ATEX EQUIPMENT & EXPLOSION SAFETY
thermal fluid degradation impacts production, reducing the risk of downtime while also maintaining safe operations. Permanently installing a LERK also enables
engineers to manage light ends on a continuous basis. Global Heat Transfer, for example, provides tailored light ends removal kits, that are specifically designed to meet system size, specifications and oil type. To cater for different system layouts, the thermal fluid specialist supplies, installs and manages both passive LERKs that use gravity to return the oil to the circuit and a new range of active, floor mounted, LERKs that employ a frequency- controlled pump. These kits can also be fitted to both new and existing systems. While a cold compress or painkiller might
treat a migraine, it is only a temporary fix. Similarly, choosing to use a LERK to remove light ends on a temporary basis is not an effective way of managing flash points in the long term. By implementing a thermal fluid maintenance plan that includes regular fluid sampling and permanently installing a LERK as part of the system, engineers can manage fluid degradation, improve productivity and safeguard the workforce.
Global heat Transfer
www.globalhtf.com
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TÜV SÜD LauncheS aTeX cerTificaTion SerVice for uK anD eu MarKeT acceSS
ÜV SÜD has launched its ATEX Directive certification service for both CE marking and UKCA mark compliance.
From 1st January 2021 new products
being released onto the UK market have had to apply the UKCA mark. CE marking compliance certificates, previously issued for the EU’s ATEX Directive for products
already available on the market, will cease to be valid after 1st January 2023 and must instead apply the new UKCA mark. As TÜV SÜD now holds dual
accreditation as an ATEX Directive Notified Body and UKCA Approved Body, it can continue to support manufacturers in maintaining CE certification for EU markets, as well as gain UKCA approval.
The ATEX Directive covers all explosion-
proof equipment and systems, including anything used within, or in conjunction with potentially explosive atmospheres. This includes safety, control and regulation devices, as well as protective components, equipment and systems. Paul Taylor, business development
director for Industrial Services (UK) at TÜV SÜD, says: “Manufacturers of explosion- proof equipment and systems must conform to standards that apply to the market into which they are being sold. By maintaining our EU ATEX Directive Notified Body status and becoming a UKCA Approved Body, TÜV SÜD can help businesses to seamlessly comply will both requirements. We will support them in ensuring that it remains ‘business as usual’ as they can carry on supplying EU and UK markets.” While EU Exit Statutory Instruments
enable the UKCA Marking requirements to replace CE Marking, the UK’s standards will remain the same as EU harmonised standards, to maintain a single model. After 1st January 2021, end-users in the UK will already have started to see a UKCA mark appearing on compliant products.
TÜV SÜD
www.tuvsud.com/uk
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