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This ESSENTIAL describes the safety of electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres requirements of Egypt, based on the:
- Labour Code
- EOS Standards
- GOEIC webpage information
There is no specific "ATEX regulatory framework" comparable with the EU legislation (so-called ATEX Directive).
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Legislation in force: |
Book Five - Occupational Safety and Health and Securing the Work Environment
Article 208
The establishment and its branches shall provide means of occupational safety and health and secure the work environment in the workplace to ensure protection against physical hazards resulting from the following in particular:
a) Thermal stress and cold.
b) Noise and vibration.
c) lighting.
d) Harmful and dangerous radiations.
e) changes in atmospheric pressure.
f) Static and dynamic electricity.
g) Explosion hazard
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