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2.5 GLOSSARY
The following table explains the terms and abbreviations used in this manual:
TERM
ATEX
FAILURE
DAMAGE
P.P.E.
FAULT
INSTRUMENT
MALFUNCTION
PROTECTIVE
MEASURE
HAZARD
EXPOSED PERSON
PREVENTION
DEFINITION
Derived from the words ATmosphèresand EXplosibles.
This is the conventional name for two European Union (EU) directives:
2014/34/EU for the regulation of equipment intended for use in
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hazardous areas.
99/92/EC for the safety and health of workers in explosive
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atmospheres or potentially explosive environments.
Fault of various kinds preventing the normal operation of a machine, plant,
etc.....
Any negative consequence resulting from the occurrence of the
hazardous event.
The term Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) means any piece of
equipment designed to be worn and held by the worker so as to protect
him or her against one or more risks liable to be a threat to the safety or
health during work, as well as any additional item or accessory designed
for that purpose.
Element totally deprived of the normal possibilities of performing a
required function.
Complete measuring chain (platform + electronic terminal).
Faulty or inadequate functioning of a machine or its element in performing
a certain function.
Measure intended to achieve risk reduction, implemented:
By the design engineer (intrinsically safe design, additional
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protections and protective measures, information for use).
By the user (organisation: safe work procedures, supervision, work
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permits; provision and use of additional means of protection; use of
personal protective equipment; training).
Potential source of harm that, if not avoided, poses a risk to the safety and
health of exposed persons.
Any person wholly or partially in a danger zone.
The set of provisions or measures that are also necessary according to the
particular nature of the work, experience and technique, in order to avoid
risks or reduce the probability of their occurrence.
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