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The ATEX Directive includes in its scope the following type of products:

Equipment and Protective Systems which may be used in potentially explosive atmospheres; Safety devices, controlling devices and regulating devices intended for use outside potentially explosive atmospheres but which are required for or contribute to the safe functioning of equipment and protective systems, with respect to the risks of explosion; Components defined as any item essential to the safe functioning of equipment and protective systems but with no autonomous function.

We offer testing & certification services to the following EU ATEX standards:

  • EN/IEC 60079-0: Part 0: Equipment – General requirements
  • EN/IEC 60079-1: Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures ‘d’
  • EN/IEC 60079-2: Part 2: Equipment protection by pressurized enclosures ‘p’
  • EN/IEC 60079-5: Part 5: Equipment protection by powder filling ‘q’
  • EN/IEC 60079-6: Part 6: Equipment protection by oil immersion ‘o’
  • EN/IEC 60079-7: Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety ‘e’
  • EN/IEC 60079-11: Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety ‘i’
  • EN/IEC 60079-15: Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection ‘n’
  • EN/IEC 60079-18: Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation ‘m’
  • EN/IEC 60079-26: Part 26: Equipment with equipment protection level (EPL) Ga
  • EN/IEC 60079-28: Part 28: Protection of equipment and transmission systems using optical radiation
  • EN/IEC 60079-31: Part 31: Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure ‘t’
  • IEC/TS 60079-46: Edition 1 Explosive atmospheres – Part 46: Equipment assemblies
  • ISO 80079-36: Part 36: Non-electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres – Basic method and requirements
  • ISO 80079-37: Part 37: Non-electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres – Non electrical type of protection constructional safety ‘c’, control of ignition source ‘b’, liquid immersion ‘k’

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