| Zugriffsnummer | 32976 |
| Dokumenttyp | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Peer Review | unbekannt |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Interaction between maschinery directive and ATEX directive |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Aich, Ursula; Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt, GERMANY
Lienesch, Frank; 3.5, Explosionsschutz in der Energietechnik, PTB-Braunschweig
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| Quelle/Jahr | Ex magazine:(2014), 48 - 54 |
| ISSN | 0176-0920 |
| Verlag | Waldenburg: Stahl |
| Zusammenfassung | The minimum requirements with regard to explosion protection in production facilities are defined in Directive 1999/92/EC for the EU. They are transposed in Germany in the Ordinance on Hazardous Substances (GefStoffV) and Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV). A general harmonization in production facilities is not intended in the European legislation because the individual Member States want to define the level of protection with regard to this issue themselves. However, there are minimum requirements in certain areas, which can then be extended by the Member States. A German particularity is that work equipment ("Ex installations") is also subject to the requirements as specified in the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health with regard to operating installations subject to mandatory inspection. Machinery and equipment subject to European single market legislation, such as Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) and ATEX Directive (94/9/EC), are used in these installations. While the ATEX Directive requires a notified body to be consulted for equipment used in certain potentially explosive atmospheres, the Machinery Directive normally assumes the individual responsibility of the manufacturer. In addition, complex systems in potentially explosive atmospheres also include mounting on the operator's facilities, which have to be evaluated in terms of safety in the operator's explosion protection document. The separation of the different legal areas is sometimes based on the different opinions of the responsible persons, who often follow pragmatic considerations. |
