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This report is a standard document for the analysis of hazardous phenomena
within the scope of the ATEX directive concerning every valve family with its
non-electric manual and automatic actuators.
The AFPR federates and contributes to the vitality of the French valve industries
more specifically via permanent regulatory monitoring and collective actions
conducted together with Cetim (French Industrial and Mechanical Technical Centre)
as soon as a technical expertise is deemed necessary.
As soon as the new regulations applicable for material intended for use in Potentially
Explosive Atmospheres (Directive ATEX 94/9/CE) were published, the French valve
manufacturers took the necessary measures to ensure the conformity of their
devices.
However, after a number of months of application, some questions remained
unanswered:
- Is it relevant to exclude manual valves from the scope of these texts?
- What are the risks inside the equipment?
- What are the risks linked to static electricity discharges?
This last point in particular is extremely hard to quantify. It required the cooperation
of Cetim, who had already drafted a number of risk analyses.
This performance report is a standard document for the analysis of hazardous
phenomena within the scope of the ATEX directive concerning every family of
valves with its non-electric manual and automatic actuators.
It is by no means a "turnkey" programme for conformity with the requirements of
Directive 94/9/EC. This conformity can only be the result of a rigorous analysis for
which a template is provided. Drafted in cooperation with Ineris (National Institute
for Risk Analysis), notified for Directive 94/9/EC, it offers the advantage of facilitating
the dialogue with the Notified Organisations.
