Hazardous Area Instrumentation CD Based Training

Designing, maintaining and operating of Instrumentation and Control Systems in Hazardous Areas, requires specialized knowledge which ensures that these systems work safely, without being sources of ignition themselves. There are many ways in which explosion protection of these systems is achieved. These include protection methods like Explosion proofing, Intrinsic Safety, Increased safety, Pressurization, etc which have to be understood in depth by the Instrumentation and Control engineers and technicians who are responsible for designing & maintaining these. 

Various standards and practices exist at National and International levels and these have to be adhered to, while working with instrumentation and control systems in hazardous areas. This hazardous areas training course will help your staff understand the basic fundamentals of explosion protection, know about standards for Area, material & temperature classification, understand the rationale behind these, understand how the different explosion protection techniques like Intrinsic Safety & explosion proof are implemented in practice. 

The safety training material in this Elearning CD includes contemporary topics like "Fieldbus in hazardous areas" too. Certification, marking and labeling, the new ATEX directives are also covered. Lastly it has a guide on how to carry out inspections and maintenance of this equipment to ensure that it remains "safe for use". 

Designers, Engineers & Technicians as well as Safety Inspectors and Safety Managers will find it extremely useful. This is the culmination of many man-hours of work, intended to present this subject in a very easy-to-understand format. The pictures, animations and schematics ensure that the learner fully understands the subject. A self assessment test and a Glossary is included. For a fraction of the time and money spent on a classroom course, learn all of these things in the comfort of your home or office.

Module 1 : Basic Concepts

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1 Learning Objectives
2 Introduction to hazardous areas
3 History Related to Mines
4 Flammable Materials
5 Fire Triangle
6 Explosive Limits
7 Concept of LEL & UEL
8 Hazardous Atmosphere
9 Effects of Temperature and Pressure
10 Ignition Energy
11 Flashpoint
12 AIT
13 Dust Hazards
14 Explosion Pentagon

Module 2 : Classification

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1 Learning Objectives
2 Classification
3 Area Classification of Gas ( IEC )
4 Area Classification Dust ( IEC )
5 Group Classification
6 MESG
7 MIC
8 MIC Ratio
9 Temperature Classification (IEC)
10 Classification (North American)
11 Classification of Hazardous Locations
12 Group Classification (North American)
13 MESG and MIC ratios
14 Article 505
15 Area Classification of Dusts
16 Dust Groups
17 Temperature Classification in America
18 Steps to Area Classification for Gases & vapors
19 Steps to Area Classification for Gases & vapors
20 Pitfalls in the Classification Process
21 More on Area Classification of Dusts
22 Example 1 area classifications ( area classification of a chemical facility)
23 Example 2 area classifications ("")
24 Example 3 area classifications ("")

Module 3: Methods of Protection

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1 Learning Objectives
2 Overview of protection philosophy
3 Explosion proof method -1
4 Explosion proof Fundamentals
5 Explosion proof Fundamentals (cont.)
6 Explosion proof method - working
7 Explosion proof method-flanged joint
8 Explosion proof method - threaded joint
9 Explosion proof method - pressure developed
10 Explosion proof Pressure Piling 1
11 Explosion proof Pressure Piling 2
12 Explosion proof MESG
13 Explosion proof Standards and practices
14 Explosion proof seals
15 Explosion proof - Direct & Indirect entry
16 Explosion proof IEC (Cont.)
17 Dust Ignition Proof
18 Explosion proof Advantages
19 Explosion proof Disadvantages
20 Intrinsic Safety Fundamentals
21 Intrinsic Safety History
22 Intrinsic Safety Resistive circuits
23 Intrinsic Safety- Inductive circuits

24 Intrinsic Safety- Capacitive circuits

25 Intrinsic Safety- Minimum Ignition Current

26 Intrinsic Safety Resistive circuit curves

27 Intrinsic Safety Safe operating curves

28 Intrinsic Safety Inductive Circuit curves

29 Intrinsic Safety Capacitive circuit curves

30 Intrinsic Safety- Simple Apparatus

31 Intrinsic Safety Safe area & associated apparatus

32 Intrinsic Safety- Working of Diodes

33 Intrinsic Safety Working of Zener Diode

34 Intrinsic Safety -Diode curve

35 Intrinsic Safety Zener Diode curve

36 Intrinsic Safety How barriers work

37 Intrinsic Safety How Zener barriers work

38 Intrinsic Safety Safety parameters of barriers

39 Intrinsic Safety What are Isolators

40 Intrinsic Safety How isolators work

41 Intrinsic Safety Isolator working example

42 Intrinsic Safety- Infallible components

43 Intrinsic Safety- Entity Concept

44 Intrinsic Safety- Cable Parameters & L/R ratio

45 Intrinsic Safety Faults- Ex-ia and Ex-ib

46 Intrinsic Safety Safety description of barriers

47 Intrinsic Safety Typical IS Loop

48 Intrinsic Safety Conditions to be met

49 Intrinsic Safety How to design a practical IS temperature loop 

50 Intrinsic Safety Example Cont. 

51 Intrinsic Safety Example Cont. 

52 Intrinsic Safety Advantages/Disadvantages 

53 Pressurization & Purging concept 

54 Pressurization Interlocks 

55 Types of Pressurization-North American 

56 Pressurization- Type Z, X and Y 

57 Pressurization-IEC Norms 

58 Pressurization-Static & leakage compensation 

59 Pressurization with dilution 

60 Purged panels-advantages & disadvantages 

61 Increased Safety Basics 

62 Increased Safety-Enclosures & terminals 

63 Increased Safety-Construction 

64 Increased Safety-creepage & clearances 

65 Increased Safety-Advantages & disadvantages 

66 Nonincendive-Basic concept 

67 Nonincendive-How non incendive circuits work 

68 Nonincendive-Advantages & disadvantages 

69 Encapsulation 70 Powder filling & oil immersion 

71 Weather Protection Basics 

72 Weather Protection-NEMA codes 

73 Weather protection- NEMA codes 

74 Ingress Protection codes (IP codes) 

75 IP charts

Module 4 : Fieldbus

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1 Learning Objectives
2 Fieldbus in Hazardous Areas
3 Fieldbus with traditional Explosion proof methods
4 Non-Incendive protection
5 FNICO
6 Non-Incendive Diagram
7 Fieldbus using Intrinsic Safety (traditional)
8 Bus Powered Devices
9 Separately powered devices
10 IS barrier
11 With Earth Barriers
12 Galvanic Isolator-1
13 Galvanic Isolator-2
14 Cabling
15 FISCO
16 Cable Circuit
17 Topology of a typical FISCO solution.
18 Topologies FNICO

Module 5 : Certification

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1 Learning Objectives

2 Introduction

3 Certification Bodies-North America

4 Certification Bodies- Europe

5 Marking & labeling

6 How to decode marks and labels-North American

7 How to decode marks & labels-European & IEC

8 Testing

9 ATEX Directives

10 ATEX Directive-Objectives

11 ATEX Directive-Employers obligations

12 ATEX 100a

13 CE mark & Hexagon Ex mark

Module 6 : Maintenance

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1 Learning Objectives

2 Maintenance- Introduction

3 Maintenance-General guidelines-1

4 Maintenance General guidelines-2

5 Inspection

6 Maintenance of explosion proof instruments/equipment-1

7 Maintenance of explosion proof instruments/equipment-2

8 Inspection of explosion proof equipment

9 Maintenance of Increased Safety equipment

10 Maintenance of Intrinsically Safe equipment-1

11 Maintenance of Intrinsically Safe equipment-2

12 Maintenance of Intrinsically Safe equipment -3

13 Maintenance of purged / pressurized equipment

14 Conclusion

You have seen how detailed and comprehensive the course is. It is also very well organized and has plenty of graphics, animations and real life photos to enable you to completely grasp this subject. Download or order your CD today.

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