Fumes and dusts suction and abatement plant - according to atex directives
Icam technical staff, after an appropriate training, has elaborated a series of plant solutions, suitable for satisfy new atex directives, both for gases and dusts treatment for all the following concerned sectors.
DIRECTIVES 99/92 and 94/9/CE IN FORCE FROM 01/07/2003 EXPIRY DATE: NEW WORK PLACES: IMMEDIATE WORK PLACES ALREADY ACTIVE: 30/06/2006
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Chemical Industry
During working processes inflammable gases, liquids and solids can generate explosive mixtures.
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Waste Landfills and Construction Engineering
Technical measures have to be taken to avoid the uncontrolled dispersion of inflammable landfill gases. Inflammable gases can accumulate themselves in low ventilated galleries, cellars, etc..
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Energy Production
Carbon in pieces (not explosive) combined with air can produce carbon dusts, which may be explode during working processes (mining, milling and drying) and generate explosive dusts/air mixtures.
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Waste Disposal
From waste water depurators, biogases can generate explosive gas/air mixtures.
4
Gas Supply
The leakage of natural gas or similar events can generate explosive gas/air mixtures.
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Wood Industry
Dusts from wood working can produce explosive dusts/air mixtures (for example: inside silos or filters).
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Painting
Painting overspray and solvent vapours mixed with air can generate explosive atmospheres.
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Agriculture
Some farms menage biogas generating plants. The leakage of biogas can produce explosive biogas/air mixtures.
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Steel Industry
The emery-polishing of metal press-forming pieces can generate metallic dusts, potential cause of a risk of explosion inside separators. This is true in particular for light metals.
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Food and Fodder Industry
Cereals transportation and stocking can generate explosive dusts. If their suction and separation happen through filters, inside the filter the atmosphere becomes explosive.
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Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical production often utilizes alcoholic substances as solvents; as well as active substances and adjuvants, like lactose, that can cause a dusts explosion.