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For areas where a hazardous explosive atmosphere may occur, and therefore require zone classification, the employer must observe the selection criteria for equipment and protective systems as defined in the ATEX Workplace directive 1999/92. It means that the selection must be based on the categorisation set out in ATEX Equipment directive 2014/34, unless the actual risk assessment (as demonstrated in the Explosion protection document) points at another approach (course of action).
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Jespen, T. (2016). ATEX—Equipment Selection. In: ATEX—Explosive Atmospheres. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31367-2_5
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