Digital Online Learning: Explosion Protection & Atex Awareness

Learning hours: 8 hours                    Price: £195+VAT

About this course
This is a digital online course which you can access from any location as long as you have internet access. The flexibility and convenience of digital online learning allows you to work through your training course at your own pace. Confirmation of your booking and the log in details for your digital online course will be sent to the email address provided at the time of booking within 48 hours. Please note booking confirmations and log in details will only be issued Monday – Friday between the hours of 8:15 – 16:30. Logins are valid for 14 days from the date you are issued your username and password.

How to book this course
To book this course you can select the “book now” option below where you will be asked for your personal details or alternatively you can email or call the ASET Customer Service Team on: Telephone number - +44 (0) 300 330 5559 Email – asetbookings@aset.co.uk. Instructions on how to access the digital online course will be issued with your username and password.

Course Structure
This digital online course consists of a Course Introduction followed by individual “Lesson Sections”. Upon completion of each “Lesson Section” you will be taken through a brief multiple choice question and answer session to confirm you have understood the learning subjects within that section. Once you have completed all “Lesson Sections” the final part of the assessment consists of an online exam comprising 12 multiple choice questions and answers to demonstrate that you have achieved the required learning outcomes.

Target Audience
Personnel with electrical, instrument or mechanical background within industry who require an understanding in the selection of equipment for hazardous areas. Suitable for engineers working on projects and pre-planning of inspection programmes to EN/IEC 60079-17 and the implications of DSEAR for maintenance.

Course Aims
This course is designed to give an understanding in hazardous area concepts for the use of electrical equipment. The course explains the protection methods from manufacture to installation, inspection and maintenance requirements as per the requirements of the CENELEC/CEN and IEC standards for electrical and non-electrical equipment.
The compliance requirements for the ATEX Directives and CE Marking are also covered.

Course Content
16 Units with assessment and an overview of ATEX covering:
• Area classification
• Ignition properties
• Definitions and terms
• EN/IEC standards for electrical and instrumentation
• Ingress protection
• Flameproof
• Increased safety
• ‘n’ types of protection
• Pressurization
• Intrinsic safety systems
• Hybrid protection
• ATEX certification, documentation, labelling
• Cable types, glanding, earthing
• Inspections, maintenance for electrical and instrumentation
• Additional international standards
• References to NEC 500, NEC 505 zoning
• Guidelines in ATEX Directives 94/9/EC, 1999/92/EC

Online Exam
12 Multiple choice Exam questions

Pass Rate
80%

Certification
City & Guilds 9841