ATEX—Risk Assessment

Torben Jespen ()

Chapter Chapter 7 in ATEX—Explosive Atmospheres, 2016, pp 65-77 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract As mentioned in Chapter 2, compliance with ATEX Workplace directive 1999/92 requires the employer (with or without support from special experts) to perform an explosion risk assessment, taking account at least of: The likelihood that explosive atmospheres will occur and their persistence, The likelihood that ignition sources will be present and become effective, The possible process conditions and possible interactions, and The scale of the anticipated effects (consequences) of an explosion.

Keywords: Static Electricity; Electrostatic Charge; Dust Cloud; Charge Generation; Ignition Source (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-31367-2_7

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