COMPEX REFRESHER
AIM:
Dangerous substances can put people’s safety at risk from fire and explosion. Under DSER (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002) employers and the self-employed have a duty to protect people from risk of fire, explosion and similar events in the workplace. This includes members of the public who may come into contact with work activity.
Dangerous Substances? Dangerous substances are any substances used or present at work that could, if not properly controlled, cause harm to people as a result of a fire or explosion. These includes such things as solvents, paints, varnishes, flammable gases, such as liquid petroleum gas (LPG), dusts from machining and sanding operations and dusts from foodstuffs.
CompEx stands for competence in explosive atmospheres. It is the national training and assessment scheme for electrical and instrument craft personnel who work in potentially explosive atmospheres, such as:
· On and off-shore oil and gas installations
· Petrochemical plants
· Distilleries
· Petrol forecourt environments
· Mills and other dust generating environments
CompEx is a national joint training initiative developed and implemented by the Engineering Equipment and Material Users Association (EEMUA) and JTL and is supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
JTL has been appointed to develop, operate and manage the training provision across the UK and it has licensed and accredited a number of centres to deliver the training an assessment.
The CompEx Refresher Course is a 2 day course which is run at our well equipped centre in Basildon. The course can also be run on your site subject to certain resources being available. The maximum amount of delegates is 6.
Target Audience: The course is intended for those personnel who have previously successfully completed the corresponding CompEx main course module(s) i.e. EX01, EX02, EX03, EX04 and whose 5 year Certificate of Core Competence is due to expire. The CompEx Refresher Course contains training and assessment, which on satisfactory completion, will lead to the renewal of the Certificate of Core Competence. Please see below if this is not the case.*
COURSE CONTENT:
The course will seek to confirm candidate understanding of the following:
· Properties of flammable gas & liquids and zonal classification
· Principles of protection afforded by Ex’d, ‘e’, ‘n’, ‘p’, ‘I’, ‘q’, ‘m’, ‘o’ and ‘s’ apparatus
· Selection, installation, inspection and maintenance of Ex’d’, ‘e’, ‘n’, ‘p’ and ‘I’ apparatus and systems and their hybrids
· Certification and making of apparatus
· European Directives
· Ex apparatus standards
· Ex installation, inspection and maintenance standards
· The relationship between BS5345 and the corresponding IEC/CENELEC Standards
· Marking of apparatus
ASSESSMENTS:
The course objectives will be achieved by the use of a formative questionnaire, focused training/discussion and theoretical and practical assessment leading where applicable to the renewal of the CompEx Certificate of Core Competence.
Delegates should bring normal PPE for electrical work in a workshop environment e.g. footwear, overalls and safety glasses. Also, please bring protective gloves if it is your company policy.
* Those who have not completed the full CompEx course but who satisfy certain entry criteria can also attend, but in this case a different certificate is issued that is valid ONLY within the company that proposes them. This certificate will not make any reference to the CompEx training scheme, nor to “core competency” nor to the CompEx training scheme Unit numbers.
DURATION:
2 Days
ACCREDITATION:
Delegates who possess a CompEx certificate of core competence will, on successful completion, receive the Renewal of National Certificate of Core Competence issue by JTL the national training agent of the electrical contracting industry. (Please see * above)
