Hazardous Area and Explosive Atmosphere Course

Industrial area and maritime workers who deal directly or indirectly in activities in hazardous area.

- RG and CPF; - Passport (Expatriate); - Have more than eighteen (18) years old; - Have completed high school; - Certificate of good physical and mental health conditions (ASO).

To qualify the industrial area worker and maritime worker who deals directly or indirectly in activities in hazardous area.

• Introduction – Concepts; • Hazardous Area; • A Non-Hazardous Area; • Reasons for classification of areas; • Classification of hazardous areas in accordance with NBR IEC 60079; • Safety in hazardous areas; • Signaling in hazardous areas; • Safety procedures; • Explosive Atmosphere; • Combustion; • Fire Tetrahedron; • Oxidizer; • Fuel; • Combustible substances; • Ignition; • Sources of ignition; • Radiant Energies; • Chain reaction; • Propagation; • Rate of spread; • Deflagration, Explosion and Detonation; • Flash point, combustion point and ignition point; • Process equipment: Tanks, pressure vessels, reactors, Boilers and Silos; • Risk management; • Danger; • Risk; • Types of risks; • Preventive Measures; • Risk analysis; • Preventive actions with flammable liquids; • How to manage risks of explosions; • Illustrations of some explosions; • Standardization and legislation; • Penalties; • Responsibilities; • Tables of standards; • Classification of areas and its characteristics; • Procedure for classifying areas; • Flammability limits; • Air density; • Relative density of gas and steam; • Volatility; • Minimum Ignition energy; • Characteristics of dusts and fibers; • Maximum surface temperature; • Temperature classes; • Maximum temperature for dusts and fibers; • Group of Explosiveness; • Zones 0, 1, 2 and 20, 21, 22; • Demarcation of areas; • Ventilation; • Electrical Equipment; • Containment; • Segregation; • Dilution; • Limitation; • Suppression; • Types of protective equipment; • Intrinsic Safety; • Explosion-proof; • Don't Ignitable; • No Sparkling; • Restricted Breathing; • Limited Power; • Protected Contacts; • Pressurization; • Increased Security; • Immersion in oil; • Immersion in sand; • Encapsulated; • Wrapper protection; • Special; • Tables of types of protection according to the zones; • Conventional electrical equipment specification; • Ex equipment specification; • Protection level-EPL; • Protection level tables according to EPL; • Degrees of protection IP; • Additional Letter; • Supplementary Letter; • IK Degree of protection; • Ex equipment certification; • Inspection of hazardous areas; • Ex equipment repairs. Technical Reference: ABNT NBR IEC 60079-10-1, NR-20, NBR 15662, NR-10, NR-33, Portaria INMETRO 179/2010, ABNT NBR IEC 60079-17, ABNT NBR IEC 60079-19, ABNT NBR IEC 60079-0, ABNT NBR IEC 60079-14, ABNT NBR IEC 62262, ABNT NBR IEC 60529.