Hazardous-Area Safety Competence Guide Offers Insight into Protection Methods for Overall Safety

Every year in the news there seems to be a major incident resulting from an accident in a hazardous area. Most of these unfortunate incidents could be prevented with better planning and the right equipment and maintenance. Even the most well-meaning companies can easily make mistakes, but in hazardous areas, those mistakes can come at high price. Preparation, training on regulatory standards and using the right equipment is the key for safe production in hazardous areas.

A new guide from Mettler Toledo (Switzerland) offers expertise for chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers who work in potentially explosive environments. The Hazardous-Area Safety Competence Guide addresses the following topics: Explosion protection basics, International standards and regulations, Hazardous-area classification, Electrical equipment in hazardous areas, Types of protection, Installation and maintenance, and Weighing in hazardous areas.

Careful selection weighing solutions to meet specific process requirements and regulations can be a challenging task for manufacturers that work within hazardous areas. However, it is essential to workplace safety as well as measurement accuracy.