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.
The Foundation course is a theoretical look at the intricacies of Explosion Safety for electrically trained personnel working on installing, inspecting and maintaining electrical equipment in explosion-hazardous atmospheres, as well as managers and other staff related to this work.
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of CompEx Foundation and an overview of Ex marking procedures, including a brief presentation on CE mark and the most common directives with particular emphasis on the ATEX directives. The course presents practical knowledge of explosion principles, zoning practices, equipment markings and protection schemes for both gas and dust environments, as well as discussion on the relationship between NEC, IECEx and ATEX. It covers the explosion danger, LEL, UEL, ignition energy, relative vapour density, flashpoint and ignition-temperature; the reference gasses, ignition sources and the various classification of Ex areas; the categories of equipment, IP classes, methods of protection, and marking of equipment; the standards, legislation and choice of equipment; and the indexing of typical problems the client staff encounters
During this interactive course, participants will learn the Ex ‘d’, ‘e’, ‘n’, ‘p’, ‘i’ equipment; the electric installation and earthing; the maintenance and inspection of Ex ‘d’, ‘e’ and ‘n’ and ‘i’ repairing and overhauling of Ex equipment; the safety procedures, installation and maintenance practices, and the specific tie-ins to the client practices and difficulties.
Upon concluding the course, in order to safely perform their work, electrical electricians are to have knowledge of the laws and regulations as well as their tasks, full knowledge of the protection methods, equipment being used, specific Ex constructions, and need to have the practical means and skill to perform the tasks at hand. Working safely in this regard focuses special attention to securing the installation, performing or overseeing gas measurements, and dealing with work permits. The course candidate is then able to guarantee that the work has been performed in accordance with the requirements that apply to Ex-installations. The Foundation course is meant as a strong basis for later heavier qualifications, and provide a steady baseline of information to the candidate.