We have recently completed a site wide hazardous area classification update study for a client in the distillery sector.
The aim of the study was to refresh the site zoning assessment based on changes in guidance since the last standard, and to focus on some key areas of concern including internal rooms, large zone 1 areas and areas with improved ventilation since the last study.
As well as our main activity of providing engineering design services, we are also regularly engaged to provide wider engineering consulting and process safety services. DSEAR and HAC studies are one of these key areas, with most of our clients needing these assessments as part of their design projects, or as retrospective studies on existing sites.
Drawing on our combined decades of experience of carrying out these studies, our team of process safety engineers can efficiently and professionally provide complete hazardous area classification studies.
This helps clients specify the correct electrical and mechanical equipment, as well as other ignition source controls in hazardous areas.
One of our key differentiators is drawing on our wide experience to offer clients options to reduce zone sizing or types of zones. Using practical techniques such as increased ventilation, segregation or engineering control methods, we can help clients reduce the extent of zones which is often a great benefit when carrying out retrospective hazardous area classification studies.
In this case we were able to offer solutions to help the client reduce significant blanket zoned areas, and offer guidance on how to make further zone reductions to help with non compliant equipment.
