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This ESSENTIAL describes the safety of electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres requirements of Israel,, based on the
- Occupational Safety Regulations (Electricity)
- Work Safety Ordinance (New Version)
There is no specific "ATEX-Law" comparable with the EU legislation. Israel adopted the IEC 60079 standards series (without modification) and accepts the IECEx certification.
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Legislation in force: |
Occupational Safety Regulations (Electricity), 1990
10. An electrical installation operating in an explosive atmosphere
An electrical installation operating in an explosive atmosphere must be of the explosion-proof type.
Chapters with Explosive Safety Relevance:
CHAPTER THREE: SAFETY
Article Nine - Explosive or Inflammable Dust, Fumes or Substances
95 - Definition
In this article -
"explosive dust" means dust of such nature and in such quality as to be liable to explode on ignition;
"process giving rise to dust" includes grinding and sieving.
96 - Prevention of explosion
97 - Chokes and other appliances.
98 - Explosive or inflammable fumes
99 - Explosive or inflammable substance
100 - Exemption
The Standards Law defines:
- The purpose of the Standards Institution:
is to formulate Standards and to assure proper product quality by formulating Standards or otherwise, and it may - inter alia - carry out research, surveys and tests of materials, products and installations, approve specifications and technical rules and encourage their use, supervise the production of commodities according to the rules it made and also gather, classify and distribute information.
- The Institution's organs:
(1) the Director of the Institution and his two deputies;
(2) the Executive Board;
(3) the General Council.
- The proclamation of Official Israeli Standards
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