Our Services

Supplying Electrical Rope Access Technicians to the Oil & Gas Industry. Working to the International Standards for gases. 

IEC 60079-14:Explosive Atmospheres , Electrical Installations Design Selection & Erection.

IEC 60079-17:Explosive Atmospheres , Electrical Installations Inspection & Maintenance.

IEC 60079-19:Explosive Atmospheres , Equipment Repair , Overhaul & Reclamation.

Working to European Directives : ATEX EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE 2014/34/EU replaced ATEX 95.

ATEX WORKPLACE DIRECTIVE 1999/92/EC known as ATEX 137.

What is ATEX Equipment Directive? Was introduced to remove barriers to trade by ensuring that the quality of equipment , wherever it is manufactured in the EU , met rigorous essential safety requirements. The Directive divides equipment into groups & categories. Group I applies to underground mines. Group II applies to all other equipment liable to be endangered by explosive gases , vapours and dusts.

What is ATEX 137 ? Is aimed at ensuring the health & safety of workers whilst in their place of work. Directive classifies the work place where applicable into zones. Zones provide a measure of the probability of the presence of a dangerous mixture with air of any flammable gas or combustible dust. Zones with flammable gases are 0,1 or 2 and with combustible dusts are 20,21 0r 22.

THE LAW : Employers basic legal duty : To provide a safe place in which to work & employ competent people.

Employee's basic legal duty : To exercise diligence & care whilst undertaking allotted tasks & not to intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health , safety or welfare.

In the UK , DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations) transposes the requirements of ATEX 137 into UK law & incorporates parts of the EU Chemical Agents Directive.