TÜV SÜD Product Service, a product safety testing specialist, has launched its ATEX Safety Service to reassure manufacturers with processing facilities in a potentially explosive atmospheres that they comply with the European ATEX Workplace Directive.
Jean-Louis Evans, MD of TÜV SÜD Product Service, said: “Explosive atmospheres include apparently benign industries such as waste recycling and food processing, not just more obvious ones such as oil & gas or chemicals. The legal repercussions are significant if they get this wrong and a service such as ours provides a simple route to ensure that they get it right.”
The service will support manufacturers interpret and comply with regulations to reduce risk to their workers.
