This one day intensive workshop consists of sessions that cover things such as Area Classification, Selection of type of Ex protection, how to inspect explosion protected equipments, how to implement fieldbus in hazardous areas, testing for compliance to international certifications, ATEX, and so on. Everything that you wanted to know about Hazardous Areas but didn’t know whom to ask! Broadly it will cover the following

•    Area & Material Classification

•    Explosion proof design

•    Intrinsic Safety

•    Pressurization & Purging

•    Hazardous Area Standards (IEC & local)

•    Fieldbus in hazardous areas

•    ATEX certifications

•    Inspection of hazardous area equipment

The event location (near the airport) offers interested participants to fly in, attend the event and fly out on the same day.

The event details are posted on the Abhisam Software blog here.

In our opinion, this event should be held in many more locations and not just Mumbai!

This updated training course covers all aspects of Hazardous Area Instruments and Controls, with changes to the IEC standards and ATEX directives fully reflected in the course contents. The original Hazardous Area Instrumentation training course was very well received by engineers and technicians in oil & gas, chemical processing, pulp & paper, power and other industries, as also by engineering consultants, contractors and even regulatory authorities. The updated version of this course is even better than the earlier version. Furthermore, the updated version will be available free of cost, to all customers of Abhisam Software who have purchased the earlier version within the past one year.
This new version of the Hazardous Area Instrumentation training course consists of the following six modules.
1. Basic Concepts
2. Classification (Area Classification, Material Classification and Temperature Classification)
3. Methods of protection (including explosionproof, intrinsic safety, increased safety, pressurization and other methods)
4. Using Fieldbus in hazardous areas (covers entity, FISCO, high power trunk, amongst other topics)
5. Certification and Labeling
6. Inspection and Maintenance

Though the module names are the same as the earlier version, the content has been revised to a great extent. The changes in the IEC standards and the ATEX directives have been included in the relevant modules, so that this course is now all that you need to have for becoming a pro as regards Instrumentation and Control systems in Hazardous Areas. These modules contain several topic pages containing Flash based animations, actual photographs of hazardous area instruments and equipment, rich graphics and easy to understand text, so that the subject becomes very easy to learn. Engineers and technicians who work in the process industries are sometimes intimidated and confused by the array of standards, systems and acronyms that are used by experts in hazardous areas. This course makes it all so very easy to understand that after completing it one can easily apply the various hazardous area concepts and standards to actual workplaces to enhance the safety of assets and people. The course is also available in an online LMS based system which would be ideal for corporations, universities and training institutes, who may wish to train large numbers of people in this subject. All training reports including learner login times, modules accessed, scores obtained on tests and other data can be made available in a spreadsheet for training records and tracking. Learners can also take an online test and qualify for a certificate at no additional charge. As a limited time bonus, Abhisam Software is also giving away a copy of their popular ebook “Practical Guide to Hazardous Area Classification” alongwith this updated course. For more information about the updated course please click here .

The  most interesting aspect is that Abhisam Software says that if somebody has purchased the earlier version of the course within the past one year, then they may be eligible for a FREE upgrade.

Well, confined spaces are places in your workplace that are  “confined” because their configurations restrict the activities of employees who must enter, work in, and exit them. A confined space has limited or restricted means for entry or exit, and it is not designed for continuous employee occupancy. Think underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, manholes, pits, silos, process vessels, and pipelines and even elevator shafts.

OSHA uses the term “permit-required confined space” (permit space) to describe a confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics: contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere; contains a material that has the potential to engulf an entrant; has walls that converge inward or floors that slope downward and taper into a smaller area which could trap or asphyxiate an entrant; or contains any other recognized safety or health hazard, such as unguarded machinery, exposed live wires, or heat stress.

Training in confined spaces is absolutely essential for all employees who are going to work in confined spaces, as well as for those who supervise them. It’s the law! And what better and cost effective training to get than e-learning? You control the pace of the course, the time it can be taken and it costs almost next to nothing, if you factor in the yearly refresher training. An excellent choice would be a CD based confined space entry training given below. Check it out!

Perhaps you can take a leaf out of Abhisam Software’s e-learning courses? These cover subjects like Hazardous Area Instruments and Gas Detectors, making extensive use of Flash/Shockwave to engage the learner.

As for the commander of the airliner, it was a fantastic performance. BTW , I hear that he is also an aviation safety expert, so this knowledge must have helped tremendously.