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ATEX & UKCA SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The following information is in accordance with the Essential Health and Safety
Requirements:
•
(Annex II) of the EU Directive 2014/34/EU [the ATEX Directive - safety of apparatus]
•
(Schedule 1) of the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1107)
and is provided for those locations where the ATEX Directive/UK Regulation is
applicable.
8 .1
General
a) This equipment must only be installed, operated and maintained by competent
personnel. Such personnel shall have undergone training, which included instruction
on the various types of protection and installation practices, the relevant rules
and regulations, and on the general principles of area classification. Appropriate
refresher training shall be given on a regular basis. [See clause 4.2 of EN 60079-17].
b) This equipment has been designed to provide protection against all the relevant
additional hazards referred to in Annex II of the directive, such as those in clause
1.2.7 .
c) This equipment has been designed to meet the requirements of EN 60079-0, EN
60079-11, and EN 60079-15.
d) This apparatus provides protection against all the relevant additional hazards
referred to in Schedule 1 of the regulation, such as those in clause 13.
8 .2
Installation
a) The installation must comply with the appropriate European, national and local
regulations, which may include reference to the code of practice EN 60079-14. In
addition, particular industries or end users may have specific requirements relating
to the safety of their installations and these requirements should also be met. For
the majority of installations the Directive 2014/34/EU [the ATEX Directive - safety
of installations] and SI 2016:1107 (amended by SI 2019 No. 696) is also applicable.
b) This apparatus may be installed in a safe area and also in a Zone 2 location
providing that the relevant installation conditions are met. When mounted in a
Zone 2 location the apparatus must be provided with an enclosure, which offers an
additional degree of protection appropriate to the area classification.
c) Unless already protected by design, this equipment must be protected by a
suitable enclosure against:
i) mechanical and thermal stresses in excess of those noted in the
certificationdocumentation and the product specification
ii) aggressive substances, excessive dust, moisture and other contaminants.
Read also the Special Conditions for Safe Use (below) for any additional or more
specific information.
Specific Conditions of Safe Use:
Ex nA IIC T4 Gc, Ex nA [ic] IIC T4 Gc, and Ex ec [ic] IIC T4 Gc
1. The apparatus is to be installed in an enclosure which maintains a minimum ingress
protection rating of IP54 and meets the enclosure requirements of EN 60079-0, EN
60079-11, and EN 60079-15 as appropriate for the installation.
2. The apparatus shall only be used in an area of at least pollution degree 2, as defined
by EN 60664-1.
3. Provisions shall be made externally to the apparatus to prevent the rated input
being exceeded by transient disturbances of more than 140% of the rated voltage.
See footnote.
INM F300 Rev 9
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