ATEX LED SPOTLIGHTS FOR HAZARDOUS AREAS

Why choose an atex led spotlight for hazardous areas?

ATEX floodlights are essential for ensuring safety and efficiency in hazardous areas. These areas, often found in the oil, chemical, offshore platform and gas industries, are exposed to high risks of explosion due to the presence of flammable gases, vapors or dusts.

What is an ATEX-certified LED floodlight?

ATEX (Atmosphères Explosibles) compliant floodlights are designed to operate safely in environments with a high risk of explosion. ATEX hazardous area floodlights are made from impact and corrosion-resistant materials, and feature advanced technologies to prevent sparking or overheating. They offer excellent lighting quality, ensuring optimum visibility for workers, which is crucial to accident prevention and improved productivity.

Choosing the right ATEX floodlight for a hazardous area requires a precise assessment of the environmental conditions and the specific needs of the application.

Different zones in potentially explosive atmospheres

Explosive work areas are classified according to their level of danger, and are regulated by the ATEX 99/92/CE directive. It is therefore necessary to assess the risks of explosion to make a clear classification of your ATEX environment.

Zones 0 to 2 are zones presenting a flammable risk due to the presence of gas. Zones 20 to 22 are zones presenting a risk due to the presence of explosive dusts.

For gaseous media :

• Zone 0 = permanent presence
• Zone 1 = occasional presence
• Zone 2 = rare presence

For dusty environments:

• Zone 20 = permanent presence
• Zone 21 = occasional presence
• Zone 22 = rare presence

What is the role of explosion-proof lighting on your worksite?

ATEX lighting systems, also known as explosion-proof luminaires, play an essential role on construction sites in hazardous environments where there is a probable or significant risk of explosion.

The term ATEX lamp or ATEX LED spotlight is used for lighting that anticipates the risk of explosion.

What triggers a fire or explosion on a worksite in a hazardous area?

The start of a fire or explosion is due to three elements coming together simultaneously, known as the fire triangle:

• The presence of an ignition source
• The presence of fuel (materials burning in contact with a flame, such as paper, wood, petrol or gas)
• The presence of an oxidizer (the air needed to fuel a fire, usually oxygen or nitrates)

There are many sources of ignition in potentially explosive areas:

• An open flame or incandescent solid
• A hot spot resulting from friction or the joule effect (the release of heat caused by the passage of an electric current through a conductive material resisting it).
• An electrostatic effect or an electric spark
• Adiabatic compression of a gas present on the site (excessive rise in gas temperature)

How can we prevent this risk?

Using explosion-proof spotlights is a good way of reducing the risk of explosions or mitigating their effects by eliminating a potential source of ignition. Lighting uses electricity to operate, and can therefore create electrostatic effects or sparks. So using an atex lamp drastically reduces the risk of fire or explosion in a hazardous area.

Our range of LED floodlights for installations in potentially explosive atmospheres

Thanks to their robust design and rigorous certification, these floodlights can operate reliably under extreme conditions. They also offer optimum brightness, enabling workers to carry out their tasks in complete safety. The use of ATEX floodlights is therefore essential to comply with safety regulations, and to protect both personnel and installations.

Our range includes both wired and rechargeable lighting, for sites where access to 230V mains power is not possible.

Our ATEX mobile spotlights: their power ranges from 7,346 Lumens to 17,000 Lumens for the most powerful. Suitable for use in Zones 1/21 and 2/22, they are generally used on oil rigs, petrochemical plants and industrial sites of all kinds. Take a look at our ATEX 150W floodlight, the most powerful in our range.

Our ATEX rechargeable floodlights: we offer two battery-powered ATEX site floodlights, the SAFATEX® TITAN EX1400R, which delivers 1,400 Lumens for 10 hours and can be used in zones 1/21, and the atex RALS 9455 rechargeable floodlight, which can be used in zones 0/20 and delivers 1,600 Lumens for 5 to 10 hours. The latter are particularly useful in quarries and mines (coal, metals, etc.), for wastewater treatment, and for storage areas (gas, solvents, etc.).

By integrating ATEX floodlights into your installations, you are taking an important step towards reducing risks and creating a safer working environment. For more information on ATEX floodlights for hazardous areas, please contact our specialists, who will guide you in choosing the most appropriate equipment for your specific needs.