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ATEX training: Performing first-level maintenance on ATEX equipment

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ATEX & explosion risk 1 Jour From 150 000 FCFA

In a nutshell

What this course aims to achieve

Monitor the condition of the installation and carry out simple maintenance operations on electrical and non-electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres

Training for the technician working on ATEX equipment: monitoring its condition, carrying out simple operations, and knowing where their competence stops.

Key challenges

  • A badly done repair cancels out the equipment's protection method.
  • A seal replaced by a non-compliant part is enough to lose conformity.

Learning objectives

  • Identify ATEX equipment from its marking.
  • Monitor the condition of an installation in a zone and detect deterioration.
  • Carry out first-line maintenance while preserving conformity.
  • Identify the limits of one's own work and escalate.

Detailed programme

  1. 1Refresher on explosion risk and zoning.
  2. 2ATEX equipment marking and protection methods.
  3. 3Inspection points on electrical and non-electrical installations.
  4. 4Maintenance operations permitted at first line.
  5. 5Spare parts and preservation of the protection method.
  6. 6Hands-on work on ATEX equipment.

Target audience

  • Maintenance technicians and operatives working in ATEX zones

Prerequisites

  • Practical experience of industrial maintenance.
  • Prior ATEX risk awareness training.

Learning methods

Technical input and hands-on work on real equipment.

Learning assessment

Theoretical and practical assessment at the end of the course.

Scope of application

Employers must ensure the competence of staff working in explosive atmospheres, under Directive 1999/92/EC. Qualification requirements vary by country and by the scheme adopted.

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From 150 000 FCFA per participant

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