The Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR)
These regulations which enact the ATEX Directive in the UK, and have been progressively implemented since 2002, enter their final stage next year with full implementation, in July 2006.
If you have a landfill you should have either by now have completed a DSEAR Risk Assessment and zoned any areas/plant or equipment which is assessed to be at risk in accordance with the regulations, or be planning to do one very soon.
DSEAR risk assessments should be carried out on all methane stripping plant installations due to the fact that a gas explosion risk is present and these risk assessments should have been completed before July 2006, and any improvement work necessary to comply with the new regulations should have been carried out by now.
It is also necessary to zone all explosion risk areas within the plant, provide information and labelling to identify the zones, train all employees in the safe working methods for the operation of the plant where explosion risks exist, and keep records.
Enviros offers a DSEAR risk assessment service, and has been carrying out numerous DSEAR compliance projects for clients.
Contact us by email at steve.last@methane-stripping.com , or
call Tel: +44(0)1743 284851/9.
We have a web site which is dedicated to ATEX compliance and DSEAR (UK) at www.atexanddsear.co.uk . Visit our ATEX and DSEAR web site for the latest information on this subject. We also provide this service in Ireland.
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