Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials
Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:
Art. 26 Precautions with regard to explosive or flammable dust, gas, vapour or substance:
(1) Where any process in a plant used in a workplace gives rise to dust, gas, vapour or substance that may escape into any place of work and the dust, gas, vapour or substance that may escape is of such a character and is to such an extent as to be liable to explode on ignition —
(a) all reasonably practicable steps shall be taken to prevent such an explosion —
(i) by enclosure of the plant used in the process;
(ii) by removal or prevention of accumulation of the dust, gas, vapour or substance;
(iii) by exclusion or effective enclosure of possible sources of ignition; or
(iv) by the use of suitable flame-proof equipment;
Workplace Safety and Health (Major Hazard Installations) Regulations shows:
Part 2, Art.4) The operator of a major hazard installation must take all measures necessary to reduce the risk of major accidents to as low as is reasonably practicable and to limit the consequences of major accidents.
Dangerous substances are listed in the First Schedule (e.g., Acetylene, Ammonium nitrate, Hydrogen, Liquified flammable gases, Petroleum products and alternative fuels) and under Section ‘P’ – PHYSICAL HAZARDS (Flammable gases, liquids and solids, Aerosols,
Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Oxidizing Liquids and solids.
Major Hazard Installations are defined in the Schedule 2.
For an ExSafe electrical device, Parts 2, 3, 4 and particularly Part 6 can become relevant depending on where and how the device is used.
For details see CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN BUILDINGS 2023.
Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:
The Singapore legislation is not comparable with the European ATEX Directive....