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Equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX directive)
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Directive 2014/34/EU lays down uniform, European Union (EU)-wide rules on the sale and putting into service of equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.The directive aims to ensure that products fulfil certain requirements to provide a high level of protection of the health and safety of people, especially workers, and, where appropriate, the protection of domestic animals and property.It applies to a wide range of products, including equipment used on fixed offshore oil and gas platforms, in petrochemical plants, mines, flour mills (airborne flour particles are highly flammable) and other areas where a potentially explosive atmosphere may be present.
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- Corporate author(s): Publications Office of the European Union
- Subject: drilling equipment , EC conformity marking , explosive , market supervision , marketing standard , mining extraction , product safety , safety standard , technical standard
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