Thorne & Derrick are leaders in the development and distribution of Product Innovations that deliver significant improvements to clients plant, people and operational safety in the explosive atmosphere industries.
Your proactive problem solvers experienced in succession planning for the replacement of obsolete, non-conformant and legacy equipment in hazardous areas.
Your first-choice provider of innovative and competitive solutions to ensure ATEX & IECEx Compliance for Hazardous Area Electrical, HVAC & Process Instrumentation Equipment to your UK and international projects.
Control Panels | Plugs | Isolators | Enclosures & Junction Boxes | Lighting | Control Stations | Motor Starters | Heat Trace | Gas Detection | Flame Detection | Process Instrumentation | Process Heating | Ventilation Fans | Security Access Control
Competitive Prices | Extensive Stocks | Technical Support | Express Delivery
You are currently filtering by: ATEX Safety | Articles
Published 22 Feb 2021
Global Dust Safety Conference 2021 Dust Safety Academy Dr. Chris Cloney, PEng is proud to announce the 2nd annual Global Dust Safety Conference which will take place digitally between March 1st- 3rd 2021 after the success of last years which saw 225 people registered from 25 countries and across...
Published 19 Feb 2021
Hazardous Area Classifications When electrical equipment is used in, around, or near an atmosphere that has flammable gases or vapours, flammable liquids, combustible dusts, ignitable fibres or flyings, there is always a possibility or risk that a fire or explosion might occur. Those areas where the possibility or risk...
Published 12 Feb 2021
DSEAR Risks in Explosive Atmospheres Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 Special thanks to Marc Mulligan from Projex Solutions for permission to use their DSEAR video Dangerous substances put peoples’ safety at risk from fire, explosion and corrosion of metal. DSEAR puts duties on employers to protect people...
Published 08 Feb 2021
Risk of Fires & Explosions Dust Collectors ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Laboratory Combustible dust explosions are a risk in many areas of a facility, but one of the most common locations is the dust collection system. Dust collectors are used both as collection and receiving vessels for solid dust. They...
Published 05 Feb 2021
Dust Explosion Seminars Guest Article by Sigma HSE Q1 What is the significance of MIE (with inductance) and MIE (without inductance). Which one of them is lower? A1 MIE (without inductance) simulates a purely capacitive electrostatic discharge such as from isolated conductors in an industrial situation. MIE (with inductance)...
