ATEX & DSEAR Links
- European Commission Website - ATEX Directive
- HSE Guidance
- DSEAR Regulation
- ATEX User Directive 99/92/EC
- ATEX European Guidance
Guidance - Safe use of Flammable Substances
Guidance - Safe use of Flammable Liquids
- HSG51 The storage of flammable liquids in containers
- HSG140 Safe use and handling of flammable liquids
- HSG176 The storage of flammable liquids in tanks
- HSG178 The spraying of flammable liquids
Guidance - Safe use of Petrol
- INDG216 Dispensing petrol as a fuel: Health and safety guidance for employees
- INDG331 Safe use of petrol in garages
Guidance – Safe use of Flammable Gases
- HSG139 The safe use of compressed gases in welding, flame cutting and allied processes
- INDG297 Safety in gas welding, cutting and similar processes
- INDG327 Take care with acetylene
Guidance - Safe use of Combustible Dusts
HSE ACoPs covering different aspects of DSEAR
- L133 Unloading petrol from road tankers. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and guidance
- L134 Design of plant, equipment and workplaces. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and guidance
- L135 Storage of dangerous substances. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and guidance
- L136 Control and mitigation measures. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance
- L137 Safe maintenance repair and cleaning procedures. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance.
Additional specific advice activities, equipment and locations
- HSG37 An introduction to local exhaust ventilation
- HSG71 Chemical warehousing: The storage of packaged dangerous substances
- HSG113 Lift trucks in potentially flammable atmospheres
- HSG131 Energetic and spontaneously combustible substances: Identification and safe handling
- HSG243 Fuel cells: Understanding the hazards, controlling the risks
- INDG314 Hot work on small tanks and drums
