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HAZARDOUS AREAS ZONING SERVICES
It is incumbent on plant owners and managers to ensure that the zoning has been done by a competent person.
While hazardous area classifications may be carried out by internal staff, such as health and safety professionals, engineers, or maintenance personnel, who have received appropriate training and certification, it is recommended to engage external consultants or specialized hazardous area classification services to ensure that the classification is performed correctly and in compliance with relevant regulations.
Hazardous area classification involves a thorough assessment of the potential risks associated with the presence of hazardous materials in a given environment. This may include the analysis of factors such as the types and quantities of hazardous substances present, the ventilation and confinement of the area, and the likelihood and duration of hazardous conditions. Based on this assessment, zoned areas are then designated, and appropriate safety measures are identified and implemented to mitigate the identified risks.
Nordland has a team of accredited Zoning specialists ready to assist you with your area zoning requirements. Our team of specialists are not only accredited zoning specialists but also have extensive experience in the development and manufacture of Ex products and solutions for numerous applications and environments. Hence, they will also be able to assist you in assessing any specialized characteristics of the operating environment which may require unique product features to be incorporated into the luminaire design.
When doing an area zoning exercise, particularly in older installations , we recommend that the team should simultaneously carry out a lighting survey and review the existing lighting infrastructure. We tend to find that over time, installations become a mixture of different technologies and products. With the advent of high performance LED technology there is an opportunity to do retrofit programs that not only significantly reduce operating costs significantly, but simultaneously provide far better lighting and reduce the burden of maintenance.
As an additional service we can provide training courses to assist your technical team in understanding your hazardous areas.
Please contact our team of certified zoning specialists for assistance.
