This document specifies methods for the identification and assessment of hazardous situations leading
to explosion and the design and construction measures appropriate for the required safety. This is
achieved by:
— risk assessment;— risk reduction.
The safety of equipment, protective systems and components can be achieved by eliminating hazards
and/or limiting the risk, i.e. by:
a) appropriate design (without using safeguarding);b) safeguarding;c) information for use;d) any other preventive measures.
Measures in accordance with a) (prevention) and b) (protection) against explosions are dealt with in
Clause 6, measures according to c) against explosions are dealt with in Clause 7. Measures in
accordance with d) are not specified in this document. They are dealt with in EN ISO 12100:2010, Clause 6.
The preventive and protective measures described in this document will not provide the required level
of safety unless the equipment, protective systems and components are operated within their intended
use and are installed and maintained according to the relevant codes of practice or requirements.
This document specifies general design and construction methods to help designers and manufacturers
in achieving explosion safety in the design of equipment, protective systems and components.
This document is applicable to any equipment, protective systems and components intended to be used
in potentially explosive atmospheres, under atmospheric conditions. These atmospheres can arise from
flammable/combustible substances processed, used or released by the equipment, protective systems
and components or from materials in the vicinity of the equipment, protective systems and components
and/or from the materials of construction of the equipment, protective systems and components.
This document is applicable to equipment, protective systems and components at all stages of its use.
This document is only applicable to equipment group II which is intended for use in other places than
underground parts of mines and those parts of surface installations of such mines endangered by
firedamp and/or combustible dust.Cross References:EN ISO 80079-36:2016EN 13237:2012EN 15198:2007EN ISO 12100:2010EN IEC 60079-0EN 60079-28EN 60079-14EN 14034-1EN 60079-2EN 14034-3EN 62305 (series)CEN/TR 15281EN 10226 (series)EN 60079-25EN 14034-2EN 1839EN 60079-18EN 13636EN 14522EN 60079-17EN 60079-5EN 60079-1EN 14994EN IEC 60079-15EN IEC 61340-4-4:2018EN 60079-20-1EN 15089EN 16020EN 60079-7EN 14373EN 50050 (series)CLC/TR 50426EN 60079-6EN 60079-11CLC/TR 50427EN 1127-2EN 60079-30-2EN 14986EN ISO/IEC 80079-38EN ISO/IEC 80079-20-2EN ISO/IEC 80079-34EN ISO 13849-1EN 60079-10-2IEC 60050-426EN 14034-4EN 14797EN 15794EN ISO 16852EN ISO 80079-37EN 60079-10-1EN 60079-30-1EN 60079-31CLC/TR 60079-32-1EN 14460EN 16447EN 15233EN 50495EN 50303EN 15188EN 14491EN 62127-1EN 60079-26IEC/TS 60079-40EN 15967All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.