ATEX

For the World For Europe

Putting IECEx and ATEX together

Aim: One single certificate for any A common approach to lifting barriers to
hazardous area product recognised and trade within the European Economic Area
accepted throughout the world. (EEA).

Technically identical standards for electrical The Directive becomes law on

Already accepted in many countries. equipment since 2006.
Alternatively a single test report (ExTR) implementation in each member country
can be sent to any member certification and compliance is mandatory within the EEA.
body (ExCB) to issue locally accepted For single standards, a single set of tests
certification. and assessments can support both IECEx Applicable to non-electrical equipment and
and ATEX. protective systems as well as electrical
equipment.
Currently only electrical equipment to IEC
Standards (but IEC Standards for non-electrical An ATEX EC-Type Examination Certificate
equipment are being developed). IECEx can be based on an IECEx ExTR but ATEX ATEX Certification from a Notified Body is
Product documentation does not necessarily Conformity Mandatory for cat. 1 and M1 equipment,
Certification support an IECEx certificate. Assessment protective systems and cat. 2 and M2
ExCB issues an ExTR (covering the electrical equipment. Otherwise self-
product type) and a quality assessment declaration of compliance is permitted.
report (QAR) (covering the related The technical requirements of a
production facility) manufacturer’s QA system are effectively
the same, both are based on EN13980 and An EC-Type Examination Certificate and
an IECEx QAR can support the issue of an Quality Assessment Notification (QAN) are
Certificates of conformity created directly ATEX QAN. issued by a Notified Body.
on the IECEx website, fully visible for the
whole world to read and check status.
The manufacturer - alone - is responsible
for the Declaration of Conformity which
ExCB maintains the status of certificate must accompany every product which bears
based on the outcome of further QARs, a the European Marking.
minimum of 2 audit visits in a 3 year period.

Electrical Protection Concepts Ingress Protection (IP) Mechanical Protection Concepts

Standard IEC/EN Code Protection Zone Hazardous area equipment typically requires
Gas Dust Gas Dust Concept Gas Dust a minimum IP rating of IP54 but may be Standards Code Concept Zone Mechanical certification is
assessed and tested to the higher ratings below: based on a risk assessment
General general approach.
60079-0* DUST EN13463-1
Requirements requirements Category 3 equipment must be safe for
60079-1 Ex d Flameproof 1 IP 5x - Dust protected use in normal operation.
2
IP 6x - Dust tight EN13463-2 fr flow restriction Category 2 equipment must be safe for
Ex ta 20 WATER 22 use in normal operation and expected
malfunction
61241-1 Ex tb Enclosure 21 Protected against: EN13463-3 d
1 Category 1 equipment must be safe for
flameproof 21 use in normal operation, expected and
Ex tc 22 IP x4 - splashing water rare malfunction.
Ex pxb 1 IP x5 - water jets constructional 1 Potential ignition sources identified in
EN13463-5 c the risk assessment are made safe by
60079-2 61241-2 Ex pyb Ex p Pressurised 1 21/22 IP x6 - powered water jets safety 21 applying one or more of the concepts.
Ex pzc 2 IP x7 - temporary immersion control of 1
The number of ‘*’ in the table below
indicate the number of protection
60079-5 Ex q Powder Filled 1 IP x8 - continuous immersion EN13463-6 b ignition 21 concepts which need to be applied.

See IEC/EN 60529 for full definition of sources

60079-6 Ex o Oil Filled 1
IP ratings 1 cat 3 cat 2 cat1
60079-7 Ex e Increased Safety 1 EN13463-7 p pressurisation normal
21 operation * * **
Ex ia Ex ia 0 20 expected
60079-11 61241-11 Ex ib Ex ib Intrinsic Safety 1 21 liquid 1 malfunction * **
EN13463-8 k
Ex ic Ex ic 2 22 immersion 21 rare
malfunction *
Ex nA Non-sparking
Ex nL Energy limited
60079-15 2
Ex nR Restricted breathing
Ex nC Enclosed break IECEx Certificate No.

60079-18**
Ex ma
Ex mb
Ex ma
Ex mb Encapsulation
0
1
20
21 IECEx BAS08.0001X Maximum External
Surface Temperature
Equipment
Ex mc Ex mc 2 22
Ex de IIC T4 Gb under 250mm of dust Protection Level
*Recently published standard combining gas and dust requirements for the first time. Maximum External
**Soon to be published with combined gas and dust requirements.
Ex tb IIIC T135ºC T250 180ºC Db IP66 Surface Temperature
Equipment
protection Zone
Tamb-30ºC to + 50ºC Ambient Range level
Temperature Class -20°C to 40°C unless Ga 0
ABC Engineering stated on label
Gb 1
Gas Group Buxton, SK17 9RZ, UK Manufacturer’s Name
240V ac Gc 2
Protection Concept 5A and Address
Da 20
Type XYZ Solenoid Electrical Parameters
Dust Group
Temperature Class 2008 s/n 1234 Product Identification
Db
Dc
21
22
Equipment Protection
T Class Maximum Surface Levels Serial No. and Year Ma energised
II 2GD 1180 of Manufacture
Temperature Ingress Protection Mb De-energised*
T1 450°C
ATEX Coding
Baseefa08ATEX0001X ATEX Notified Body
G=gas, D=dust, M=mining
Identification No.
T2 300°C *in presence of explosive atmosphere
T3 200°C ATEX Certificate No.
T4 135°C
T5 100°C
T6 85°C IEC 61508 - Safety Systems EU
Explosive
ATEX Coding
atmosphere II 2 GD
IEC/EN 61508 is the international standard for electrical, electronic and
symbol
programmable electronic safety related systems. It sets out the requirements
for ensuring that systems are designed, implemented, operated and
maintained to provide the required safety integrity level (SIL). Four SILs are
defined according to the risks involved in the system application, with SIL4 Equipment Equipment
being used to protect against the highest risks. group category
Gas Groups Dust Groups IEC 61508 is becoming increasingly relevant in the assessment of ATEX
Safety Related Devices. M1 - energised
Gas Representative Dust I - mining
Group Test Gas Group M2 - de-energised (*)
The standard is in seven parts: Gas Dust
I Methane
(mining only) IIIA Combustible flyings IEC 61508-1, General requirements 1 - very high 0 20
IIA Propane IEC 61508-2, Requirements for E/E/PE safety-related systems protection
IIB Ethylene IIIB Non-conductive dust IEC 61508-3, Software requirements II - non-mining
IEC 61508-4, Definitions and abbreviations 2 - high protection 1 21
IIC Hydrogen IEC 61508-5, Examples and methods for the determination of safety integrity 3 - normal protection 2 22
Gases are classified according to the IIIC Conductive dust levels
ignitability of gas-air mixture.
Refer to IEC/EN 60079-20 for classification IEC 61508-6, Guidelines on the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3 (*) = in presence of explosive atmosphere
of common gases and vapours. IEC 61508-7, Overview of techniques and measures

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IECEx certification IECEx Service Facility Certification Buxton, SK17 9RZ
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P11.Issue 5, Feb. 2008