A seven-hour course intended for Engineering, Marketing and Sales personnel who design, manufacture, and sell products for use in hazardous locations. The course covers codes and product standards that apply to flammable gas and combustible dust hazardous locations, HazLoc protection technology applied to a product design application, and certifying a HazLoc product.
Course Description
Learning Objectives:
To know the various codes and product standards that apply to flammable gas and combustible dust hazardous locations
To apply the appropriate HazLoc protection technology to a product design application
To understand the product certification process and the options available for certifying a HazLoc product
Course Information
Price: $1095 CAD + GST
Course Includes:
Hardcopy binder with slide presentation
PDF of course materials
Certificate of attendance
Instructor
Allan Bozek, P.Eng, MBA
Allan has over 30 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 and Ontario.
Detailed Outline
1. Hazardous Location Fundamentals
Class I Hazardous Locations (Flammable Gases)
Fire Triangle
Properties of flammable gases/vapours
Hazardous area classification
Division vs. Zone method of classification
Class II Hazardous Locations (Combustible Dusts)
Fire Pentagon
Properties of combustible dusts
Hazardous area classification
Division vs. Zone method of classification
2. Overview of the Canadian Electrical Safety System
3. Codes and Standards
Product vs. Installation Standards
Canadian Standards
CSA C22.2 No. 0 Part 2 General Requirements
List of hazardous Location Standards
US Standards
General requirements
List of hazardous location standards
IEC Standards
IEC hazardous location standards
Introduction to ATEX
4. Hazardous Location Protection Concepts
Equipment Protection Level (EPL) concepts
EPL Ga, Gb, Gc
EPL Da, Db, Dc
Class I Location Protection Concepts
Explosionproof and Ex d flameproof protection
Ex e Increased Safety
Ex i Intrinsic Safety
Ex N Non Incendive
Ex p Pressurization
Ex o Oil immersion
Ex q Sand filled
Ex m Encapsulation
Class II Location Protection Concepts
Dust‐Ignitionproof and Dust Protected
Dust protected and Ex tD Protection by Enclosure
5. Product Certification Requirements for Hazardous Locations
Definition of approved
Canada
US
IEC
Product certification process
Canada and US
Certification options
Product certifications
Field evaluation
Field certification
IEC and Europe
IECEx Scheme
ATEX Certification
6. Hazardous Location Product Markings
Division method of product marking
Class
Division/Zone
Group Classification
Temperature Codes
Zone method of product marking
EPL
Protection Scheme
Group Classification
Temperature Code
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