Explosion Safety for Industries - Prevention and Protection

Explosion Safety for Industries presents a set of preventative measures, rules, and standards to mitigate the risk of explosions by preventing potential explosive atmosphere formation. Coverage includes risks and hazards, equipment selection, earthing systems, static electricity and lightning protection amongst others.

List of contents

1. Gas and vapour cloud explosions. 2. Combustible dust explosions. 3. Area classification studies. 4. Designing installations in hazardous areas. 5. Ex equipment selection. 6. Dangerous sparking. 7. Earthing. 8. Risks of static electricity. 9. Lightning protection. 10. Electrical system attention points. 11. Inspection and Maintenance. 12. Safe working practices.

About the author

Estellito Rangel Junior is an independent consultant on industrial systems, installations in hazardous locations and electrical safety, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He worked for Petrobras (the Brasilian state owned Oil & Gas company) and has over 40 years of experience based on industrial electrical systems design, erection, commissioning and maintenance in large projects such as complexes in the Oil & Gas sector, and participation in expert groups of technical standards for Petrobras, ABNT, API, IEC and IEEE. He was the first Brasilian expert in IEC TC-31 - International Electrotechnical Commission - Technical Committee 31 - Equipment for explosive atmospheres, where he took part on preparing international standards relating to equipment for use where there is a hazard due to the possible presence of explosive atmospheres of gases, vapours, mists or combustible dusts.

Product details

• Authors: Estellito Rangel Junior
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032797076
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3279707-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, Chemical Engineering, Engineering: general, Mining Industry, Agribusiness and primary industries, Petroleum & oil industries, Fire protection & safety, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace, Energy industries and utilities, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering, Ergonomics, Fire protection and safety, Explosives technology and pyrotechnics, Explosives technology & pyrotechnics