ATEX

For the World For Europe

Putting IECEx and ATEX together

Aim: One single certificate for any A common approach to lifting barriers to
hazardous area product recognised and trade within the European Economic Area
accepted throughout the world. (EEA).

Technically identical standards for electrical The Directive becomes law on

Already accepted in many countries. equipment since 2005.
Alternatively a single test report (ExTR) implementation in each member country
With the exception of intrinsic safety, where a revised
can be sent to any member certification and compliance is mandatory within the EEA.
IEC/EN 60079-11 and a new IEC/EN 61241-11 are due in 2006.
body (ExCB) to issue locally accepted
certification. Applicable to non-electrical equipment and
For single standards, a single set of tests protective systems as well as electrical
and assessments can support both IECEx equipment.
Currently only electrical equipment to IEC and ATEX.
Standards.
IECEx An ATEX EC-Type Examination Certificate
ATEX Certification from a Notified Body is
Product Conformity Mandatory for cat. 1 and M1 equipment,
ExCB issues an ExTR (covering the Certification can be based on an IECEx ExTR but ATEX Assessment protective systems and cat. 2 and M2
product type) and a quality assessment documentation does not necessarily electrical equipment. Otherwise self-
report (QAR) (covering the related support an IECEx certificate. declaration of compliance is permitted.
production facility)
The technical requirements of a An EC-Type Examination Certificate and
Certificates of conformity created directly manufacturers QA system are effectively Quality Assessment Notification (QAN) are
on the IECEx website, fully visible for the the same, both are based on EN13980 and issued by a Notified Body.
whole world to read and check status. an IECEx QAR can support the issue of an
ATEX QAN.
The manufacturer - alone - is responsible
ExCB maintains the status of certificate for the Declaration of Conformity which
based on the outcome of further QARs, a must accompany every product which bears
minimum of 2 audit visits in a 3 year period. the European Marking.

Electrical Protection Concepts Ingress Protection (IP) Mechanical Protection Concepts

Standard IEC/EN Code Protection Zone Hazardous area equipment typically requires
Gas Dust Gas Dust Concept Gas Dust a minimum IP rating of IP54 but may be Standards Code Concept Zone Mechanical certification is
assessed and tested to the higher ratings below: based on a risk assessment
General general approach.
60079-0 61241-0 DUST EN13463-1
Requirements requirements Category 3 equipment must be safe for
60079-1 Ex d Flameproof 1 IP 5x - Dust protected use in normal operation.
2
IP 6x - Dust tight EN13463-2 fr flow restriction Category 2 equipment must be safe for
61241-1 Ex tD Enclosure 20/21/22 WATER 22 use in normal operation and expected
malfunction
60079-2 61241-2 Ex p Ex pD Pressurised 1 21/22 Protected against: EN13463-3 d
1 Category 1 equipment must be safe for
flameproof 21 use in normal operation, expected and
60079-5 Ex q Powder Filled 1 IP x4 - splashing water rare malfunction.
60079-6 Ex o Oil Filled 1 IP x5 - water jets constructional 1 Potential ignition sources identified in
EN13463-5 c the risk assessment are made safe by
60079-7 Ex e Increased Safety 1 IP x6 - powered water jets safety 21 applying one or more of the concepts.
Ex ia Ex iaD 0 20 IP x7 - temporary immersion control of 1
The number of * in the table below
indicate the number of protection
60079-11(*) 61241-11(*) Intrinsic Safety IP x8 - continuous immersion EN13463-6 b ignition concepts which need to be applied.
Ex ib Ex ibD 1 21 21
See IEC/EN 60529 for full definition of sources
Ex nA Non-sparking
IP ratings 1 cat 3 cat 2 cat1
Ex nL Energy limited EN13463-7 p pressurisation normal
21 operation * * **
60079-15 Ex nR Restricted breathing 2 expected
Ex nC Enclosed break liquid 1 malfunction * **
EN13463-8 k
Ex nP Pressurisation immersion 21 rare
malfunction *
Ex ma Ex maD 0 20
60079-18 61241-18 Encapsulation
Ex mb Ex mbD 1 21
(*) expected 2006

IECEx BAS05.0001X IECEx Certificate No.

Ambient Range
Gas Group -20C to 40C unless
Temperature Class Protection Concept
Ex de IIB T4 -30C < Ta < 50C stated on label Gas Groups
Manufacturers Name Gas Representative
T Class Maximum Surface Temperature Class ABC Engineering and Address Group Test Gas
Temperature 240V ac
Ingress Protection Buxton, SK17 9RZ, UK Electrical Parameters I Methane
T1 450C 5A (mining only)
T2 300C ATEX Coding Product Identification
Type XYZ Solenoid IIA Propane
T3 200C Serial No. and Year IIB Ethylene
2005 s/n 1234 IP66 of Manufacture
T4 135C IIC Hydrogen
ATEX Notified Body Gases are classified according to the
T5 100C II 2G 1180 Identification No. ignitability of gas-air mixture.
Refer to IEC/EN 60079-20 for classification
T6 85C ATEX Certificate No. of common gases and vapours.
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ATEX User Directive - DSEAR Implementation IEC 61508 - Safety Systems EU

Explosive
ATEX Coding
What does DSEAR require? atmosphere II 2 GD
Employers must: IEC/EN 61508 is the international standard for electrical, electronic and
symbol
- find out what dangerous substances are in their workplace and what the fire programmable electronic safety related systems. It sets out the requirements
and explosion risks are for ensuring that systems are designed, implemented, operated and
- put control measures in place to either remove those risks or, where this is not maintained to provide the required safety integrity level (SIL). Four SILs are
possible, control them; defined according to the risks involved in the system application, with SIL4 Equipment Equipment
- put controls in place to reduce the effects of any incidents involving dangerous being used to protect against the highest risks. group category
substances;
- prepare plans and procedures to deal with accidents, incidents and M1 - energised
emergencies involving dangerous substances; I - mining
- make sure employees are properly informed about and trained to control or The standard is in seven parts: M2 - de-energised (*)
deal with the risks from the dangerous substances; Gas Dust
- identify and classify areas of the workplace where explosive atmospheres may IEC 61508-1, General requirements 0 20
IEC 61508-2, Requirements for E/E/PE safety-related systems 1 - very high
occur and avoid ignition sources (from unprotected equipment, for example)
in those areas IEC 61508-3, Software requirements protection
IEC 61508-4, Definitions and abbreviations II - non-mining
The following are just some of the standards that can assist in the 2 - high protection 1 21
IEC 61508-5, Examples and methods for the determination of safety integrity
implementation of DSEAR levels 3 - normal protection 2 22
EN 1127-1 Explosion prevention and protection IEC 61508-6, Guidelines on the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3
IEC/EN 60079-10 Classification of hazardous areas IEC 61508-7, Overview of techniques and measures (*) = in presence of explosive atmosphere
IEC/EN 60079-14 Electrical installations hazardous areas
IEC/EN 60079-20 Data for flammable gases and vapours

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Issue 1, September 2005