COURSE OVERVIEW

 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. 

 

Working with electrical system is a risk so some precautions shall be always taken o be in safe side. However, working with electrical system in hazardous areas will increase the risk and hazards level so specific precautions shall be followed to have electrical equipment in such areas. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and an up-to-date overview of the selection, installation and testing of electrical equipment in hazardous area. It covers the hazard and hazard materials classification; the nature of the risk and the necessity to eliminate sources of ignition; the relationship between area classification and the various different types of Ex apparatus; the relationship between electrical equipment and gas groups and temperature classes; the installation and maintenance of the different types of equipment that include flameproof, increased safety, intrinsic safety, etc.; the need for and typical approach to electrical equipment inspection; and the documentation of the hazardous area.