HazardEx - Comment

Hydrogen is the solution 20 April 2020

For the last few weeks, the coronavirus has been dominating both political agendas and media headlines. For me, the crisis is clearly showing both the global interdependencies and vulnerabilities of our societies....

Hazardex April: Editor's comment 13 April 2020

The Hazardex 2020 Exhibition & Conference took place on February 26 & 27 at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, UK. The event was a great success for the industry, and I’m thrilled to say that plans are already well underway for Hazardex 2021 to be held at the same venue on February 24 & 25, 2021....

Hazardex March: Editor's comment 23 March 2020

Since taking over as Editor of Hazardex, I have made a conscious effort to seek out the latest developments regarding hazardous area-related research being conducted at universities and organisations around the world....

Got Brexit done 05 March 2020

In the first week of February I attended the annual meeting of the European Notified Bodies Group for the ATEX Directive (ExNB). This was after the UK had officially left the EU but, of course, nothing has actually changed. UK Notified Bodies are still recognised in the EU; our EU-Type Examination Certificates remain fully valid and support manufacturers’ CE declarations and markings....

A new start 29 January 2020

This is my first article for Hazardex since I left my role as the IECEx Chairman at the end of 2019. According to our rules, after two terms of three years, the chairmanship of the IECEx System must be handed over to a new person. In my case, I handed the position onto Paul Meanwell, a manufacturer’s representative from South Africa....

Some thoughts on standard writing at the international level 07 January 2020

This year, our standards committee, IEC TC31 was not invited to meet along with the IEC General Meeting in Shanghai. Because we are one of the larger committees, always trying to find room for a number of parallel meetings for a fortnight, some hosts just find it too difficult....

IECEx annual meeting 2019 18 December 2019

At the end of September, the annual IECEx management meeting took place in Dubai, UAE. For me personally, it is always a pleasure to be in this breathtaking city....

Goodbye and thank you! 17 December 2019

The January edition is my last Hazardex edition as Editor – I retire at the end of 2019 after eight happy and productive years with the publication....

Earth tremor risk halts UK fracking plans 14 November 2019

On November 2, the UK government imposed an indefinite suspension on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations due to fears about earth tremor risk. The government announced the suspension after a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said it was impossible to predict the probability or size of tremors caused by shale gas extraction....

Second Extension of FS Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) Certificate 01 October 2019

For more than 15 years, the TÜV Rheinland FS Training Program has delivered a compliant independent verification of FS competency for engineers acc. to the relevant standards IEC 61508, IEC 61511, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, ISO 26262 and others....