EEMUA certifies design engineers for hazardous areas 14 May 2012

EEMUA CompEx – the competency scheme for engineers and technicians involved in hazardous area working to IEC 'Ex' standards – has extended its scheme for engineers responsible for design and management in hazardous areas.

To date, CompEx has focused primarily on installers and maintainers, but the new CompEx Unit (Ex12) 'Explosive Atmospheres – Application Design Engineer' completes the safety linkage across the lifecycle of the hazardous area workplace, from design to plant commissioning and operation.

EEMUA CompEx explains that the new certification is aimed at engineers who design applications and systems for potentially explosive atmospheres, in line with the requirements of IEC 60079 Part 14.

The unit is also suitable for the professional engineers responsible for managing these hazardous workplaces through their commissioning and operating life.

The first group of candidates to be awarded competency certificates under the new EEMUA CompEx Unit Ex12 include personnel from EEMUA member companies AstraZeneca, BG Group, BP, E.ON, National Grid, Grain LNG, SABIC and Shell.

The successful candidates took part in the first two Ex12 assessments held in Q4 2011 and Q1 2012 at licensed CompEx competency validation centre Intertek in the north-west of the UK.

Brian Tinham

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