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Ex General Principles

This one day training course is designed to suit all levels of experience looking to learn or refresh knowledge on the essential General Principles of Hazardous Areas.

Benefits

  • Save internal resources by out-sourcing your training

  • Save time by getting staff trained on your terms in a number of formats; e-learning for ultimate flexibility, live online for teams spread across the world or in-person, for the best interactive experience

  • Save money with a single, specifically designed course to achieve the goal of improving Ex knowledge and competence

  • Get staff excited and motivated to be working in the Ex industry

  • Improve safety and quality through understanding of Ex requirements

  • Level up your on-boarding

  • Meet your QAN obligations for Ex staff training - straight away

  • Staff will be able to contribute in new areas, not relying on one Ex person

  • Consistent inductions for your team

  • Quality training by an expert

what's included

Sign up now to build a solid foundation of knowledge in the Ex Industry with this essential course.

This one day training course gives you all of the tools and take-aways you need to support your growth in this unique industry and start contributing straight away! What you get:

  • 50+ page workbook to keep

  • 6-steps marking wallchart

  • 15 training modules plus interactive quiz's to reinforce your learning as you go

Packed with value and information on all of these subjects:

  • What is the Ex industry?

  • A history of hazardous area equipment

  • What is a Hazardous Area?

  • How does it all fit together?

  • Combustion + the Fire Triangle

  • Ignition Sources

  • Gas Groups and Properties

  • Dust Groups and Properties

  • Mitigation + Personal Integrity + Competence

  • Case Study: Explosion Disaster

  • Types of protection overview

  • What is ATEX?

  • Directives, EHSR’s, DofC, CE Marking

  • OJ + Standards

  • UKCA/UKEX

  • Notified / Certification bodies

  • What is IECEx?

  • ATEX and IECEx comparison

  • Global Schemes

  • What is IECEx?

  • 6 Attributes of Ex Marking (Zones, Categories etc.)

PRICING

learning, your way

e-learning

  • CPD approved certificate

  • instant course access

  • interactive learning at your own pace

  • accessible anywhere, anytime

on-site / online

  • CPD approved certificate

  • training at your facility

  • group interaction and discussion

  • ask the expert anything you like

why not everyone, why not today?

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