DSEAR | Hazardous Areas, Explosive Atmospheres & Dangerous Substances

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 from these risks and ensure their safety in the workplace, and to members of the public who may be put at risk by work activity. The HSE usually recommends that DSEAR is updated every 3-5 years dependent upon the risk levels of the operations. Compliance with DSEAR encompasses many facets of business activity including:

Risk assessment of plant operations
Defining of any hazardous zones together
Installation of hazard compliant equipment
Preparation of explosion protection records

What are Dangerous Substances?

Dangerous substances are any substances used or present at work that could, if not properly controlled, cause harm to people because of a fire, explosion, or corrosion of metal. These substances can be found in nearly all workplaces.

Examples are dangerous substances include:

Solvents
Paints
Pressurised Gases & Substances
Varnishes
Dusts from Machining and Sanding
Dusts from Foodstuff
Flammable Gases such as Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)

The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres or DSEAR are directives put in place to protect workers.

DSEAR requires an employer to:

Check what dangerous substances are in the workplace and the associated risks
Put measures in place to remove or control the risks
Put safeguards to protect against the effects of incidents/dangerous substances
Organise plans and measures to deal with accidents, incidents and emergencies
Ensure employees are properly trained
Identify and classify areas of the workplace where explosive atmospheres may occur

About ProjeX Solutions Limited

Projex Solutions was formed in 2006 and since their formation has grown to a team of highly skilled and experienced engineers of different disciplines.

They are leaders in the Chemical, FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Medical & Energy sectors, as a multi-disciplined Engineering Design & Project Management company, offering services encompassing Safety, EC&I, Process, Mechanical & Project Engineering.

Hazardous Area Engineering Design

URS/ FDS Development
Scope Development
Detailed Design
DSEAR Assessments
ATEX/ CompEx Inspections
HAZOP Studies
HAZID: Safety Review
HAC/ Zoning Studies
Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
LOPA, SIL/SIS Studies
COMAH Documentation Review
Electrical, Control and Instrumentation
Structural Design
Process & Safety Improvements
Mechanical & 3D Development
Factory layouts for Equipment, Machinery & Package Unit
Commissioning Support
LV Distribution Design
cGMP GAMP, DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ
FAT/ SAT
Framework Agreements
Training – Competency & Awareness
EPCM Package

Further Reading: 3D Models Of Hazardous Area Zones Boundary Limits

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