ATEX Zone and CE Marking
At High Tech Alliance, safety comes first. Within our engineering and machine building projects, we ensure that installations fully comply with legal standards.
Legislation and regulations always form an integral and fixed part of our projects. We design machines that comply with the strictest safety requirements, both within the EU and beyond.
CE Marking and Liability
CE stands for Conformité Européenne. Since 1995, machine building has been subject to mandatory CE Machinery Directives. These ensure that machines within the EU comply with the required safety and health regulations for, among others, operators and maintenance engineers.
Every machine placed on the market or put into service within the EU after 1995 must comply with these directives and carry a CE mark. Outside the EU, machine suppliers regularly treat this rather lightly, for example in China. However, in the event of any accidents involving such machines, you as the end user are liable yourself. It is therefore essential to approach this with the utmost care.
ATEX and Explosion Safety
The abbreviation ATEX comes from the French ATmosphere EXplosible and refers to the European directives on explosion safety. It indicates the risk of gas and dust explosion hazards. Every company and organisation operating in a potentially explosive environment must take measures so that employees can carry out their work safely. If a machine or installation is located in an ATEX zone, it must comply with both the CE Machinery Directive and the specific ATEX directive.
Within our projects, ATEX can relate to various types of analysis:
ATEX mechanical: An ignition analysis is used to check whether the mechanical part of a machine or installation could form a source of ignition.
ATEX electrical: An ignition analysis is used to assess whether the electrical part of the machine poses an ignition risk.
ATEX dust or gas: A targeted analysis is used to determine the exact level of dust and gas explosion risk in the working environment.
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The Difference Between ATEX 114 and ATEX 153
Within the legislation, we distinguish between two important directives:
ATEX 114: This directive (2014/34/EU, formerly ATEX 95) sets out the standards that equipment and products must meet when used in a potentially explosive environment. This directive mainly applies to manufacturers.
ATEX 153: This directive (1999/92/EC, formerly ATEX 137) describes the safety requirements that employers or owners of ATEX installations are obliged to implement, so that employees can work safely and healthily in environments with an explosion hazard.
Your Partner for CE and ATEX Compliance in Complete Projects
High Tech Alliance is fully up to date with both the CE Machinery Directives and ATEX regulations. We integrate these vital standards seamlessly into your systems from the very first design phase. Do you have questions about these topics within your broader or international projects? Feel free to contact us for a focused consultation.
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