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ATEX (shaped from the French “ATmosphères EXplosibles”) is the name commonly given to the two EU directives aiming to control the risks caused by explosive atmospheres: Directive 1999/92 (ATEX Workplace directive) and Directive 2014/34 (ATEX Equipment directive).
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Jespen, T. (2016). ATEX—Workplace Legislation. In: ATEX—Explosive Atmospheres. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31367-2_2
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