Cookie consent(s)
We use cookies on our website to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic to our website. Please click "ACCEPT ALL" to enable us to offer you the best possible experience on our website. By doing so, you consent to the processing and sharing of your information with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. You can revoke your consent at any time on the cookie settings page​.
Privacy statement
Factory with smoke from pipes
DEKRA Advisory & Training

Our 4-day flagship IChemE Accredited Course

Register for the training Contact

ATEX + EVD training

Whether you are carrying out a process safety review, implementing safety audits or ensuring compliance with standards and regulations, DEKRA has the up-to-date training backed by resources and skills to complete this task.

The flagship IChemE accredited four-day course from DEKRA Process Safety, Practical Aspects of ATEX Compliance Success, will take delegates through the most important technical aspects of understanding and managing the risks of industrial explosions. Delegates will learn about the legal requirements as outlines by ATEX Worker Protection Directive. The specific areas that will be covered are:
  • Hazardous Area Classification (i.e., Zoning) for gases, vapours and dusts and strategies for controlling and preventing hazardous flammable atmospheres.
  • Ignition Assessment, which will entail detailed discussion on equipment selection, static electricity and non-electrical mechanical equipment.
  • Fire and explosion hazards and severity assessment. We will help you appreciate the most common and different types and industrial fires and explosion. This will also entail practical and accessible tools for assessing the severity of fires and explosions.
  • Explosion protection systems such as explosion venting, suppression and containment systems. This section will cover the scope of applicability, pros and cons of each protection method.
The course is jam-packed with practical examples, demonstration, and videos with well-designed slides and written-out course notes for personal reading. The course will be delivered with effective teaching methods and seeks to create an informative and enjoyable experience for delegates.
The course can be booked as a complete four day package, or as individual/multiple days dependent on personal requirements.

Who will benefit?

Engineers and engineering managers (and those with similar responsibilities) from companies storing, handling, using or processing flammable liquids, gases and/or powders, including those materials generated as waste streams (e.g. flammable dust collected in a filter). Many operators and senior managers have also benefited from attending this course.
Course tariff
* PLEASE NOTE: Units can also be studied separately as single day courses, for more details on this please contact us.
  • 1 day €900.00
  • 2 days €1230.00
  • 3 days €1515.00
  • 4 days €1800.00
A key aspect to our courses is for our delegates to gain the knowledge and solutions applicable to their own situations, so numbers are capped to ensure we have sufficient time for your feedback and early booking is therefore recommended.
  • The purpose, content and responsibilities under DSEAR and EU ATEX Directives.
  • Material data requirements for ATEX/DSEAR assessments.
  • How materials data are obtained and their practical significance.
  • The philosophy of hazardous area classification.
  • How to undertake hazardous area classification for gases, vapours (liquids) and/or powders.
  • Methods for controlling flammable atmospheres to prevent or reduce fire and explosion hazards.
  • The range of ignition sources for flammable atmospheres, with special focus and attention to electrical and mechanical equipment, as well as static electricity and self-heating.
  • How to undertake an ignition assessment.
  • Methods for controlling ignition sources to prevent or reduce fire and explosion risks.
  • Overview of ignition assessment of non-electrical equipment for use in hazardous areas.
  • The fundamental mechanisms of electrostatic charge generation, dissipation and its effects.
  • How to specify new equipment for use in hazardous areas.
  • How to undertake an electrostatic ignition assessment.
  • How to prepare and maintain documentary evidence of having undertaken the above assessments.
  • How to control static electricity to prevent or reduce fire and explosion hazards.
  • The characteristics, hazards and assessment methods of various fire and explosion events.
  • Explosion protection systems such as explosion venting, suppression and containment systems. This section will cover the scope of applicability, pros and cons of each protection method.
  • How to carry out a DSEAR Risk Assessment with knowledge on selecting the right strategy for the right situation. Delegates will be introduced to the pros and cons of qualitative vs quantitative risk assessments.
Day 1
  • Regulations: Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations and EU ATEX Worker Protection and Equipment Directives.
  • Flammability data for Hazardous Area Classification.
  • Hazardous Area Classification for gas & vapour processes in accordance with BS EN 60079-10-1 and EI15.
  • Hazardous Area Classification for dust processes in accordance with BS EN 60079-10-2.
  • Workshop practice performing HAC.
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4

Achieving Successful Results with ATEX Compliance (4 days):

Contact us to discuss your in-company training needs.

Great course, delivered really well and covered all the topics needed to deliver high standard

Danny Goulding, MIET

I will recommend DEKRA to everybody who needs further ATEX training. You were very good at delivering us the information. 10 out of 10 for me. Really enjoyed it!

David Bush, Fire Protection Association