it en PRODUCTS SOLUTIONS SECTORS COMPANY NEWS CONTACT US QUOTATION Oil & Gas > Home / Sectors / Oil & gas Oil and gas sector The substances and materials produced and processed within the petrochemical plants pose a constant risk to the environment and the people who work there. Oil and gas, processed in the petrochemical industry, are naturally combustible and, consequently, the risk of explosion and fire in these places is very high. The distinction between "petrochemical processes" and "refinery processes" lies in the destination of the products obtained: the products obtained from the refining of crude oil, in fact, are intended for the production of energy (i.e. they are used as fuels), while the products of the petrochemical industry are used as materials in other downstream processes. Oil and gas are extracted, transported, stored and refined in extremely difficult conditions. The features of explosion-protected products Explosion-protected products must not only be able to offer maximum reliability and high performance, but must also resist heat, cold, humidity, vibrations and shocks. Day after day, they must continue to operate with minimal maintenance requirements. The Oil & Gas industry is divided into several segments: onshore, offshore, transport and storage, gas and LNG processing. Success Stories EGITTO Relamping for the ANRPC site, Egypt The EVL-70 series LED lighting fixtures replace mercury vapour lamps Discover ITALIA API Rafinery of Falconara, Italy How we have solved the need for efficient and quality emergency lighting, reducing energy and maintenance costs. Discover Related product categories Lighting Fixtures Junction Boxes Signalling equipment Plugs and sockets Control and command equipment Cable glands Elettrical Fittings Aspirators Additional information Atex Directive 2014/34 / EU: legislation and state of the art A fundamental principle of the ATEX Directive 2014/34 / EU, shared with the other Union directives, is the limitation of legislative harmonization to essential health and safety requirements of public interest. Within this legislative harmonization, a role of primary importance is played by the harmonized technical legislation and the concept of the state of the art. The ATEX Directive refers to this concept as a requirement requested of manufacturers. Discover The explosion-protection methods of protection: basic concepts ATEX device's manufacturers use different types of protection to achieve a certain EPL. These methods of protection are constantly evolving both technical and regulatory. In any case, the most used are those that have established themselves historically. Discover The EPLs and the main methods of protection Each equipment that must be installed in an ATEX classified area must have a certain level of protection, indicated in the legislation with the acronym EPL (Equipment protection Level). The level of protection is obtained by applying technical regulations that define the protection methods. There are many ways of protection, some have a historical origin, others are more recent... Discover New GRDE-4200 increased safety electronic grounding system Protection during the loading and unloading operations of liquids and dry inert material Discover Prevention during the phases of fuels loading and unloading in petrol filling stations A correct earthing system must comply with all safety requirements and carry out the standard procedure. 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