seeITnow GmbH, Tabea Jeckel ATEX-certified level indicators for hazardous areas presented The US manufacturer BinMaster has launched rotary paddle-based level indicators from the BMRX-100/200/300 series, which are now ATEX-certified for use in potentially explosive environments. The robust...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann New examples of zone classification in DGUV Rule 113-001 The German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) has published new and updated examples of zone classification in Rule 113-001. These relate in particular to the processing of coating materials with organi...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann ⛏️ New harmonized standard EN 14983:2024 for underground mining With Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/597 of 28 March 2025, the European Commission amended Annex I of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1668 and included the new harmonized standard EN 14983:2024 - Expl...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann Publication of the fifth edition of the ATEX guidelines In April 2024, the fifth edition of the guidelines for the ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU was published by the European Commission. This updated version takes into account the agreements reached at the mee...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann Investing in the future: Why we are turning children into first responders - and what this has to do with your industry “Helping is strong” - this is the motto under which the Johanniter, together with the popular hand puppets Jona and Joni, teach children of nursery and primary school age what to do in an emergency. S...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann Great Britain: Recall of unsafe ATEX devices The British product safety authority has initiated a recall of certain electronic devices that were marketed as "intrinsically safe" for Zone 1/2, but pose a serious risk of explosion and fire. gov.uk...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann Revision of TRGS 722 - focus on inertization The Technical Rule for Hazardous Substances (TRGS) 722 "Prevention or restriction of hazardous explosive mixtures" was revised in February 2025. Particular attention has been paid to section 4.3 "Iner...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann Updating harmonized standards for the ATEX Directive On 1 April 2025, the European Commission published Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/597, which updates the list of harmonized standards for the ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU. A significant change concerns ...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann More safety through flameproof enclosure in explosion protection On April 2, 2025, the new EN 17348 standard was published, establishing specific and more stringent requirements for industrial extraction systems in areas at risk of explosion. This standard suppleme...
