Electrical Standards revisions highlighted at upcoming conference
Association Electrical Mechanical Trades (AEMT) will outline BS EN 60079-17:2007 Explosive atmospheres which covers the revisions of electrical installations inspection and maintenance. read more
This month sees the 8th annual HazardEx conference and exhibition which will be held at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Running on the 25th and 26th February 2009, the event will pull together all aspects of the hazardous area market, including much to interest people associated with the electrical industry.
Among those exhibiting will be industry leaders such as Siemens Automation & Drives, ABB Engineering Services, Cooper-Crouse Hinds and Werma, who will all be on hand to show you the latest innovations in hazardous area electrical equipment. Entrance to the exhibition only is FREE to visitors who register and includes entrance to the sponsor’s technical workshops.
Both days of the conference will also feature talks from some of the most respected and knowledgeable from the industry. Tim Marks from the Association Electrical Mechanical Trades will deliver a conference paper on explosive atmospheres and the electrical installation inspections that need to be carried out in these locations.
Also Jeff Wood, Lead Electrical Engineer at Ineos Chlor will discuss the designing and operating of hazardous area plant and legacy systems to IEC 61508. This talk will describe the project processes used for the specification and design of the safety-instrumented system for a new major hazards plant in the UK. However, it will concentrate on the concerns raised by the HSE during their specialist inspection of the system as part of the plant’s COMAH assessment and will point out possible pitfalls to avoid.
The comprehensive two day conference will give everyone involved in safety for engineering plant, insight and case study examples of how peers have executed safety programmes in their facilities. As always the programme will provide detailed standards/legislation updates directly from those involved in the process of creating them.
Conference speakers include experts from:
HSE
Corus
GlaxoSmithKline
Ineos Chlor
Intergen
Airbus
Inergen
BAE Systems
FM Global
Day Two (Functional Safety focus) will be chaired by Ron Bell OBE – formerly head of the Electrical & Control Systems Group at the UK’s HSE and now an independent consultant. Ron, who is also Chairman of the working group responsible for the revision of IEC 61508, will present an insight into the workings of functional safety now and in the future.
The exhibition and seminars will be a perfect opportunity to learn more about this fascinating and fast-growing area. HazardEx events are also THE place for networking among the key industry contacts with committee and policy leaders, government and certification bodies as well as senior engineers from sectors such as oil and gas, pharmaceutical, chemical manufacture & food processing all in attendance.
The highlight of the event will of course be the evening Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony itself, during which each of the winners are presented with an award. Guests will enjoy a drinks reception, a sumptuous 3-course meal, fine wine and superb after-dinner entertainment in the form of top class stand-up comedy and you will also have the chance to test your luck on the fun casino.
The Awards Ceremony celebrates achievements in the hazardous area sector and features prizes for companies in the following areas:
Technical Innovation of the year
Contribution Towards Safety
Small / New Business of the year
User Application
All of the major companies, organisations and personalities associated with this sector will be in attendance and YOU too can be there, by booking a place for yourself or a table for you and your colleagues. Even if you are not one of the Nominated companies, but are actively involved in, or with, the hazardous area sector of industry, you will enjoy a fantastic evening of reward and celebration at this prestigious industry event.
Tables of ten can be secured at a cost of £850.00 + VAT, with individual places costing just £90.00 + VAT. Reserve your place today by emailing events@imlgroup.co.uk stating your precise requirements.
For the first time in 2009, HazardEx will be running courtesy coaches from selected locations throughout the north of England which will be free of charge to qualifying individuals. They will each day in the morning to bring visitors to and then return from the exhibition centre each evening. If you wish to take advantage of these, please contact events@imlgroup.co.uk team for details of how to qualify and where they will be running from.
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