Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 No. 247

SCHEDULE 2 Essential health and safety requirements relating to the design and construction of equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

Explosive atmospheres caused by air/dust mixtures

2.1.2.1  Equipment must be so designed and constructed that ignition of air/dust mixtures does not occur even in the event of rare incidents relating to equipment.

It must be equipped with means of protection such that:

• either, in the event of failure of one means of protection, at least an independent second means provides the requisite level of protection,

• or, the requisite level of protection is ensured in the event of two faults occurring independently of each other.