Responsible
Person (Ex14)

CompEx EX14 aims to assist Responsible Persons to meet their legal obligations with regard to maintaining an HA register and implementing a practical approach to inspection and maintenance of equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres.

The course has been designed specifically for people who have the responsibility for :
Scheduling inspections, determining inspection frequencies, grades and types of inspection, checking inspection team competence, reviewing inspection results and taking appropriate actions based on the inspection results.

People who would like to understand the role or wish to move into the management or analysis of inspections would also benefit from this course

Responsible Persons or Technical Persons with Executive Functions.

• Appropriate Legal Requirements
• Application of relevant standards
• Requirements of 60079-14 – Annex A
• Requirements of 60079-17 – Annex B
• Ignition sources
• Explosion protection principles and techniques
• Relevant standards
• Safe working procedures for explosive atmospheres
• Inspection and Remedial Action Strategy
• Qualitative Analysis for periodic inspections
• Prioritisation of remedial actions
• Competency criteria for persons undertaking activities.
• Overview of IEC 60079-19 – repair
• Assessment will include two multi-choice examinations

Course duration
4 days

Assessment
Multiple-Choice and applied knowledge exam that covers the full Ex14 unit. Part of the assessment, the candidates are expected to demonstrate their understanding by using documentation and information available to determine the correct answer.

Section 1 – Theory based exam (41 questions , 1.5 hours)
Section 2 – Applied knowledge exam (19 questions, 1 hour)