissioning, operation and maintenance with a job function that may be performed in or associated with hazardous areas where Hydrogen is the hazard.
For more information on Safety of Hydrogen Systems & Principles of Protection in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx Unit Ex 001 & Ex 011) talk to EPIT Group