Industry Training

CompEx Electrical Installation & Inspection (Ex01-Ex04)

Duration Age Group Study Cost
5 DAYS TRAINING FULL TIME £1,095 +VAT *
Duration Age Group Study Cost
5 DAYS TRAINING FULL TIME £1,095 +VAT *

Overview

This five-day course runs throughout the year and provides electrical and instrument technicians with the necessary competence to work in potentially explosive environments.

Dangerous substances can put people’s safety at risk from fire and explosion. Under DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002) employers and the self-employed have a duty to protect people from risk of fire, explosion and similar events in the workplace. This includes members of the public who may come into contact with work activity. The ATEX 137 User Directive (and ATEX 95) became part of DSEAR in 2006.

CompEx is a national joint training initiative developed and implemented by the Engineering Equipment and Material Users Association (EEMUA) and JTL and is supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). JTL has been appointed to develop, operate and manage the training provision across the UK and it has licensed and accredited a number of centres to deliver the training an assessment.

People attending this course often work in potentially explosive environments such as:

  • On and off-shore oil and gas installations
  • Petrochemical plants
  • Distilleries
  • Petrol forecourt environments
  • Mills and other dust generating environments
  • Power Utilities and generation
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Hydrogen generation and use
  • Anywhere a flammable atmosphere either gas or combustible dust exist

For more information on this course contact our training team:

Email: training@southessex.ac.uk

Telephone: 01702 221813

Entry Requirements

All delegates attending these courses should be appropriately qualified electrotechnical craftsperson’s (NVQ3) as defined within the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.

It is strongly recommended that delegates are able to make off steel wire armoured cable glands when attending modules EX01/2/3/4/5/6 and are able to carry out electrical testing for Continuity, Insulation Resistance and Polarity.

Course Structure

Amongst other things the course covers:

  • Review of explosion principles, gas properties and hazards (EXF concepts)
  • Standards, certification, and marking per IEC 60079-series of standards
  • Protection Concepts and installation techniques for Ex d, Ex eb, ec, Ex n, Ex ia, ib, ic, Ex o, Ex m, Ex q, and Ex px, py, pz equipment
  • Combined (Hybrid) types of protection
  • Wiring systems, enclosure entries, and cable gland selection & installation to IEC 60079-14
  • Inspection and maintenance of equipment to IEC 60079-14 and 60079-17 standards
  • Sources of ignition
  • Hands-on assessment of installation and inspection -Ex d, Ex e

Assessment & Feedback

Delivery

Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm, delivered in a specially designed training suite.

The course runs across a five full day period, the first three days are knowledge transfer and some practical demonstrations and coaching followed by two days of the formal assessment’s both practical and online.

Assessment

The assessments are both practical and written. Each candidate is required to demonstrate competence through a series of practical assessment tests and a multi-choice online examination, with successful candidates receiving a CompEx Certificate of Core Competence indicating which modules they were successful in.

Course Cost

Training, full_time: £1,095 +VAT

The course fee covers the following:

  • CompEx Toolbox Guide
  • Registration, Examination and Assessment Fees
  • Course materials
  • Pad and pen
  • Certification upon successful completion

Delegates should bring normal PPE for electrical work in a workshop environment e.g. footwear, overalls and safety glasses. Also, please bring protective gloves if it is your company policy.


Booking

To book this training course or for more information please contact our Training Team

Email: training@southessex.ac.uk

Call: 0345 52 12345

What Next...

Accreditation

Qualified electricians will receive a JTL CompEx Certificate of Core Competency upon satisfactory achievement of the unit assessment.

Other personnel will receive a JTL CompEx Certificate of Core Competency, but NOT as an electrical craftsperson.

The Certificate of Core Competence is valid for 5 years and will need to be renewed every 5 years by attendance on the 3 Day CompEx Refresher course. Where 5 years has been exceeded, the delegate will need to attend the full 4 & ½ Day CompEx.