DSEAR Assessments to Assist Organisations in Complying With the Requirements of the ATEX Directive
An ATEX and DSEAR Compliance Advisor provides compliance advice to landfill site owners and operators, and the owner and operators of Energy from Waste (EfW) Equipment to assist them in complying with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR).
This is the Employer's responsibility and it applies to all landfill sites, contaminated land and related processes where it is considered that an explosion risk exists, or may exist.
The regulations have been set up to prevent as far as possible the recurence of explosion workplace accidents which can claim multiple lives in a single incident.
For all sites where an explosion risk is thought to be present, it is necessary for all EU nations, under each nation's national regulations which implement the ATEX Regulations, for a risk assessment to be carried out.
If the risk assessment confirms that a significant explosion or other Dangerous Substance risk is present then the employer is required to comply with the DSEAR, and that means they must produce and maintain adequate documentation as required by the regulations, and initiate and maintain safe working procedures and any other management systems necessary to manage the risk.
The work that is undertaken by an ATEX and DSEAR Advisor is to provide the Risk Assessment and an Explosion Protection Document (EPD) for these projects which include Energy from Waste / Landfill Gas Plants but also in the future as these plants come on-stream will include all other types of processes where biogas/methane or a process gas is produced in sufficient quantity and resides for long enough to pose an explosion or other dangerous substance derived risk.
The Explosion Risk Assessment is provided for the employing party in these projects.
By identifying the risks in a formal way it enables any possible explosion risk reduction measures to be considered and recommended to be implemented.
The EPD itself provides further information which enables the employer to set up suitable risk management procedures to control all residual risks, and to train their employees to operate the required systems.
The EPD provides information on the locations of "explosive zones", and after receipt of the EPD, the employer will then begin to implement methods of working to ameliorate the residual and unavoidable outstanding risks posed within the explosive zones which are located and defined in their extent by an in-house expert or externally appointed ATEX and DSEAR Advisor.
This is the Employer's responsibility and it applies to all landfill sites, contaminated land and related processes where it is considered that an explosion risk exists, or may exist.
The regulations have been set up to prevent as far as possible the recurence of explosion workplace accidents which can claim multiple lives in a single incident.
For all sites where an explosion risk is thought to be present, it is necessary for all EU nations, under each nation's national regulations which implement the ATEX Regulations, for a risk assessment to be carried out.
If the risk assessment confirms that a significant explosion or other Dangerous Substance risk is present then the employer is required to comply with the DSEAR, and that means they must produce and maintain adequate documentation as required by the regulations, and initiate and maintain safe working procedures and any other management systems necessary to manage the risk.
The work that is undertaken by an ATEX and DSEAR Advisor is to provide the Risk Assessment and an Explosion Protection Document (EPD) for these projects which include Energy from Waste / Landfill Gas Plants but also in the future as these plants come on-stream will include all other types of processes where biogas/methane or a process gas is produced in sufficient quantity and resides for long enough to pose an explosion or other dangerous substance derived risk.
The Explosion Risk Assessment is provided for the employing party in these projects.
By identifying the risks in a formal way it enables any possible explosion risk reduction measures to be considered and recommended to be implemented.
The EPD itself provides further information which enables the employer to set up suitable risk management procedures to control all residual risks, and to train their employees to operate the required systems.
The EPD provides information on the locations of "explosive zones", and after receipt of the EPD, the employer will then begin to implement methods of working to ameliorate the residual and unavoidable outstanding risks posed within the explosive zones which are located and defined in their extent by an in-house expert or externally appointed ATEX and DSEAR Advisor.
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