| Document ID (ISN) | 68744 |
| CIS number |
97-374 |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
Statutory Instruments 1996 No.192
|
| Title |
Health and Safety - The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 1996 [United Kingdom] |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1996. 38p. Illus. Price: GBP 6.10. |
| Abstract |
These Regulations (entry into force 1 Mar. 1996) implement Directive 94/9/EC (see CIS 95-27) concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (the ATEX Directive). Contents: general duty relating to the placing on the market of equipment, protective systems or devices; conformity assessment procedures; notified bodies; enforcement. Schedules include: CE marking and other inscriptions; safety and health requirements relating to the design and construction of this equipment; classification of equipment-groups into categories; excluded equipment; EC-type examination; quality assurance; product verification; conformity to type; internal control of production; unit verification; content of the EC declaration of conformity. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; approval; electrical equipment; explosive atmospheres |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
testing; marking; safety by design; classification; law; enforcement |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Explosions
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