ATEX Level 1 Training
ATEX TRAINING LEVEL 1
PERFORMING ACTIONS IN ATEX ZONE
ATEX Level 1 training: essential for working safely in potentially explosive environments
ATEX Level 1 training is aimed at technical professionals called upon to work on electrical or non-electrical installations that must operate in potentially explosive environments and that require the use of suitable protection systems. This training allows them to understand the risks associated with these environments and to implement the necessary measures to guarantee the safety of workers and installations.
THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF LEVEL 1 TRAINING
- Assess the impact of regulations on your organization: It is important to understand the regulatory requirements for explosive safety, as well as the legal obligations that your organization must comply with. It is also important to assess the impact of these regulations on your organization and ensure that the processes, procedures and equipment used are in compliance with these requirements.
- Identifying hazards in different explosion hazard zones: To work safely in potentially explosive environments, it is essential to understand the hazards associated with each zone. It is therefore necessary to identify the explosion hazard zones and describe the specific hazards associated with each zone.
- Prepare the interventions of the various stakeholders in the explosion risk zone: workers called upon to intervene in explosive environments must be properly trained and equipped to minimize the risks of explosion. It is therefore important to prepare the interventions of the various stakeholders by providing the necessary personal protective equipment and giving them the appropriate safety instructions.
- Enforce specific safety instructions and procedures regarding explosion risks: To minimize explosion risks, it is essential to strictly enforce the specific safety instructions and procedures associated with each explosion risk area. It is also important to continuously monitor the environment to detect any changes that could lead to an explosion risk.
- Adapting your behavior and professional practices to the ATEX environment: to work safely in potentially explosive environments, it is essential to understand and comply with safety rules. This involves adapting your behavior and professional practices to the ATEX environment and following safety instructions at all times.
THE STAGES OF TRAINING
WHAT IS ATEX?
What are the most dangerous flammable substances? Understanding the risks and issues of an ATEX. When can we be in the presence of an ATEX? How can an ATEX explode?
REGULATIONS
Labor Code: Employer's obligation. Classification of ATEX Zones (gas, vapors, mists and dust) zones 0-20, 1-21 and 2-22
ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES
ATEX intervention rules. Training for categories of personnel, works managers or operators, temporary workers, subcontractors. Authorization to work in ATEX zones, fire permits and employee liability. Personal protective equipment. Rules for signaling zones and markings of ATEX installations and explosives (legibility, etc.)
MEASURES, PROTECTION TECHNIQUES
Design of premises (compartmentalization) and explosion events. Devices resistant to explosion overpressure. inerte.Mode . Standardized electrical protection methods. Rules for the construction and maintenance of electrical or non-electrical installations in Atex Zones. Rules for carrying out work with materials or products at risk of explosion.
DEVICES THAT CAN BE USED IN ATEX ZONES
Choice of materials (categories and levels of protection according to gas, vapor, liquid or dust) Requirements, privileges between categories, zones and protection method
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING AND IMPLEMENTATION INTO PRACTICE (ACCORDING TO POSSIBILITIES)
At the end of the training, a quiz to assess skills and understanding must be taken and validated by the learner.