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Hazardous area classification
Hazardous area classification is used to identify areas where special precautions over sources of ignition are needed to prevent fires and explosions and where they are not. The EI produces internationally recognised guidance for providing methodologies for hazardous area classification around equipment storing or handling flammable fluids in the drilling, production, processing, distribution and retail sectors.
Titles
- A risk-based approach to hazardous area classification
- EI Research report: Aviation fuelling hazardous area classification
- EI Research Report: Dispersion modelling and calculations in support of EI Model Code of Safe Practice Part 15: Area classification code for installations handling flammable fluids
- Guidance on assigning ignition probabilities in onshore and offshore quantitative risk assessments
- Predictions of minimum spark ignition energy and quenching distances for CH4/H2 and C3H8/H2 mixtures with air
- IGE/SR/25 Edition 2 (Communication 1748) Hazardous area classification of Natural Gas installations
- Investigation into the risk and impact associated with non-diesel fuel engine vehicles, by type, whilst entering or working within hazardous storage locations
- Investigation into the risk and impact associated with non-diesel fuel engine vehicles, by type, whilst entering or working within hazardous storage locations (Phase 2)
- Investigation into the risk and impact associated with non-diesel fuel engine vehicles, by type, whilst entering or working within hazardous storage locations (Phase 3)