Cenelec Standards Inspections Limited - Hazardous Area Classification Department We can facilitate your team to ensure the most effective hazardous area classification for your premises. The mission of the Hazardous Area Classification Department is, ' To add value to our Customers' management of safety systems by facilitating their teams through the process of hazardous area classification, to BS EN 60079-10 (IEC79-10)' . Hazardous Area Classification is the assessment process for identifying features of plant and operations that have potential to cause loss from ignition of potentially explosive atmospheres by electricity. The objectives are to:  Identify the possibility of an explosive atmosphere existing in a given location  and influence the design of any plant to minimise such risks taking into account gas groups and temperature classes. ' Triggers'  for classification are:  Design of new plant  Change to existing plant or materials  Periodic review of plant and processes Cenelec Standards Inspections will help establish a team of your staff and facilitate them to produce a comprehensive assessment of your plant, with risks defined in terms of:  Zone and extent of hazard  Gas group  Temperature classification Added value comes from:  Improved understanding of your manufacturing processes within your team  Links to your management of change procedures with responsibility for hazardous area classification clearly defined  Contribution to safety through influence of design of plant to minimise the risks of the existence of a hazardous area in a given location If you would like to discuss how we may facilitate your team to ensure the most effective hazardous area classification for your premises, then please contact us today. For further information, contact Cenelec Standards Inspections  Tel. No. (44) 0191 - 2502005 Fax. No. (44) 0191 - 2502006 - Email: info@cenelec.com