Hazardous Area Training - CompEx Training
Accredited training courses from the energy industry experts at Alderley, in partnership with ExVeritas.
- CompEx
- Ex
- DSEAR
- ATEX
- Hazardous Area
- Electrical
- Mechanical
Why choose Alderley for your training
Alderley, in partnership with ExVetitas, provides a comprehensive range of CompEx Certification and Specialist EX training in the UK.
Introducing – Matt Taylor, Training Manager for Alderley, and winner of business training and education award – Business training manager of the year 2024.
Matt is an Instrument and Electrical Design Engineer with over 25 years of practical experience on top tier COMAH industries. He has carried out Ex Inspections and installation supervision through to completing design packages which included I.S calculations and DSEAR reviews.
Matt is qualified by the CompEx scheme for Units Ex01-Ex04, ExF, ExF+, Ex12 and Ex14, he is also our inhouse CompEx Trainer and Assessor. He is also an active practitioner in potentially explosive atmosphere’s and looks after E&I design/installation works through to Ex inspections and site surveys.
We offer the perfect blend of theoretical and real-life practical examples for a fully immersive training programme at out in-house training facility in Wickwar, South Gloucestershire, (Near Bristol) UK. We have an impressive 88% pass rate.*
*Based on figures from CompEx from Feb 2023- Jan 2024
Matt Taylor
CompEx Approved Training
CompEx Certification is an internationally recognised qualification in explosive atmospheres and is UKAS accredited. It is by far the most highly recognised industry qualification and mandatory for many sites.
Once registered for any CompEx or specialist course with Alderley you will gain access to the expert pre and post learning tools, examination preparation and exams and software tools from ExVeritas at www.LearnEx.Online – the ExVeritas training support site for preparation and Continued Professional Development (CPD).
ATEX / Ex Training
Our training courses contain the latest information and are delivered by practitioners with extensive experience in the design, development, inspection and auditing of ATEX / Ex equipment and working in hazardous areas.
This gives you a fully engaging and immersive learning experience, and the opportunity to ‘ask the expert’ anything during the course for further guidance and examples on best practice.
Locations and Booking
Open courses are delivered at our in-house training facility – and Alderley’s global HQ – in Wickwar, South Gloucestershire (near Bristol) in the UK.
With easy access from the M5 and M4 motorways, this is the ideal training location supporting Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, the South West, Cardiff, South Wales and the west Midlands.
We have a dedicated training room on the same site as one of our engineering facilities – so you may have the opportunity to see expertly developed solutions ready for use in hazardous areas.
You’ll have access to hot and/or cold food at lunchtimes and complimentary hot drinks, snacks and Wi-Fi throughout your visit.
We can accept bookings with a Purchase Order (company’s), BACS and Credit Card Payments.
Open Specialist Courses (CompEx)
CompEx Foundation Course
This course is part of the national scheme for the training and certification of core competence of personnel who work on equipment for use in explosive atmospheres.
Our course not only covers the core CompEx unit qualifications (covering subjects like ATEX, DSEAR and general hazardous locations theory), but also adds information on international standards and schemes such as IECEx.
Our course also covers all of the latest updates and new Standards, ensuring you are covered for past, current and even future practices.
This course contains no practical skills training or practical assessment and is therefore more suited to anyone involved in Hazardous Area work that does not actually conduct installation or inspection of electrical equipment. Unlike the other CompEx units, no prior knowledge of hazardous areas is required for full participation in this unit.
The CompEx Foundation Course content covers the knowledge requirements for a ‘Responsible Person’ as defined by EN60079-14 Annex A (c-d)
The course can be delivered as an open course at our training Centre or delivered at your location, minimising travel and disturbance to the people attending the course.
- Directives and regulations including ATEX & DSEAR
- International schemes (NEC/IECEx)
- Hazardous areas overview
- Explosion Demonstrations
- Ignition sources of gas and dust
- Introduction to Area classification
- Categories, EPLs & Marking
- Equipment for use in hazardous areas
- Types of protection, electrical and non-electrical
- Repairs & Modifications
- Updates and Standards Changes
The CompEx Foundation Course is presented by one of our in-house CompEx approved lecturers. All of our lecturers are working practitioners in the field – we don’t just teach it, we actively work on certification and inspection every day.
13th - 14th May
Alderley Wickwar Training Suite, Bristol, GL12 8JD-
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A full 2-day course
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An examined course
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On successful completion, a Nationally recognised awareness certificate for hazardous locations will be issued
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Lunch and refreshments provided
This course could be delivered offsite at a location of your choice. Please contact training@alderley.com to make an enquiry.
CompEx Foundation Plus Course
13th - 15th May
Alderley Wickwar Training Suite, Bristol, GL12 8JD-
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A full 3-day course
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An examined course
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On successful completion of the examination, a Nationally recognised awareness certificate for hazardous locations will be issued
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Lunch and refreshments provided
All certificates are now digital.
Please contact training@alderley.com to make an enquiry.
Our course not only covers the core CompEx unit qualifications (covering subjects like ATEX, DSEAR and general hazardous locations theory) but adds basic Ex installation practice, installation training and a simple ‘skills’ assessment by installing real Ex equipment and glands with our portable installation rigs and is an ideal primer for people considering taking EX01-04.
There is an on-line multiple-choice exam and a 1.5 hour practical installation exam on the provided rigs. The practically assessed exam will assess making of glands, termination and crimping and reading loop drawings (separation/segregation etc).
In addition to the theoretical content covered in the CompEx Foundation Course, the CompEx Foundation Plus Course includes the following practical content:
- Introduction to glands and connections
- Reading Loop drawings
- Practical examples of gland fitting
- Practice gland fitting
- Practice crimping, termination selection
Ex01-Ex04 CompEx Inspection and Installation Course
The Ex01-Ex04 CompEx Inspection & Installation Course is designed for underpinning knowledge and practical assessment of electrical personnel who undertake the physical installation and assembly of new ‘Ex’ equipment and, who perform preventive maintenance and inspections on previously installed equipment.
If you are new to industrial installation and want a primer course, we offer CompEx Foundation Plus to train and assist people prior to attending this intensive course.
The CompEx Ex01-Ex04 Certificate of Core Competence is based on practical assessment and a written theory exam taken over 2 days. It is preceded with an intensive 3 day course with practical demonstrations and hands on-training.
- General principles, sources of ignition and apparatus protection.
- Standards, Certification and Ex Marking.
- Protection Concepts.
- Area Classification.
- Combined (hybrid) methods of protection.
- Wiring systems, enclosure entries, cable glanding and earthing to IEC/BS EN60079-14.
- Inspection and maintenance to BS EN 60079-17.
- Induction to competence validation testing.
- Permit to work system and safe isolation where requested.
- Practical examples.
- Includes 2 days of written exams and practical assessment.
The CompEx Ex01-04 Course is presented by one of our in-house CompEx approved lecturers. All of our lecturers are working practitioners in the field – we don’t just teach it, we actively work on certification and inspection every day.
CompEx National Certificate of Core Competence valid for 5-years.
The Refresher Course must be attended prior to the expiry date of the new certificate to ensure continuity of the certification and issue of a new 5-year certificate.
Candidates are required to supply their own PPE, i.e. coveralls, safety glasses and safety footwear.
Also required is evidence of vocational qualifications as detailed in the awarding body (JTL) document JTL925.
Appropriate electrical or instrumentation qualifications include proof of having completed a recognized apprenticeship, level 3 S/NVQ or equivalent.
May 20th - 24th
Alderley Wickwar Training Suite, Bristol, GL12 8JD-
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A full 5-day course
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Includes 2 days of written exams and practical assessment
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CompEx National Certificate of Core Competence issued upon successful completion and valid for 5-years
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Lunch and refreshments provided
All certificates are now digital.
Please contact training@alderley.com to make an enquiry.
Ex12 Design Engineers Certification
Contact us for dates
Alderley Wickwar Training Suite, Bristol, GL12 8JD-
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A full 5-day course
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The course includes four separate written exams (core paper, marking paper, design paper and standards paper) which take approximately seven hours in total.
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Lunch and refreshments provided
All certificates are now digital.
Please contact training@alderley.com to make an enquiry.
The CompEx Ex12 course covers the application design and selection of electrical equipment, along with the requirements of IEC 60079-14: Electrical installations design, selection and erection, this includes but not limited to the selection of equipment, cabling and cable glands and design of intrinsically safe systems etc.
The course fully addresses the designer’s requirements to the new 2014 Installation and Inspection Standards.
The ExVeritas Ex12 course has been designed specifically for Designers and Applications Engineers, significantly expanding on the Ex01-Ex04 content and adding a vast amount of new information including a full day on intrinsically safe systems.
We have developed the most comprehensive range of course hand outs and course learning aids to ensure that candidates are properly prepared for examinations.
The course is aimed at Engineers of graduate or equivalent level with a design or specification function. If you have not recently studied Hazardous Area Equipment or do not have recent relevant experience we highly recommend you begin with a CompEx Foundation course before undertaking the Ex12.
- Legislation (ATEX/DSEAR/NEC)
- Standards and certification process EN/IECEx/NEC
- Explosive Atmospheres Overview
- Area Classification (Zones & Divisions)
- Ex Equipment and equipment marking
- How Concepts work from a Designers perspective
- ATEX and IECEx Equipment Protection levels
- Assemblies and mixed concepts
- Detailed design and Installation Practices (Electrical and I.S, concepts) in accordance with IEC 60079-14
- Intrinsic Safety System Design in Depth (1 full day on this subject with example test papers and calculations)
- Documentation
- A review of a selection of electrical and I.S. equipment and systems.
The course includes four separate written exams (core paper, marking paper, design paper and standards paper) which take approximately seven hours in total.
The CompEx Ex12 Course is presented by one of our in-house CompEx approved lecturers. All of our lecturers are working practitioners in the field – we don’t just teach it, we actively work on certification and inspection every day.
Ex14 Responsible Person
Internationally Recognised CompEx EX14 Certificate of Core Competence in ‘Ex’ Asset and Site Management.
The CompEx EX14 module aims to assist Responsible Persons meet their legal obligations with regard to maintaining an asset register and implementing a practical approach to the inspection and maintenance of equipment in explosive atmospheres utilising IEC 60079 Parts 14 & 17 and offering the basis of best practice in this regard.
The ExVeritas CompEx Ex14 course has been designed specifically for people who have the responsibility for scheduling inspections, determining inspection frequencies and types of inspection, checking inspection team competence, reviewing inspection results and taking appropriate actions based on the inspection results. People who would like to understand the role or wish to move in to the management or analysis of inspections would also benefit from this course.
- Overview of Explosive Atmospheres- explosions and case studies
- Terminology explanations (ATEX Marking etc.)
- Area Classification for Inspection Engineers
- Management tools and methodologies for Inspection Management
- Assessing Competence
- Risk Assessment
- Auditing
- Calibration and Safety Devices (trips and test intervals)
- Explosion Protection Levels (categories and EPL) & Protection Concepts
- Ex Inspection requirements
- Determining inspection frequency and type (IEC60079-17)
- Ex Inspection covering visual, close and detailed inspections for all concepts
- Analysing and acting on Ex Inspection data (including EI Guidance on Managing Ex Inspection)
- Environmental factors
- Understanding Risk based approaches
- Assigning fault codes and actions
- Appropriate Maintenance and feedback to the ‘system’
- Example Ex Database Management (Analysis, Schedule and Remedial)
- Pre-Assessment test (multi choice)
- Part 1 – technical (multi choice – open book)
- Part 2 – scenario / case study (data analysis – closed book)
The ExVeritas Ex14 Course also has seven unique ‘homework’ assignments and practice exams to ensure that all delegates are properly prepared for all of the final qualification examinations.
The CompEx Ex14 Course is presented by one of our in-house CompEx approved lecturers. All of our lecturers are working practitioners in the field – we don’t just teach it, we actively work on certification and inspection every day.
Contact us for dates
Alderley Wickwar Training Suite, Bristol, GL12 8JD-
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A full 4-day course
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The Ex14 Course has seven unique ‘homework’ assignments and practice exams to ensure that all delegates are properly prepared for all of the final qualification examinations.
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Lunch and refreshments provided
All certificates are now digital.
Please contact training@alderley.com to make an enquiry.
Other hazardous area services from Alderley
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Asset integrity and inspection services
Ensuring asset integrity is vital for the safety of your staff and the reliability of your operations.
Failure of your equipment could lead to unplanned downtime, millions of dollars of lost production, or even worse, result in serious injury and environmental damage. Accordingly, HSE experts recommend that regular inspection and maintenance are planned for as a critical part of your operations to:
- Ensure system safety and asset integrity
- Reduce environmental impact
- Enhance operational performance
- Prevent shut-downs
- Reduce costs
- Adhere to statutory regulations and prove compliance
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