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AS/NZS 60079.17:2017 Annex C provides guidance on conducting a Fitness for Purpose Assessment. This is an “informative” Annex and is not necessarily mandatory. However, using this guidance will provide an assessment of compliance with no “holes” in it. Read More…
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AS/NZS 60079.17:2017 Annex C provides guidance on conducting a Fitness for Purpose Assessment. This is an “informative” Annex and is not necessarily mandatory. However, using this guidance will provide an assessment of compliance with no “holes” in it. Read More…
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Compound or Barrier Glands are the same thing. These are used to prevent the migration of flammable gases or vapours from one enclosure to the cable or one enclosure to another. Read More…
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While the terminology may be different between UL and CSA and IEC based certification schemes, the same principles often apply. This is so for the IEC concepts of “Component Certification” and “Unit Verification”. Read More…
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HAZ were engaged to provide Rig Electricians for a drilling campaign in Western Australia on a fully automated LOC 400 Huisman Rig. Read More…
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Conformity Assessment Documents are basically a risk analysis of and equipment design which was certified to a scheme that was not IECEx or ANZEx. For these to be successful with ATEX certification, the originally certified standards must align to current or at least recent standards for those aspects of these local standards which apply to the equipment under examination. Read More…
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At times there are circumstances, where explosion protected equipment is not available or not cost effective to implement, and
conditions of control are required to obtain the required degree of safety.
This could be achieved by using the following
- Automatic
disconnection of the power supply.
- Automatic initiation of an alarm followed by an associated manual procedure to restore the integrity of the system.
- A manual procedure, whereby one or other of the parameters necessary for an explosive condition is retained under continuous
control.
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A hazardous area is defined as an “area in which an explosive atmosphere is present, or may be expected to be present, in quantities such as to require special precautions for the construction, installation and use of electrical equipment” (AS/NZS 60079.10.1:2009 +A1 - Cl 3.3). Read More…
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A Type B Gas Appliance in its own right does not create a hazardous area. Getting this right is critical not only from a compliance point of view by from a cost perspective. Read More…
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Graphene is the first and only two-dimensional material produced by man which is lighter, stronger, thinner, more conductive, more resistant and is a super-material that has limitless applications. Read More…
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Once a hazardous area standard is selected for hazardous areas classification, it is not prudent to mix and match standards or definitions. Read More…
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Reading the Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for a piece of certified hazardous areas equipment is vital to ensure that the equipment is installed correctly. Read More…
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It cannot be assumed that the latest certificate issue contains all the information for the entire certified range. This is a frequent mistake made by inspectors and end users of hazardous area product. Read More…
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Typically, hazardous areas audits are either forgotten about OR done at the 11th hour when you want to energise the equipment. Why not change the status quo and engage an auditor from the start? Read More…