Consulting

Expert guidance for dust hazard safety, compliance, and engineering integrity.

ATEX engineers conducting a plant assessment with process diagrams

What We Do

We help you identify, quantify, and control combustible dust and explosion risks across your operation. Our consultants blend field experience with deep engineering to turn standards into decisions, and decisions into safe, reliable design.

Engineering

Design reviews, protective layer selection, and system integration across venting, suppression, isolation/containment, and detection—aligned to NFPA/EN/CSA requirements and your internal standards.

Protection Strategies We Design

  • Explosion Venting (standard & flameless)
  • Explosion Suppression (powder & hot-water)
  • Isolation & Containment (mechanical, structural)
  • CO / Process Gas Detection & Panel Integration

Standards We Align To

  • NFPA 68 — Deflagration venting
  • NFPA 69 — Explosion prevention/suppression
  • NFPA 652/654/61 — Combustible dust fundamentals & industry specifics
  • EN 14491 — Dust explosion venting
  • ATEX/CE — Components for explosive atmospheres

Clarity first. Then design.


Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA)

Code-aligned hazard mapping and recommendations covering materials, processes, and housekeeping/ignition controls. Outputs feed directly into engineering and capital planning.

  1. Discover — Process data, Kst/Pmax, drawings, and operating constraints.
  2. Analyze — Hazard identification, ignition sources, risk ranking, and layer selection.
  3. Recommend — Prioritized actions, owner assignments, and timelines.
  4. Document — DHA report, management system tie-ins, and inspection intervals.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Structural verification for vessels, doors, flanges, and anchors under blast load. We model non-linear materials, gasket compression, bolt stretch, and pressure-time impulses, so decisions are backed by numbers—not guesswork.

PackageScopeOutput
Vessel/Panel Check Shell, nozzle, and reinforcement under P(t) Stresses, factors of safety, reinforcement details
Door/Flange Assembly Gasket compression, bolt preload/stretch Leak risk, bolt sizing, seating stresses
Anchorage & Supports Baseplates, anchors, and frames under impulse Anchor spec, plate thickness, weld details

Project Management

Scope, scheduling, contractor coordination, and commissioning—through qualified partners we deliver installation and certification, then hand over with full documentation.

  • Vendor coordination (mechanical, electrical, controls)
  • Site readiness checks and shutdown planning
  • Quality, turnover, and compliance packages
  • Training and inspection plans

Deliverables

  • DHA Report & Recommendations
  • Engineering Basis & IFC Drawings
  • FEA Package (as required)
  • Commissioning & Test Plans

Let’s design the failure that never happens.

ATEX Protection Solutions Inc  |  236 Pritchard Rd, Hamilton, ON L8W 3P7