1、1,ATEX Directive 94/9/EC UNECE WP.6 Break-out session on equipment for explosive atmospheres Geneva, 6 November 2007 Fabrizio Sacchetti European Commission Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry,2,ATEX Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the appr
2、oximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres,3,Scope of Directive 94/9/EC Equipment Protective systemswhen intended for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere and Devices according to Art. 1(2) Compone
3、nts,Must comply when placed on the market or put into service,4,Potentially Explosive Atmosphere flammable substance (gas, vapour, mist or dust) mixed with air under atmospheric conditions (*) after ignition, combustion spreads to entire mixture(*) atmospheric conditions according to standards:T = -
4、20 C to +40 C, p = 0.8 bar to 1.1 bar, dT/dt 0,5 K/min, RH = 5% to 85 % , O2 = 20.9 0.2 Vol %,5,Equipment Intended for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere Must have its own potential source of ignition Protective SystemIntended to halt an incipient explosion and/or to limit the effective range
5、 of an explosion When placed on the market separately as autonomous system: Protective system in the sense of the Directive When integrated into equipment: To be assessed with the complete equipment (no own CE-mark),6,Device according to Art. 1(2) Safety-, controlling- or regulating devices which ar
6、e: Situated outside the potentially explosive atmosphere Essential to the safe functioning of equipment or protective systems with respect to the risk of explosion Component Items essential to the safe functioning of equipment or protective systems but with no autonomous function Placed on the marke
7、t with the explicit intention of integration into ATEX equipment or protective systems,7,Exclusions Medical devices intended for use in medical environment Equipment for use in the presence of explosives or unstable chemical substances Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Seagoing vessels, mobile off
8、shore units Means of transport except vehicles intended for use in an explosive atmosphere Equipment for military use covered by Art. 223 (1b) of the Treaty,8,Installations and Assemblies Directive does not regulate “installations” or “plants”, which are subject to workplace directives (as the ATEX
9、“user” Directive 1999/92/EC) or national legislation Not always a clear line between installation and “assembly” The plant will usually be an installation if the end user or an installer e.g.: purchases parts from different manufacturers to install them under his responsibility carries out a whole s
10、eries of different processes, requiring the integration of ATEX certified equipment installed according to a unique layout on site commissions the installation off-site, which may certainly not be a production run, under his direct responsibility, or indirectly through a contractor,9,Classification
11、of Equipment: Groups and Categories Group I: intended for use in the underground parts of mines, likely to become endangered by firedamp and/or combustible dust Group II: intended for use in other places, likely to become endangered by explosive atmospheresThese groups are subdivided into categories
12、. The way in which this categorisation has been developed highlights one of the main distinctions of groups I and II,10,Equipment - Group I Category M1: for use in mines endangered by firedamp and/or combustible dust Category M2: for use in mines likely to be endangered by firedamp and/or combustibl
13、e dust Equipment - Group II Category 1: for use in areas in which explosive atmospheres are present continuously, for long periods or frequently Category 2: for use in areas in which explosive atmospheres are likely to occur Category 3: for use in areas in which explosive atmospheres are unlikely or
14、 occur only infrequently and for a short period,11,Modules for conformity assessment,Council Decision 93/465/EECModule A - Internal Production Control Module B - EC Type-Examination Module C - Conformity to Type Module D - Production Quality Assurance Module E - Product Quality Assurance Module F -
15、Product Verification Module G - Unit Verification,Directive 94/9/ECAnnex VIII Annex III Annex VI Annex IV Annex VII Annex V Annex IX,12,13,Essential health and safety requirements relating to design and construction of ATEX equipment (Annex II to the Directive)Legal requirementsCommon requirements a
16、pplicable to any ATEX product + supplementary requirements for each specific category / equipment groups and protective systemsBased on the principle of integrated explosion safety (risks assessed and prevented in the design phase)Harmonised standards developed in support of the legal requirements,1
17、4,Harmonised standardsTechnical specification adopted by CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) or CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) based on a mandate from the European CommissionEquipment, protective systems and devices constructed in accordance with that harm
18、onised standards, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the EU, are presumed to comply with the relevant essential health and safety requirements covered by such standards,15,Notified BodiesEstablished in the territory of an EU Member StateDesignated by the EU Member
19、 States to carry out the specific tasks foreseen for them under the conformity assessment procedures established by the DirectiveSubcontracting possible but Notified Body retains full responsibility for the subcontractors workMinimum assessment criteria (Annex XI to the Directive) Independence Techn
20、ical competence Necessary staff and facilities to carry out the relevant tasks Staff skills (technical and professional training, knowledge of the standards, test methods, tec.) Impartiality of inspection staff (remuneration not linked to number of tests carried out or their results) Liability insur
21、ance Professional secrecy,16,CE markingAttests conformity of a product with the provisions of the DirectiveWhere a product is subject to several Directives providing for the CE marking, its affixing indicated conformity to the provisions of all applicable DirectivesAffixed by the manufacturer or his
22、 authorised representative after the conformity assessment procedure has been completed (generally, during the production control phase,17,Other relevant EU DirectivesElectromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) (2004/108/EC) Low Voltage (LVD) (2006/95/EC) (only for safety, controlling and regulating devices
23、, other ATEX equipment being excluded from the LVD scope) Machinery (98/37/EC) Construction Products (89/106/EEC),18,Market SurveillanceIn the EU system, market surveillance is a Member States responsibility in accordance with the principle of subsidiarityGeneral market surveillance obligation set o
24、ut in Article 2(1) of the ATEX Directive:“Member State shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the equipment, protective systems and devices to which this Directive applies may be placed on the market and put into service only if, when properly installed and maintained ad used for their i
25、ntended purpose, they do not endanger the health and safety of persons and, where appropriate, domestic animals or property”Safeguard clause procedure: restrictive measures taken by the Member States on CE-marked equipment are subject to the European Commissions scrutiny,19,ATEX “use” DirectivesATEX
26、 Directive 94/9/EC concerns the first placing on the market and putting into serviceOther national and EU legislation intended to ensure the safety of workers, including on periodical inspection, maintenance and repair, will usually apply in relation to the use of ATEX equipment at the workplace (ob
27、ligations for the employer)Different EU legislation applies to land-based industries, the underground extraction of coal and other minerals, and offshore oil production (Directives 1999/92/EC, 92/91/EEC and 92/104/EEC) Minimum harmonisation, Member States free to set more stringent requirements,20,How to apply the DirectiveGuidelines on the application of Directive 94/9/ECConsideration Papers by the ATEX Standing CommitteeExNBG Clarification Sheets noted by the ATEX Standing Committee,21,Thank you for the attention http:/ec.europa.eu/enterprise/atex atexec.europa.eu,
