The classification of hazardous areas where explosive gas atmospheres may be present

Safety Science

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-58

  Tommasini, Riccardo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical safety; Hazardous areas classification; Regulations; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

AREA CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRICAL SAFETY; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; GAS ATMOSPHERE; HAZARDOUS AREA; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; NEW APPROACHES; REGULATIONS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RISK ANALYSIS; SAFETY TESTING;

EXPLOSIVES;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERE; FLOW RATE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84876861224     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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