NEC (NEC 500) HAZARDOUS AREA INSPECTION
1. Be suitably certified as per HAZLOC drawing for the Class & Division of use
2. Be Installed as per Manufacturers guidance/best practice
ATEC assures that there is expertise, impartiality, and auditable procedures in line with guidance followed from:
NEC 500
API RP 500
API RP 14
UL/CSA Standards
ATEC staff ensure all inspections are carried out in line with these ANSI requirements – ATEC’s digitized systems provides a means of proving compliance for National Electric Code installations (instead of the extents of the IEC inspection tables that are not wholly appropriate for ANSI equipment).
For example – our detailed reporting outlines all of the tasks required to make the area compliant and safe, plus any remedial actions are identified or can be rectified as part of a very efficient strategy.
Unlike IEC tables this covers items specific checks for:
- Explosion proof (XP) equipment (See NEWS https://atec.global/news/ FOR MORE INFO)
- Conduit Sealing requirements & specific checks
- Non -Incendive (NI) equipment
- System requirements & specific checks
- Guidance on ‘non-marked’ temperature ratings
- NEC 500
- API RP 500
- API RP 14
ATEC staff are certified, highly skilled hazardous-area professionals who ensure all inspections are carried out in line with these ANSI requirements – ICL™ is the only known digitized system that provides a means of proving compliance for National Electric Code installations (instead of the extents of the IEC inspection tables that are not wholly appropriate for ANSI equipment).
- American Petroleum Institute (API)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),
- International Society of Automation (ISA)
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
ICL™ can be tailored to suit most budgets whilst allowing the required accurate documentation to be provided ensuring that all equipment is tagged and verified as compliant to the required clauses
Our detailed reporting outlines all of the tasks required to make the area compliant and safe, plus any remedial actions are identified or can be rectified as part of a very efficient strategy.
With ICL™, ATEC carries out inspection & maintenance campaigns effectively, whilst building up & utilizing the digital technology’s metadata to interpret the requirements being mandated to comply with, whilst implementing robust Risk-Based Inspection strategies.
- Offshore Oil & Gas facilities
- Onshore Oil & Gas facilities
- Petrochemical Plants
- Fertiliser Plants
- Pharmaceutical Plants
- Food and Beverage Plants
- Explosive Gases and Vapours
- Combustible Dusts
- HV/LV Electrical Systems
- Intrinsically Safe Systems
» Introduction to Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
» Competency During Hazardous Area Inspection
» Controlling Fire and Explosion Risks within Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
» Evidence of Compliance within Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
» Fundamental Differences between IECEx and ATEX
» Safe Operations
» Where do you commonly find Ex equipment?