What is Intrinsic Safety? Intrinsic Safety is one of the several protection techniques used in hazardous areas. This type of protection is applicable to electrical apparatus in which the electrical circuits themselves are incapable of causing an explosion in the surrounding explosive atmospheres. This short Intrinsic Safety design guide will give you an idea of how Intrinsic Safety is used in hazardous areas. What are Hazardous Areas? Hazardous Areas …
Hazardous Areas Training Abhisam’s India office recently conducted an Instructor led rapid Hazardous Areas training workshop, at the Baumer factory in Vapi, Gujarat, India. This was an intensive hazardous areas training that saw the enthusiastic participation of several Baumer employees from different departments including Sales & Marketing, Quality Assurance, Design and more. The workshop was organized in association with Markovs Analytics LLP, an Abhisam affiliate. About Baumer Baumer have …
We will understand ex zone meaning in this short introduction. What are Ex Zones? Many people refer to hazardous areas as Ex Zones. This is because only certified explosion protected equipment can be used in these areas. There are two main systems of classifying hazardous areas, one is the NEC (National Electrical Code) system that has Classes and Divisions and the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) system that uses Zones. …
What is Area Classification? Area Classification refers to classifying the hazardous areas of a plant into less hazardous and more hazardous. This classification is done using the IEC system that uses Zones (there are three Zones) or the NEC system that uses Divisions (there are two divisions). Further the areas are also classified on the basis of the materials stored, handled or processed there. Note: For a detailed understanding …
What is a Class 1 Division 2 area? You might have come across the term, Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Area. What does it mean? To understand this, we need to first understand two things- what is a hazardous area and what is a hazardous area classification. Note: To know in detail about Hazardous Area Classification, please take the Abhisam hazardous area classification course. To know the basics, please …
What is this free Hazardous Area training course? The Abhisam free Introduction to Hazardous Areas covers all the basics of hazardous areas. As you already know, hazardous areas are certain areas in plants and facilities that have a higher risk of fire or explosion due to the properties of materials stored or processed in these areas. Typically hazardous areas are found in oil and gas fields, petroleum refineries, underground …
What is a Hazardous Area? A Hazardous Area is a place where there is a risk of explosion and/or fire due to the nature of the materials handled or stored there. In the US, these areas are also known as classified locations. Note that “Hazardous Area” is a technical term used in industry and not a generic word that can be used for any dangerous place, such as crime …
The Abhisam Intrinsic Safety course is now available for learners on the Abhisam Learning Portal. This training course on Intrinsically Safe systems, is the best online course for Instrumentation engineers, Automation professionals and Control System engineers who wish to design Intrinsically Safe systems in their plants and facilities that have hazardous areas. What are Hazardous Areas? As you probably know, hazardous areas (also known as classified locations) are those …
If you have been searching for a good resource to learn Intrinsic Safety online, Abhisam has a course just for this. This easy online Intrinsic Safety Training course is the easiest and most comprehensive way to learn about this subject. What is Intrinsic Safety? Intrinsic Safety is a method of explosion protection, used to prevent triggering an ignition in a hazardous area. You may be familiar with other methods …
Update: ATEX e-learning – Now understand regulations for hazardous area instrumentation in our self paced online learning courses. Mumbai/Thane, Aug 27, 2019 -Abhisam recently conducted an intensive workshop on Hazardous Areas and ATEX in Thane for a major multinational engineering services company. The workshop covered all aspects of Hazardous Areas including concepts of Fire & Explosion protection, determination of area classification for flammable gases, vapors and dusts, methods of …
Update, July 2020: The in person workshops have been suspended due to the pandemic. You can take our excellent, self paced training programs with certification on hazardous area topics here. Mar 2, 2017 Update: For those of you who missed this, we have two alternatives Take our Software Based Training (XPRTU) on Hazardous Area Classification and Hazardous Area Instrumentation Ask us to do an onsite training program for your …
Update: These workshops have been suspended due to the pandemic. But you can now take the Abhisam e-learning courses on Hazardous Area training from anywhere, including your home, office, or anywhere else. Learn about Area Classification and Hazardous Area Instrumentation easily via animations and simulations, real life examples and exercises. They are not a video of a professor speaking! These courses come with their own associated certification. Aug 9 …
Jan 2016- Coming Soon! New e-learning XPRTUs on Level Instrumentation, Intrinsic Safety and Industrial Cyber Security. To know more about our existing e-learning courses, please click here. To know about Industrial Cybersecurity, please access the White paper here.
