An 8-hour course intended for engineering and design personnel who are responsible for defining a hazardous area classification for facilities incorporating explosive gas atmospheres. The course covers hazardous locations, codes standards and recommended practices, hazardous materials, methods of area classification, ventilation concepts, documentation, and application examples.
Course Description
Learning Objectives:
· To establish the degree and extent of a hazardous location for facilities handling flammable fluids
· To identify the appropriate hazardous area classification codes, standards and recommended practices for a given situation
· To properly document a hazardous area classification design
Course Information
Course Includes:
Hard copy of slide presentation
PDF of course materials
Certificate of attendance
Instructor
Allan Bozek, P.Eng, MBA Allan has over 40 years experience in the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of industrial power systems. The scope of his experience includes manufacturing, oil and gas production, refining, water treatment and mining industrial facilities. He is a member of the IEEE industrial applications society, a committee member of the Canadian Electrical Code Section 18 (Hazardous Locations) and is a registered Profession Engineer in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. He is IECEx CoPC certified and the founder of EngWorks, an IECEx Registered Training Provider.
Detailed Outline
1. Hazardous Locations
A. Basic Concepts
B. Introduction to CEC Appendix L “Engineering Guidelines for
determining Hazardous Area Classification
2. Codes Standards and Recommended Practices
A. CEC Section 18
B. API RP 500, RP 505
C. NFPA 497
3. Definitions
A. Class, Zone, Division, Group, Auto-ignition temperature, Temperature
Code
4. Hazardous Materials
A. Flammable gases and liquids classification
B. Highly volatile liquids (HVL’s)
C. Properties of flammable mixtures
5. Methods of Area Classification
A. Classification by example
B. Point source method
C. Classification using a combination of methods
6. Ventilation Concepts
A. Adequate vs. Inadequate ventilation
B. Fugitive emission analysis
C. HVAC design concepts
D. Use of gas detection
E. Use of vapor-tight barriers
7. Documentation
A. Area classification study report
B. Calculation requirements
C. Drawing requirements
8. Application Examples
A. Upstream Oil and Gas Facility
B. Flammable Liquids Loading Facility
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