ATEX GUIDE
A SHORT GUIDE TO ATEX
TERMINOLOGY
EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN FLAMMABLE
ATMOSPHERES - DIRECTIVE 2014/34/EU
WHAT IS EX-EQUIPMENT / AREAS?
Electrical or non-electrical equipment used in an area where
there is a risk of presence of a flammable atmosphere (gas or
dust) - are popularly called “Ex-equipment” or equipment for
use in Hazardous Areas.
Ex-equipment are typically used in places like:
• The chemical industry
• Oil refineries
• Off shore installations (platforms)
• Filling stations
• Tunnels/ sewers/ drains
• Milling industry/ printing-house / painting industry
• Farmer’s installations
• Mining industry
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SCOPE OF THE ATEX DIRECTIVE 2014/34/EU
The Directive covers Electrical and
Non-electrical equipment!
• Equipment: Machines, apparatus, instruments, fixed or
mobile devices, control components and so on.
• Protective systems: e.g. equipment that can stop or delay
an explosion
• Components: Essential parts for the safety but with no
autonomous function.
• Safety control and regulation equipment intended to be used
outside the Ex-area - but with a function, that secures the
safety in the Ex-area.
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EXCLUSIONS FROM THE ATEX SCOPE
• Medical devices intended for use in medical environment.
• Equipment and protective systems intended to for use in
relation with unstable chemical substances.
• Equipment intended to for use in domestic and non-
commercial environments where flammable atmosphere is
only a result of accidents.
• Personal protective equipment covered by Directive 89/686/
EEC.
• Seagoing vessels and mobile offshore units together with
equipment on board such units.
• Means of transport i.e. vehicles, trailers, planes used for
transportation. (Vehicles used in potential explosive
atmosphere are not excluded).
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ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Annex II of Directive 2014/34/EU
• Principle of integrated safety
• Specific conditions of inspection and maintenance
• Environmental conditions
• Marking
• Instructions for use
• Choice of materials
• Design and manufacture
• Risk caused by software
• Ex atmospheres caused by the presence of gas, vapours and
mist.
• Explosive atmospheres caused by presence of air-dust
mixtures.
• Potential ignition sources:
- Sparks, flames, electric arcs
- High surface temperatures
- Acoustic energy, radiation: optical
- Electromagnetic or other sources
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FREQUENTLY USED STANDARDS
Electrical / Non-Electrical – Installation – Quality Requirements etc.
Protection Principles (Gas areas) Standards
General Requirements EN 60079-0
Oil Immersion – “o” EN 60079-6
Pressurized Apparatus – “p” EN 60079-2
Powder Filling – ”q” EN 60079-5
Flameproof Enclosure – “d” EN 60079-1
Increased Safety – “e” EN 60079-7
Intrinsic Safety – “i” EN 60079-11
Encapsulation – ”m” EN 60079-18
Field Bus Concept (FISCO) EN 60079-27
Laser Optics/radiation EN 60079-28
Intrinsically Safe Systems EN 60079-25
Zone 0 Standard Equipment with equipment protection level (EPL) Ga EN 60079-26
Zone 2 Standards: Type ”n” Protection EN 60079-15
Dust Standards
Dust – General requirements EN 60079-0
Protection by intrinsic Safety “i” EN 60079-11
Encapsulation in dust “m” EN 60079-18
Protection by enclosure “t” EN 60079-31
Classification of dust areas EN 60079-10-2
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Protection Principles (Gas areas) Standards
Non-Electrical
Basic concepts and methodology EN 1127-1
Basic Requirements EN 80079-36
Non-electrical protection principles EN 80079-37
Group II engines EN 1834-1
Petrol filling stations EN 13012
ATEX Quality Requirements EN 80079-34
Installations EN 60079-14
Installations/Inspection/maintenance EN 60079-17
Equipment repair, overhaul, and reclamation EN 60079-19
Classification of hazardous areas EN 60079-10-1
Protective Systems
Explosion resistant equipment EN 14460
Dust explosion venting protective systems EN 14491
Explosion isolating systems EN 15089
Places to find Ex-information / current Harmonized Standards:
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EXAMPLE OF ZONE CLASSIFICATION
(FILLING STATION)
In Zone 0 – Ex-equipment must be marked for Category 1
In Zone 1 – Ex equipment must be marked for Category 2
In Zone 2 – Ex equipment must be marked for Category 3
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IP CLASSIFICATION’S – INGRESS
PROTECTION TO EN 60529
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CLASSIFICATION BY GROUP AND CATEGORY
ACCORDING TO INTENDED USE
Surface industry (not mining)
Inflammable substances for all 3 Categories can be Gas, Vapours,
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Mist, or Dust
TEMPERATURE CLASSES AND
PROTECTION PRINCIPLES
To ensure Ex-equipment can be safely used, the Gas Group must be known and the Temperature
Class must be compared with the spontaneous temperature of the present flammable atmospheres.
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GAS GROUPS AND TEMPERATURE CLASS
- EXAMPLES OF MARKING PLATE
Marking Gas
EX-Safety Corp.
Bahnhofstrasse 2, CH-8712 Buchs
Load Cell Type: 1709Ex, series 116
1073 II 1G
DAN 18ATEX 1234X
Ex ia IIC T6 Ga
Ui: 28 V, Ii: 98 mA
Ci.: 10 nF, Li: 0 mH, Pi: 0,85 W
Marking Dust
EX-Safety Corp.
Bahnhofstrasse 2, CH-8712 Buchs
Spotlight Type: Light 20”
series no. 469
1073 II 1D
DAN 18ATEX 5678X
Ex ma IIIC T120 oC Da
-15 OC < Tamb < 90 oC
Source: EN/IEC 80079-20-1
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DUST GROUP CLASSIFICATION
AND IGNITION TEMPERATURES
1000 Ω/m
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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE -
EQUIPMENT CATEGORY 1 AND M1
(ZONE 0 OR 20)
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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE,
EQUIPMENT CATEGORY 2 AND M2
(ZONE 1 OR 21)
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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE,
EQUIPMENT CATEGORY 3
(ZONE 2 OR 22)
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MARKING OF EQUIPMENT TO 2014/34/EU
In addition to the required CE marking, equipment must carry
specific marking for potentially explosives atmospheres:
1073 II 2 G and / or D
Gas / Dust
Equipment Group:
DAN Notified II: surface industry
Body Number
I: Mining
Equipment category 2
European Commission – for zone 1 use
mark for Ex-equipment or e.g. 1 for Zone 0 use
or e.g. 3 for zone 2 use
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DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
The Danish Technological Institute is a self-owned and not-for-
profit institution. We develop, apply and disseminate research and
technologically based knowledge for the Danish and International
business sectors.
As such, we participate in development projects, which are of use to
society in close collaboration with leading research and educational
institutions both in Denmark and abroad.
ATEX Certification
An ATEX certificate is required for a product, a piece of equipment,
or a component covered by the ATEX directive 2014/34/EU. A certi-
ficate is issued based on a verification against the requirements of
applicable ATEX harmonized standards.
For certain categories (zones), the directive requires that the certifi-
cation must be carried out by a third party, and that there is e.g. EU
Type Examination Certificate available.
Certification of products and quality management systems in the
scope of the ATEX Directive is done through Dancert A/S under
Notified Body number ”1073”.
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Dancert is the certification body of the Danish Technological Institute. Backed by the Institute,
Dancert is positioned as one of the most professional certification bodies in Europe.
Dancert draws on the extensive expertise of the Danish Technological Institute to the benefit of
companies’ credibility and value creation – and to promote fair competition.
ATEX certification is done under DANAK accreditation no. 7001 and Notified Body number 1073.
Conformity assessment procedures covered by Dancert A/S:
• EU Type Examination Certificate – to Annex III (Module B)
• EU Unit Verification Certificate – to Annex IX (Module G)
• EU Product Verification – to Annex V (Module F)
• Internal Production Control – to Annex VIII (Module A)
“Quality Modules”:
• Notice of Conformity to Type – to Annex VI (Module C1]
• Production Quality Assurance Notification – to Annex IV (Module D)
• Product Quality Assurance Notification – to Annex VII (Module E)
Direct contact:
Steen Christensen: +45 7220 2693 - stec@[Link]
Frits Fynbo: +45 7220 3564 - ffy@[Link]
Jens J. Haugaard +45 7220 1942 - jejh@[Link]
Karsten Bjerrum +45 7220 2758 - karb@[Link]
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