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ATEX & explosion risk

ATEX training: Supervising and overseeing work in explosive atmospheres

Duration : 1,5 Jours Download the course sheet as PDF

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Course sheet

ATEX & explosion risk 1,5 Jours From 150 000 FCFA

In a nutshell

What this course aims to achieve

Work procedures and authorisations (ATEX work permit)

Training for those who issue and check work permits in ATEX zones: analysing the job before it starts, and refusing it when conditions are not met.

Key challenges

A job that is routine elsewhere becomes an ignition source in an ATEX zone.
Hold the line against production pressure when conditions are not met.

Learning objectives

Analyse the risks of a planned job in an explosive atmosphere.
Draw up and issue a work permit suited to the zone concerned.
Define compensatory measures and checks before, during and after the work.
Supervise outside contractors and verify their authorisation.

Detailed programme

1Refresher on the explosion mechanism and ATEX zoning.
2Ignition sources introduced by a job.
3Prior analysis and compensatory measures: ventilation, gas-freeing, inerting, detection.
4Work permits, hot work permits and associated lockouts.
5Supervising the job and the conditions for stopping it.
6Accepting the work and returning the zone to service.

Target audience

Work supervisors and principals in ATEX zones
Maintenance managers and production supervisors

Prerequisites

Prior knowledge of explosion risk and of the site's zoning.

Learning methods

Regulatory input, analysis of real permits and decision-making scenarios.

Learning assessment

Assessment through intervention case studies and permit drafting.

Scope of application

Directive 1999/92/EC requires employers to organise safe working in explosive atmospheres. Work permit arrangements must be adapted to national regulations and site procedures.

Upcoming sessions

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Dates are set by our team. Choose a session and the number of participants: your registration is recorded and confirmed once payment is received.

From 150 000 FCFA per participant

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