2026-09-085 min
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ATEX blog: practice, standards and explosion safety
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PPE
Substance properties2026-09-055 min
A Pleasant Smell Says Nothing About Explosion Safety
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Gas safety2026-09-034 min
The Most Dangerous Gas Is Often the One Nobody Recognises as Dangerous
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Area classification2026-09-015 min
When Is a Hazardous Area Classification No Longer Technically Defensible?
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Tank maintenance2026-08-294 min
The tank is empty and out of service. Why can it be more dangerous now?
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Area classification2026-08-264 min
The installation moved five metres. Is the hazardous-area classification still valid?
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Ex d maintenance2026-08-244 min
The bolt fits. The Ex d protection may still be compromised.
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Asset integrity2026-08-223 min
The Greatest Success of Explosion Safety Is the One You Never See
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Ex equipment2026-08-204 min
Explosion Safety Does Not End at the Nameplate
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Hazardous area classification2026-08-184 min
Why Two Apparently Identical Plants Can Have Different Hazardous Area Classifications
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Ex certification2026-08-154 min
Why Do We Trust an Ex Certificate?
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Cybersecurity and ATEX2026-08-114 min
Can a cyber incident ultimately activate an ignition source?
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Ex cable systems2026-08-086 min
An Ex-suitable cable system is more than a cable
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Risk assessment2026-08-063 min
…but by the quality of the technical assessment on which it is based.
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GMP and explosion safety2026-08-014 min
GMP Validation Confirms Product Quality – But Not Automatically the Explosion Safety of a Facility
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CE marking2026-07-194 min
A CE Marking Does Not Automatically Mean an Explosion-Safe Installation
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Equipotential bonding2026-07-154 min
CABLE ARMOUR AND CABLE SCREENING: A SMALL DIFFERENCE WITH MAJOR CONSEQUENCES
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Machinery Regulation2026-07-145 min
The Machinery Regulation is already here. The question is: who is already acting on it?
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Ex certification2026-07-115 min
An Ex certificate is not a label added at the end
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Explosion safety management2026-07-095 min
Explosion safety rarely fails within the zone — it often fails between disciplines
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Lithium-ion batteries2026-07-075 min
The risk is not always where we expect it
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Ex d enclosures2026-07-045 min
May an Ex d enclosure be sanded and repainted?
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Hybrid mixtures2026-06-305 min
Wet dust is not always safer
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Dust explosion safety2026-06-274 min
The Kst value: perhaps one of the most misunderstood values in ATEX and dust explosion safety
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Explosion safety2026-06-264 min
Heatwaves and explosive atmospheres: when ambient temperature reduces the safety margin
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Explosion safety2026-06-224 min
The greatest explosion risks are often not shown on the hazardous area classification drawing
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Management2026-06-134 min
Managers do not buy ATEX. They buy continuity, availability and controlled risk.
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Explosion safety2026-06-114 min
The most expensive ATEX mistake is often not shown on the hazardous area drawing
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Explosion safety2026-06-094 min
Outside does not automatically mean safe
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Explosion safety2026-06-064 min
Is a plant from 1975 automatically non-compliant under ATEX?
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Explosion safety2026-05-314 min
Is a 2012 installation still demonstrably safe today?
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Dust risk2026-05-224 min
Food industry and explosion risk: ventilation is not just a drawing note
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Explosion safety2026-03-264 min
ATEX Electric Motor: a Silent Risk with Major Consequences
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Maintenance2026-03-244 min
ATEX Installations Are Safe… Until Maintenance Begins
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Zoning2026-03-214 min
The biggest mistake in ATEX zoning is the one nobody corrects
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Explosion safety2026-03-184 min
Most ATEX professionals know the formula.
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IEC 60079-282026-03-144 min
The new reality under EN IEC 60079-28: optical radiation as an ignition source
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Explosion safety2026-03-094 min
The Day After an Explosion, Nobody Asks Technical Questions First
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Earthing2026-03-074 min
Earthing systems in Ex installations
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Zoning2026-03-044 min
An explosion in Zone 0
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Hydrogen2026-02-264 min
Hydrogen and explosion protection: are we underestimating ignition energy?
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Explosion safety2026-02-244 min
Temporary deviation without losing control of safety
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Maintenance2026-02-224 min
When does maintenance become a reassessment?
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Explosion safety2026-02-194 min
Why ATEX Knowledge Cannot Be Fully Automated
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Explosion safety2026-02-144 min
The case seems simple: a drum, a sack truck, and a pump.
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Explosion safety2026-02-134 min
Evidence in explosion safety
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LEL / LOC2026-01-314 min