ATEX, Decree No 35\/2016 of 27 September 2016 of the Minister for the National Economy, Hungarian Standard MSZ EN IEC 60079-14\/-17\/-19, Hungarian Standard MSZ ISO 80079, the National Fire Code, etc. Under ATEX 137 (Decree No 3\/2003 of 11 March 2003 of the Minister for Employment Policy and Labour and the Minister for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs), all potentially explosive plants and plant units are obliged to prepare, keep up-to-date and properly teach explosion protection documentation. In addition, they are also obliged to implement the lifetime tracking of installed electric and non-electric explosion-proof equipment and to make it accessible with respect to both the documentation and the installed equipment with the same information content.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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All applied technologies and rules of procedure applied, but even the location of the installation itself, may require that specific set of criteria be in place. Their integration poses serious challenges to specialists in any case. The EPDS is freely configurable and helps their feasibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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The installation, but also the operation and maintenance of, and ensuring full compliance by, an infinite number of installed equipment and their systems, pose a constant challenge to operators. In the case of the operators of explosive areas, the responsibility increases exponentially, since in addition to ensuring the function of the given equipment, they also take responsibility for avoiding that they become an ignition source in addition to ensuring the same technical condition as the manufacturer. The EPDS uniquely combines the personalisability, management, monitorability and traceability of the above set of requirements. The EPDS supports the possibility of demonstrating the responsibility assumed if it is applied appropriately.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Compliance with the regulations and the legal environment is handled in a single system.<\/div><\/li>
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It connects the regulatory side to Users and controlled equipment.<\/div><\/li>
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It provides clear evidence about the adoption of the introduced regulations and the control activities set out in them.<\/div><\/li>
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It stores the documents, processes, the people involved and the assets in the same place.<\/div><\/li>
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It supports the Users in the review process and automates the identification of the equipment and locations.<\/div><\/li>
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It is suitable for handling several million pieces of equipment and assets and tracking their lifetime at the same time.<\/div><\/li>
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It is suitable for handling several million pieces of equipment and assets and tracking their lifetime at the same time.<\/div><\/li>
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It provides full lifetime tracking, so it not only registers objects, but also provides information about their maintenance, timing and related tasks.<\/div><\/li>
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It reduces the review process<\/div><\/li>
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It provides an opportunity for paperless operation.<\/div><\/li>
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It significantly reduces the personal risk of decision-makers and maintenance staff and the exposure of the company.<\/div><\/li>
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It accelerates the control and audit processes.<\/div><\/li>
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\u201eKIts handling and operation are appropriately user-friendly, it has logically well-structured operation, and it generates useful, manageable information for the Users. Of course, this does not mean that it has no interfaces the reasonable modification and refinement of which could not improve its manageability.\u201d<\/p>\n
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System units<\/h4>\n
The system can be easily adapted to all company types and sizes. In a dynamically changeable structure, everything can be defined at the level of location, organisation, plant, area and zone, and records of their condition can be kept.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Lifetime tracking of equipment<\/h4>\n
Equipment can be entered in the system and they can be grouped. Individually defined activities can be recorded for each piece of equipment, a series of which together gives the life cycle of the equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Considerations and criteria<\/h4>\n
An unlimited number of criteria can be set, under which compliance documentation can be created. Pre-compiled criteria packages help companies in various regulated environments, such as the standards applicable to explosive environment, fire protection, food safety and environmental protection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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During the establishment of the organisation, building trades can be created, on the basis of which the professional areas and the authorisations associated with them can be distinctly separated. Accordingly, only those who are competent in the subject have access to and may perform operations in the subject associated with a field, so indeed the activities are always performed by the appropriate specialists.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Activity management<\/h4>\n
The activity function helps Users in performing their everyday work. Any type of activity can be pre-recorded for the equipment and the performance of the work to be carried out on them. Thus, the performance of maintenance, inspection and all pre-recorded activities will be accelerated and simplified.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Verification of User competency<\/h4>\n
The system provides companies with the ability to ensure that only Users with the appropriate competence have access to a piece of equipment and a particular activity may only be performed when appropriate qualifications are held. Therefore, the training and its date can also be recorded for Users who perform activities or work with machines that require qualifications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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