Equipment in use before July 2003 is allowed to be used indefinitely provided a risk assessment shows it is safe to do so. Ignition hazard must always be considered when operating equipment in explosive atmospheres and this is always the user/supplier responsibility! In UK sector the actual assessment document must be adhered to unit documentation, otherwise the unit will not be accepted off shore. Z-015 does not give any clear guidelines regarding this and it is my experience that NO sector allows the use of these units without any risk assessment or any compensating measures, i.e. they allow the use of units with non-EX pumps (because they always have?). The way I interpret Z-015 it states that non-EX equipment does not represent a non-conformity if built prior to 1.7.2003 and does not require prior acceptance and clearance in each case.

Note that I am not in any way affiliated with Trainor, nor do I represent any authorities of the subject. I wish that Trainor could provide an answer to this because I know a lot of suppliers are asking this question.

Utstyret må risikovurderes og samsvares på nytt. Kravene til mekanisk utstyr er i utgangspunktet ikke noe andreledes enn til annet utstyr. Tennkildepotensialet er stikkordet.