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Competency Certificate for professional Application Design Engineers and Project Engineers who understands the risks associated with the correct design and selection of electrical installations for use in explosive atmospheres. **Please note we recommend completing the CompEx Foundation 1 Day Course as a prerequisite prior to attending this course.**
CompEx 12 Design and Application Engineers Core Competence Certification (Ex 12A & 12B)
Ex12 meets the competency requirements of IEC 60079-14 for Designers (design & selection)
Ex12A - Design of Non-Intrinsically Safe electrical equipment installations in explosive atmospheres; and
Ex12B - Design of Intrinsically Safe electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres.
Certificate Issued: Digital CompEx Certificate
Please note no other feedback will be given on request regarding resits, a full breakdown is provided on your diagnostic report issued by CompEx.
Legislation
Standards and the certification process
Explosive Atmospheres General Principles
Area Classification
Ex equipment marking
How Concepts of protection work from a Designers perspective
ATEX and IECEx Equipment Protection levels (EPL)
Assemblies and hybrid concepts
Detailed design and Installation Practices (Electrical and I.S) in accordance with IEC 60079-14
Intrinsic Safety System Design – this is a very detailed part of the course
A review of a selection of electrical and I.S. equipment and systems
Documentation
The course includes four separate written exams (core paper, marking paper, design paper and standards paper) which take approximately seven hours in total.
Electrical/instrumentation Designers & Engineers, Maintenance Engineers and Project Engineers working within hazardous areas.
We recommend completing the CompEx Foundation 1 Day Course as a prerequisite prior to attending this course.