ATEX

Klinge intros ATEX unit

US-headquartered tank container refrigeration specialist Klinge Corporation has introduced an offshore refrigeration unit that complies with the guidelines included in ATEX Directive 94/9/EC level of Ex II 3 G, Group IIA

TÜV SÜD offers ATEX

TÜV SÜD Product Service, an international expert in product safety testing, has launched an ATEX Safety Service.

S&J adds ATEX

Four models in Shand & Jurs’ line of deflagration arresters have earned ATEX 94/4/EC approval.

Pump and circumstance

TECHNOLOGY Pump manufacturers have been very busy of late developing new products and improving technologies.

BSI offers easy route to ATEX

The British Standards Institution (BSI) is now offering a comprehensive range of ATEX support and certification systems.

Striking a balance

FORKLIFTS The risk of explosion is a daily concern for any business processing or handling flammable materials. However, some businesses could be over-specifying their EX safety needs at significant extra cost while others are not taking sufficient measures to prevent an explosion

Safety in store

A broad range of companies store significant quantities of flammable materials. If there is a release of flammable gas, vapour or powder it is quite possible that, unless the materials handling equipment used is suitably protected, it could provide the fuel for an ignition that could ultimately result in death, injury, plant and product loss, environmental degradation and significant legal exposure.

The low spark

STATIC CONTROL While the technicalities of electrostatic discharge may easily be lost on the average terminal operator, the risk posed by unmanaged static electricity is very real. As equipment provider Newson Gale explains, procedures and systems are available to help the unwary

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