Explosion safety assessments for hazardous plants and equipment.
ExConform supports manufacturers, operators and engineering teams with ATEX and DSEAR assessment, hazardous area classification, ignition risk review, explosion protection documentation and dispersion modelling for credible release scenarios.
Hazardous area decisions need more than generic zoning templates.
We combine standards-based classification with release assessment, ventilation review, equipment context and engineering judgement.
One subject, two different compliance perspectives.
Explosion safety assessment may be required as part of equipment conformity assessment for manufacturers, or as part of workplace risk management for operators and site duty holders.
Explosion safety assessments for both sides of technical responsibility.
ATEX and DSEAR obligations depend on who is responsible for the equipment, the workplace and the risk controls. ExConform supports both manufacturer-side and operator-side assessments.
ATEX equipment assessment as part of CE compliance.
For manufacturers, OEMs and suppliers, explosion safety may need to be addressed under the ATEX Equipment Directive in the course of CE conformity assessment. This includes equipment category, intended use, ignition source assessment, technical documentation and interface with machinery safety.
DSEAR and ATEX workplace assessment for hazardous operations.
For operators and site duty holders, hazardous area classification supports explosion protection strategy, equipment selection, ignition control, work procedures and workplace risk management under the ATEX Workplace Directive or DSEAR in the UK.
Clear zoning decisions supported by engineering reasoning.
Hazardous area classification defines where explosive atmospheres may occur, how often they may be present and what controls are needed around ignition sources, equipment selection and operational safety.
ExConform applies IEC 60079-10 Part 1 and Part 2 where appropriate, while also developing practical, site-specific or equipment-specific solutions where the standard does not provide sufficient or practicable guidance.
Practical outputs for design, compliance and site safety decisions.
The outcome is not only a drawing. A defensible ATEX or DSEAR assessment should explain the technical reasoning, assumptions, limitations and actions needed to manage explosion risk.
Hazardous area zoning drawings
Zone extents, release locations, ventilation assumptions and layout-specific classification outputs for plant, packages, skids and process equipment.
Ignition risk and equipment suitability
Review of potential ignition sources, equipment suitability, surface temperature considerations and controls for hazardous areas.
Documented assumptions and basis of safety
Clear explanation of release grades, ventilation conditions, material properties, zoning rationale and practical recommendations.
IEC 60079-10 is applied carefully — not mechanically.
IEC 60079-10-1 and IEC 60079-10-2 provide important methods for classifying hazardous areas involving explosive gas atmospheres and combustible dust atmospheres. However, real industrial situations often involve complex releases, unusual ventilation conditions, confined arrangements or package-specific geometry.
Where standard examples are insufficient or impracticable, ExConform develops engineering-led solutions based on the release scenario, material behaviour, ventilation, operating conditions and risk control objectives.
A structured route from hazardous material to defensible zoning.
ExConform follows a transparent assessment route that links materials, releases, ventilation and ignition controls to practical ATEX or DSEAR decisions.
Define scope
Identify equipment, workplace boundaries, hazardous materials, operating modes and assessment responsibilities.
Identify releases
Review release sources, grades of release, frequency, duration, pressure, flow and process conditions.
Assess ventilation
Consider indoor, outdoor, local, forced or natural ventilation and its effect on dilution and persistence.
Classify zones
Apply IEC 60079-10 methods, engineering judgement and modelling where required to define zone extent.
Document actions
Provide drawings, assumptions, recommendations and practical controls for equipment selection and risk reduction.
Modelling support where simple zoning assumptions are not enough.
Some releases cannot be assessed confidently using generic distances or tabulated examples alone. ExConform provides dispersion modelling support to understand gas, vapour or dust cloud behaviour in more complex arrangements.
Dispersion modelling for vents, leaks and releases.
Modelling can support decisions around zone extent, ventilation assumptions, dilution, gas cloud behaviour, credible release scenarios and the adequacy of proposed safeguards.
Engineering evidence for non-standard arrangements.
For compact equipment packages, compressor vents, enclosed modules, unusual layouts or congested plant areas, modelling can provide a stronger basis for hazardous area classification and risk reduction.
ATEX and DSEAR support for hazardous systems and industrial equipment.
ExConform supports assessments for both new equipment and existing installations where explosion risk must be identified, justified and controlled.
Manufacturers, OEMs and packaged equipment suppliers.
Support for equipment intended for hazardous areas, packages that may create hazardous areas, machinery with flammable fluids, compressor packages, vents, skids and process modules.
Operators, duty holders and hazardous workplaces.
Support for process areas, storage, transfer operations, ventilation arrangements, maintenance activities, hazardous substances and existing site zoning documentation.
Need a defensible hazardous area classification or explosion safety assessment?
Discuss your ATEX equipment assessment, DSEAR workplace assessment, hazardous area classification, IEC 60079-10 zoning challenge or dispersion modelling requirement with ExConform.