Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and upto-date overview of hazardous equipment inspection and maintenance. It covers the hazardous area classification; the zones for hazardous area classification (HAC) and apparatus classification; the apparatus grouping and temperature, Ex protection principles and flameproof concept Ex d; the hazardous area classification (HAC) standards; the electrical hazards, earthing, bonding and testing; the certification, certificates, marking and approval; and the code of practice for selection and installation of Ex equipment installation. During this interactive course, participants will learn the relation between area classification, various Ex apparatus, equipment?s voltage, temperature and gas classification; the installation of different types of equipment and interconnecting cabling; the maintenance, inspection, fault finding and repairs of Ex equipment; the test equipment suitability and equipment maintenance recommendations in hazardous area; reading of P&ID in hazardous area documentation, inspection and maintenance of explosion proof instruments; the maintenance of intrinsically safe equipment and purged/pressurized equipment; the risk analysis, assessment and management (QRA); the integrated safety management; and the hazard and operability (HAZOP) process and guidelines link to course overview PDF

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued to participants through Haward’s Portal. This includes Wallet Card Certificates if applicable
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy Training Materials (PDF format) will be issued to participant through the Virtual Training Platform
Training Methodology	:	80% of the program will be theory and 20% will be practical sessions, exercises, case studies, simulators or videos
Training Program	:	The training will be for 4 hours per day starting at 09:30 and ending at 13:30
H-STK Smart Training Kit	:	Not Applicable
Hands-on Practical Workshops	:	Not Applicable
Site Visit	:	Not Applicable
Simulators	:	Only software simulators will be used in the virtual courses. Hardware simulators are not applicable and will not be used in Virtual Training