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Posted By Steve Sedgwick
Has anyone done any assessments under the above regulations.
If so could you send me the assessment form that you used, a completed one would be even better.
If we have a say a large gas pipe feeding a factory would you zone and if so what category would you give at its joints or valves. What would your assessment be of an electrical switch close to the valve or joint.
There is plenty of information on the internet but so far I have not found much guidance.
thanks
Steve
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Posted By Barry Cooper
Steve,
This is not an easy one. I have had the same problem and from my investigations I have discovered that to carry out an area classification assessment you need to have knowledge of how gases and vapours disperse etc.
I have contacted SIRA research and they do a 1 day course for area classification, but do not say you are competent.
I attended a 1day DSEAR course recently; the tutor was an ex-HSE inspector, when asked who should do the area classification he relied "a suitably competent person" (clear as mud). When I asked to clarify he suggested someone who had worked at ICI and had the experience of this type of assessment.
So there you go
Barry
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Posted By Steve Sedgwick
Thanks Barry.
I am getting the impression that this has created a course providers goose to lay golden eggs but a Safety Managers headache, and a project engineer’s nightmare.
However, my opinion is that new legislation does not usually set new industry standards; good industry standards are usually adopted into legislation.
Prior to this if we had the HFL&PG regulation, we still have the Supply regs, and the whole tranche of BSs and EN standards to work with so we shouldn’t be far off the mark to start with.
But I will keep digging.
Thanks
Steve
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