Use this test to see how well staff understand the requirements of the Atex directive and other aspects of hazardous area knowledge
Sira Test and Certification has compiled a series of questionnaires which offer companies the chance to test staff on their hazardous area knowledge.
Ideal for confined area workforces, process and offshore industries and pharmaceutical and manufacturing plants with potentially explosive atmospheres, Sira has designed the questionnaire to challenge UK businesses about their hazardous area knowledge.
Sira will provide the questionnaire to companies, which can then distribute it to relevant sections of their workforce to ensure that their working knowledge of hazardous area procedures is of the required standard.
This is particularly important with regard to compliance with the Atex directive, which came into force on 1 July 2003.
The questionnaire itself is divided into four sections, each intended to be completed by different levels of staff: process operators, management, instrument and electrical technicians, and instrument and electrical designers and supervisors.
The questionnaire is designed to give an indication of the knowledge of both the individual groups and the workforce as a whole.
The topics covered include: zones, legislation, product markings, and the Atex directive.
Once the questionnaire has been completed it can be returned to Sira, which will grade it and collate the results.
It can then relay the results to the company and inform them in which areas there is any deficiency of knowledge.
