Correct maintenance--an important factor in explosion protection: when new European Directives...

When they come into force next June, the ATEX 95 and ATEX 137 Directives will lay down minimum requirements for both products and people who work in hazardous areas.

In order to meet these requirements, European companies will have to ensure that they have rigorous maintenance strategies in place.

This is particularly true for the equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres, where the type of protection offered by a particular piece of apparatus also establishes targets for maintenance and repair work.

For example, an enclosure with type E