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Explosion protection

When handling flammable substances (gases, liquids and dusts), hazards arise that require special protective measures.

The formation of an explosive atmosphere or an explosive mixture and subsequent ignition leads to an explosion, which causes major damage to equipment and, in the worst case, personal injury.

As an employer, you are therefore obliged to pay particular attention to and assess these hazards and to take protective measures.

Do you need an explosion protection document, an inspection in accordance with BetrSichV or general advice on explosion protection? You will find a detailed description of our services below.

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Services offered

Explosion protection document

according to § 6 (9) GefStoffV

According to § 6 (9) GefStoffV, you as the operator are obliged to consider explosion hazards separately in a risk assessment. If these cannot be excluded in principle, e.g. because flammable substances are handled, you are obliged to prepare an explosion protection document.

We offer you the preparation of explosion protection documents in accordance with § 6 (9) GefStoffV, taking into account the current legal situation and the state of the art.

Creation
As part of a site inspection, we assess the local conditions and determine the potentially explosive areas. Based on this, we develop the explosion protection concept which, as the core of the explosion protection document, contains the operating concept, the primary, secondary and tertiary protective measures, the zone classification and a final assessment of explosion safety, taking into account TRGS 725. In addition, the necessary organizational measures and inspection intervals in accordance with BetrSichV are determined and recorded in the explosion protection document. If required, we can carry out an assessment of ventilation measures in accordance with DIN EN 60079-10-1.
Additional support
We are also happy to support you in drawing up the checklist for explosion-protected equipment in accordance with Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX) and creating a zone plan.
Necessity
The explosion protection document must be created before commissioning, as it forms the basis for the pre-commissioning inspection in accordance with Section 15 BetrSichV and the instruction of your employees.
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Plants in planning

Preliminary explosion protection documentation

If your system is still in the planning phase, we recommend that you include explosion protection in the planning at an early stage. We will be happy to advise you here and offer to draw up a preliminary explosion protection document that can be converted into an explosion protection document once the system has been installed.

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Training courses

according to Annex 2 Section 3 BetrSichV

In accordance with § 15 BetrSichV, systems with explosion hazards must be inspected before commissioning and also periodically in accordance with § 16 BetrSichV. The inspections must be carried out by persons authorized to carry out inspections in accordance with BetrSichV.

The required inspections and the persons authorized to carry out inspections are described in more detail in Annex 2 Section 3 of the BetrSichV.

We would be happy to carry out the following inspections for you.

Inspection before commissioning - Annex 2 Section 3 No. 4.1
The test must be carried out once before commissioning or before recommissioning after changes requiring testing. In particular, the explosion protection document including zone classification, necessary further tests of the devices, protective systems, safety, control and regulating devices within the meaning of Directive 2014/34/EU with their connecting devices as well as the ventilation systems, gas warning devices and inertization devices must be checked by a person qualified to carry out the test in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 3.3.
Periodic inspection - Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.1
The inspection is required every 6 years. In particular, the explosion protection document including zone classification and the tests carried out in accordance with No. 5.2 and No. 5.3 must be checked by a person authorized to carry out tests in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 3.3.
Periodic inspection - Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.2
The inspection is required every 3 years. In particular, devices, protective systems, safety, monitoring and control devices within the meaning of Directive 2014/34/EU and their connecting devices must be tested by a person qualified to do so in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 3.1.
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Training courses

within the meaning of § 12 BetrSichV

As an operator of systems requiring monitoring in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 BetrSichV - systems with explosion risks - you are obliged to instruct your employees on the activity-related explosion hazards at least once a year in accordance with Section 12 BetrSichV.

We offer training for your employees that is tailored to your plant. In our training courses, your employees will not only learn the basic principles of explosion protection, they will also be trained on the specific hazards in your plant based on your explosion protection document.

Contents
The main contents of the training are Awareness of explosion protection, chemical-physical principles of explosions, regulations, operating concept, primary, secondary and tertiary protective measures, risk assessment, explosion protection document and zoning, equipment according to ATEX Directive, tests according to BetrSichV, organizational measures
Active participation
Content can be better internalized through active participation. In our training courses, what you learn is applied directly to your company. For example, the training can be combined with a joint site inspection.
Final examination
We can conduct a final examination on request. Independently of this, a certificate of attendance is issued for each participant, which you can use to prove that you have attended the training course.
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Overall implementation

Explosion protection

We are also happy to offer you the aforementioned services as a complete package for implementing explosion protection in your company.

Inventory analysis
To this end, we first carry out an inventory analysis of the existing documentation. As part of a site inspection, we work with you to identify potentially explosive areas.
Implementation
We draw up an explosion protection document for you in accordance with Section 6 (9) GefStoffV. Based on this, we train you and your employees. We support you in the training of qualified persons in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 3.1 BetrSichV for the tests in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.2 BetrSichV. For the tests in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.2 BetrSichV, we work together with the trained qualified persons in accordance with No. 3.1 to draw up a test plan (incl. checklist of explosion-protected equipment in accordance with Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX) and test report). We are also happy to carry out pre-commissioning inspections or periodic inspections of your systems in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.1 BetrSichV.
Long-term cooperation
Building on this, we can also carry out training courses and periodic inspections in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.1 BetrSichV (every 6 years) in subsequent years. We are of course also available for the explosion protection processing of new systems.
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Consulting

Do you have a specific question about explosion protection?

Feel free to contact us, we will of course also advise you on all individual questions relating to explosion protection.

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Our contact options

Do you have questions about our services or need a quote? Feel free to contact us by phone, e-mail or via our contact form.

Phone
+49 (0) 1575 5296174
E-Mail
anfrage@anlagensicherheit-anger.de
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