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| ATEX System Training | ||||
| Staff at Robson under go Atex training | ||||
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Robson have completed training key staff to ensure compliance with ATEX 95 (94/9/EC), the EC directives that sets standards for manufacturing of plant to be used in explosive atmospheres. Also the course included the ATEX 137 (1992/92/EC) Worker Protection Directive, which ensures the health and safety protection of workers |
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| Delivered by Sira Test & Certification, the three-day course equipped managers and technical staff who work in design and on site with the knowledge necessary to ensure the safety of themselves and others in accordance with the UK Health & Safety Executive's Dangerous Substances and Explosives Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR), also the understanding of design of systems and components allowed in Zoned areas. Ensuring that categorized equipment is compliant with the regulations. | ||||
| The training complements Robson's compliance with the ATEX 95 regulations concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. The company has many years' experience of handling products where this could be a hazard - notably sugar, biomass and coal and products for these environments incorporate ATEX-certified components. | ||||
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Where appropriate, handling systems are monitored constantly and alarms or shutdown initiated automatically if the risk of an explosion is detected. Other safeguards include blast panels and high-speed suppression systems. |
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Robson & Co. (Conveyors) Ltd
Coleford Road, Sheffield, S9 5PA |
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Tel:
+44 (0)114 2444221
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Fax:
+44 (0)114 2433066
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Email info@robson.co.uk |
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