Hazardous Areas 3-day Compex Competence Based Course For Instrument Technicians

Target Audience

Personnel with an electrical or instrumentation background who are involved in the selection, installation, inspection and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation equipment for use in potentially hazardous areas both onshore and offshore.

Course Aims

To train and prepare delegates for competence assessment to nationally set standards for the installation and inspection of explosion protected equipment.

Course Content

• General principles, ignition properties and apparatus protection
• Standards, Certification and marking
• Intrinsic safety Ex’ia’, ‘ib’ and ‘ic’ protection
• Wiring systems, enclosure entries, cable glanding and earthing
• Inspection and maintenance to BS / IEC 60079-17
• Sources of ignition
• Induction to competence validation testing
• Permit to work system and safe isolation
• Practical Assessments
• Online exam

Competency Assessment

• EX03 Preparation and installation of EEx 'ia' & 'ib', systems.
• EX04 Inspection and maintenance of EEx 'ia' & 'ib' systems.

Delivery

The majority of this course is practical hands on training delivered by fully qualified and experienced ex industry personnel using equipment replicated from the onshore and offshore oil and gas working environment. Teaching aids include: Power point presentations, questionnaires, practical examples and demonstrations

Certification

CompEx National Certificate of Core Competence – valid for 5 years from date awarded. Refresher course to be undertaken prior to 5-year expiry date otherwise 5-day CompEx Course to be retaken. Note: non-electrical/instrumentation personnel who complete the course will be issued with
an CSNV CompEx Certificate.

JT Limited, the awarding body for CompEx, commit to 15 working days for certification on receipt of the paperwork from the ASET Centre. Therefore a delegate should receive their certification, by post, within 25 working days. ASET have no control over the certification timescales.

Minimum Instructor Qualification/Experience

• SVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering / Instrumentation & Controls or equivalent
• Industrial experience with electrical and instrumentation equipment in potentially hazardous areas
• A1 or equivalent Workplace Assessor
• CompEx Trainer/Assessor License

Min/Max Number of Delegates Required per Event

8/24, course duration and times may vary depending on delegate numbers. Individual delegate finishing time will depend on the length of time taken for assessment.

Special Requirements

Delegates are required to provide the following:

• Their own PPE (coveralls, safety glasses & safety footwear)
• Evidence of relevant vocational electrical or instrumentation qualifications on starting the course (e,g, Apprenticeship certificate, Level 3 NVQ/SVQ or ECS/SJIB card.

Notes to Customers

To set up a course specifically for your company or if the dates above are not suitable please contact the ASET Customer Service Team for additional dates.