No, they are not and now I try to explain you why.
The legislative regulations concern all the equipment and protection systems intended to be used in potentially explosive atmospheres.
- Fabric expansion joints
- Rubber expansion joints
- Insulation covering
These products do not carry a flammable fluid and are part of a system which is already subject to ATEX certification.
The equipment defined by ATEX directive are: “machines, systems, fixed or mobile devices, components and control instruments, detection or prevention systems which are partially or entirely intended for the generation, transport, storage, measurement, control and energy conversion and/or treatment of materials which may cause an explosion due to their potential ignition sources “. (Article 1, paragraph 3)
The equipment which are part of ATEX directive have an independent function and their own ignition source.
Products that are in accordance with the definition of equipment but do not have their own ignition source are “outside the scope of ATEX directive”. Therefore, products such as manual valves, pressure gauges, pressure regulators, etc. are “outside the scope of the directive” if an ignition risk analysis shows that they do not have their own ignition source.
This does not include ignition hazards resulting from assembling these products in a circuit.
However, when we know that our products will be used in the Atex area, we use fabrics suitable for this type of environment, which are conductive, i.e. with a surface resistance a value that determines their absolute suitability for this use.
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