CompEx Certification Across Industries
CompEx certification plays a vital role in keeping people and workplaces safe in industries where flammable gases, vapours, or dusts may be present. From oil and gas to pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and food production, ASET’s CompEx-approved training equips professionals with the practical skills and knowledge to operate safely and confidently in hazardous environments.
As one of the UK’s leading CompEx training centres, ASET delivers a full suite of courses designed to meet the needs of technicians, engineers, and safety professionals across all sectors.
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical manufacturing often involves the use of solvents and chemicals that can create flammable vapours or explosive dusts during production processes. Similar to chemical and food manufacturing environments, these risks require careful management.
CompEx-certified personnel have the knowledge to identify, assess, and mitigate explosion hazards, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and protecting both staff and production facilities.
Manufacturing
The manufacturing sector encompasses a wide range of processes, including fabrication, assembly, and finishing using materials such as metals, plastics, and wood. Many of these processes involve flammable gases, vapours, or dusts that can form explosive atmospheres under certain conditions.
CompEx training gives manufacturing engineers and maintenance teams the competence to design, operate, and maintain electrical and mechanical systems safely within hazardous zones. This reduces downtime, supports legal compliance, and ensures workplace safety.
maritime
The maritime industry transports over 80% of global trade, making safety critical both onshore and at sea. With many vessels now transitioning from traditional heavy fuel oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet stricter emission regulations, new explosion risks have emerged.
CompEx training equips marine engineers, shipbuilders, and maintenance personnel with the competence to work safely around flammable substances, ensuring compliance and reliability in hazardous environments.
Food and beverage
The food and beverage industry involves processes such as milling, drying, mixing, and packaging, where combustible dusts from ingredients like flour, sugar, and grain can create explosive atmospheres. Distilleries also face risks from flammable liquids and vapours during spirit production and storage.
CompEx training helps production teams, maintenance engineers, and site managers develop the skills to identify hazards, manage ignition risks, and ensure compliance with safety standards across all areas of food and drink manufacturing.
OIL & GAS
The oil and gas industry presents some of the most challenging and hazardous environments in the world. The presence of flammable gases, vapours, and liquids means that strict control measures and competent personnel are essential to prevent incidents.
CompEx training ensures engineers and technicians working on offshore platforms, refineries, and petrochemical facilities have the competence to safely install, inspect, and maintain electrical and instrumentation systems in hazardous areas.
world-class training for hazardous environments
ASET’s state-of-the-art CompEx Training Centre is a purpose-built facility designed to replicate real-world working environments across industries where explosive or combustible atmospheres may be present. Following a major refurbishment in 2020, the centre remains one of the most advanced of its kind anywhere in the world continuing ASET’s long-standing reputation for excellence in hazardous area training and assessment.
As the first CompEx-approved facility in the world, ASET has trained thousands of electrical and instrumentation technicians, engineers, and maintenance personnel from offshore and onshore industries including oil and gas, renewables, pharmaceuticals, food production, and manufacturing.
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