Published 03 Mar 2021
Explosion Protection & Hazardous Area Equipment Intrinsic Safety Systems Hazcon Inc. provides a full suite of consulting services for manufacturers of electrical equipment for hazardous locations and explosive atmospheres. Intrinsic safety is one of the safest ways to ensure that an electrical device installed in a hazardous location cannot...
Published 24 Feb 2021
Explosive Atmosperes & Hazardous Areas Portable LED Lighting Meeting or Exceeding Industry Standards Special thanks to Derek Box at Nightstick for the kind permission to republish The dangers of explosive environments are obvious in the petroleum and chemical processing industries, but many other industries can create explosive atmospheres that...
Published 24 Feb 2021
UKCA Mark: Lighting for Hazardous Areas Hazardous Area Lighting Thorne & Derrick International, based in the UK, are Preferred Distributors and Stockists for the Raytec SPARTAN range of ATEX lighting using LED technology for the illumination of hazardous area locations and potentially explosive atmospheres. With the UK officially leaving...
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...
