seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann Seminar: Storage of hazardous substances Dates & locations:. 21.05.2025-22.05.2025, Essen, Germany 19.11.2025–20.11.2025, Bad Oeynhausen Summary: Best practices and legal requirements for the safe storage of hazardous substances, including f...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann Seminar: Hazardous substances officer Dates & locations:. 20.05.2025-21.05.2025, Essen 04.11.2025–05.11.2025, Bad Oeynhausen Summary: In this seminar, participants gain a sound insight into legal requirements and practical measures for th...
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 🧪 Part 3: Materials, tests, and selection criteria for explosion-proof tools – what really matters 🛠️ Safe handling starts with the right material Tools in potentially explosive atmospheres must be specially selected - even if they are not allowed to bear an ATEX marking. The decisive factors for s...
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 🌍 Explosion protection worldwide: Why other countries are ahead when it comes to tools Europe leaves companies alone - other countries take a more targeted approach In Europe, particularly in accordance with the EU ATEX directives, simple tools such as hammers, pliers or screwdrivers ma...
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...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann 💥 Dust explosions in industry: visible danger with invisible consequences Dust looks harmless, but it poses a potentially explosive hazard in industrial processes. Unlike gases, dust is visible to the naked eye, but its danger lies hidden: in its fine distribution, composit...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann 🛠️ Why there is no ATEX certification for tools – and what matters nonetheless Strict regulations apply in Ex zones - but not for everything. There are clear specifications for devices and systems in potentially explosive atmospheres. Many people therefore assume that every tool...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann ATEX, IECEx, MSDS, Manual, Declaration of Conformity & Co. Who needs what - and why is it all so important? When it comes to explosion-protected devices, there are countless abbreviations and documentation requirements: ATEX, IECEx, MSDS, manual, declaration ...
seeITnow GmbH, Jörg Brinkmann Why are ATEX-certified devices important? What does ATEX mean? ATEX stands for ATmosphères EXplosibles - the European directive for explosion protection. It regulates which devices and protective systems may be used in potentially explosive a...
