Explosion protection

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Our services are tailored to your individual needs. Our team of highly qualified employees offers a wide range of services for explosion protection. We actively contribute our expertise to customer projects and use our extensive cross-industry experience to carry out the necessary coordination during the course of the project, which ensures an efficient and structured project process.

Our services in the field of explosion protection

Our persons authorized to test in accordance with TRBS 1203 and BetrSichV, Annex 2, Section 3, No. 3.1 and 3.3, carry out the tests with the aim of ensuring protection against hazards from explosions and fires.

Conformity assessments in accordance with ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU

To prove the conformity of your product with the ATEX Directive and its suitability for placing on the EU market, we offer you a comprehensive conformity assessment in accordance with the ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU.

Periodic inspection in accordance with §16 BetrSichV

The employer must ensure that the safe operation of the systems to be monitored is checked regularly in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the BetrSichV.

Explosion protection zones and explosion protection plans

According to § 6 Abs. 9 of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance, the operator must ensure that suitable precautions are taken for new installations with flammable substances (proposed explosion protection concept) in order to achieve the objective of explosion protection.

Verification of intrinsic safety

Our experts will provide you with verification of intrinsic safety in accordance with the DIN EN 60079-11 standard.

Explosion protection document

According to § 6 Abs. 9 of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance, the operator must specifically identify the hazards of hazardous explosive mixtures depending on the risk (explosion protection document with risk assessment and ignition source analysis).

Consultations, training courses, workshops

We provide comprehensive advice, training and workshops on all aspects of explosion protection.

FAQ

What is explosion protection?

Explosion protection encompasses all measures and precautions taken to minimize the risk of explosions in potentially explosive atmospheres. The aim is to protect people, the environment and material assets from the consequences of an explosion. Special technical equipment, structural measures and rules of conduct are used to avoid ignition sources and prevent an explosion from occurring. Explosion protection is essential and required by law in many industries such as the chemical, petrochemical, food and mining industries. Professional implementation of explosion protection makes a significant contribution to safety in the workplace.

Primary explosion protection

Primary explosion protection includes all measures that prevent a hazardous explosive atmosphere from occurring, because avoiding the danger is better than any protection. Therefore, these precautions should always be implemented first. The following protective measures can be taken:

Avoidance of flammable substances (replacement technologies)
Intertization (addition of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc.)
Limiting the concentration through natural or technical ventilation

Secondary explosion protection

If explosion hazards cannot be eliminated or can only be partially eliminated by measures to prevent the formation of explosive atmospheres, measures must be taken to prevent the ignition of explosive atmospheres. The required safety level of these precautions depends on the possible hazard potential at the place of use.

Tertiary or constructive explosion protection

If the occurrence of a hazardous explosive atmosphere cannot be safely avoided and its ignition cannot be ruled out, measures must be taken to limit the effects of an explosion to a harmless level. The following precautions are possible:

Pressure-resistant or pressure-shock-resistant design
Pressure relief and pressure equalization devices
Explosion suppression through extinguishing device

Zoning

Potentially explosive atmospheres are divided into zones according to the frequency and duration of the occurrence of hazardous, explosive atmospheres. This classification serves as a basis for the definition of measures, in particular to prevent the ignition of hazardous, explosive atmospheres.

Zone 0

This zone is an area in which a hazardous, explosive atmosphere consisting of a mixture of air and flammable gases, vapors or mists is present continuously or frequently.

Zone 1

This is the area in which a hazardous, explosive atmosphere can occasionally form as a mixture of air and flammable gases, vapors or mist during normal operation.

Zone 2

This is an area in which a hazardous, explosive atmosphere as a mixture of air and flammable gases, vapors or mist does not normally occur during normal operation, or only rarely and for a short time.

Zone 20

This is an area in which a hazardous, explosive atmosphere in the form of a cloud of combustible dust contained in the air is present continuously, for long periods or frequently.

Zone 21

This zone is an area in which a hazardous, explosive atmosphere in the form of a cloud of combustible dust in the air can occasionally form during normal operation.

Zone 22

This area describes normal operation in which a hazardous, explosive atmosphere in the form of a cloud of combustible dust contained in the air does not normally occur or only occurs very rarely and for a short time.

When must an ex-protection document be created?

An explosion protection document must be created if the investigation in accordance with § 6 Para. 4 Hazardous Substances Ordinance shows that hazards for employees and third parties can occur or arise due to hazardous explosive mixtures. It must be created for all operating states and activities. Operating conditions in which incidents and cases of damage have occurred in the past in specific companies or sectors must also be taken into account.

The explosion protection document is also required if technical or organizational measures are taken to safely prevent hazardous explosive mixtures. Technical measures for the safe prevention of explosive atmospheres can include, for example, extraction systems and other ventilation systems. These must be tested for suitability and function in accordance with the German Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health. These are tests for explosion protection that must be carried out in accordance with § 6 Para. 9 Hazardous Substances Ordinance are part of the contents of an explosion protection document.

Measures must be defined and implemented on the basis of the risk assessment for activities that occur in individual cases, are infrequent or are limited in terms of location and time under changing conditions. A release procedure in accordance with the Hazardous Substances Ordinance can be used for this purpose. The requirements of TRBS 1112 Part 1 must be observed for maintenance work.

Safety and health coordination

Our trained health and safety coordinators support you from the planning phase and throughout the entire execution phase.

Operational and occupational safety

We provide you with comprehensive support in the areas of machine safety, occupational health and safety and conformity assessment. You can rely on our many years of experience and dependable expertise.

Machine safety CE

As part of the conformity assessment, we support you in determining the requirements and prepare the necessary documentation for you to prove conformity.

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