EE0221 : Hazardous Area Equipment Inspection & Maintenance Certification

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

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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:

30 % Lectures
20 % Practical Workshops & Work Presentations
30 % Hands-on Practical Exercises & Case Studies
20 % Simulators (Hardware & Software) & Videos

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology 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
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy materials will be issued
Training Methodology	:	80% theory, 20% practical
Training Program	:	4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30