Compex Training Courses

Internationally Recognised CompEx Certification Qualification

CompEx Certification is an internationally recognised course and qualification in explosive atmospheres.
It provides competency based assessment for personnel working in hazardous locations. Our courses consist of training and formal, practical and/or theoretical assessment. CompEx competency validation is most relevant and essential to people who are involved in the design, selection, installation, inspection and maintenance of equipment.

Over 60,000 CompEx Core Competence Certificates have been issued to delegates world-wide making CompEx the World’s most widely accepted hazardous area competence qualification. Exloc Instruments are working to promote the courses offered by ExVeritas a licensed CompEx Training Centre (licence number 32, 32a in Ireland and 32b in Malta) and also an ATEX Notified Body and IECEx Certification Body. They have over 200 years Ex experience within our company including specialist instructors in many areas such as area classification, explosion risk assessment or intrinsic safety, this means we can answer all of your questions, all of the time.

Why CompEx Certification?

CompEx is an internationally recognised qualification and is a prerequisite qualification for many plants and projects world-wide. (Please visit the CompEx scheme site for more details on the scheme which is UKAS accredited). CompEx are the largest recognised Ex training scheme worldwide, having issued over sixty thousand CompEx certificates.

An increasing numbers of sites and projects required CompEx qualified staff for design. management and installation, particularly if you are working on other companies sites. If you only require training for your own site or to build your own custom equipment, other specialist courses may address your needs. Call ExVeritas for free, impartial advise on the type of training that would most benefit you or your organisation.

Facilities

We have a comfortable air-conditioned lecture room with HD projectors and audio and up-to-date practical facilities mirroring the requirements of the latest editions of the Standards. We offer hot and/or cold food at lunchtimes and complimentary hot drinks, snacks and Wi-Fi throughout your visit. Where possible, we can also demonstrate testing at our ATEX and IECEx UKAS Accredited test laboratory which is on site.

2018 dates and Costs for CompEx Certification

CompEx Foundation Course

This course is part of the national scheme for the training and certification of core competence of personnel who work on equipment for use in explosive atmospheres. Our course not only covers the core CompEx unit qualifications (covering subjects like ATEX, DSEAR and general hazardous locations theory)

2018 Course dates: 19th & 20th February, 18th & 19th June, 13th & 14th August and 22nd & 23rd October.

Course Cost & Booking: The Course is a 2-day course with lunch and refreshments provided, it costs £399 +VAT

CompEx Ex01-04 Inspection & Installation Course

The Ex01-Ex04 is designed for personnel who undertake the physical installation and assembly of new ‘Ex’ equipment and, who perform preventive maintenance and inspections on previously installed equipment. The CompEx Ex01-Ex04 Certificate of Core Competence is based on practical assessment and a written theory exam taken over 2 days. It is preceded with a 3 day course with practical demonstrations and hands on-training

2018 Course dates: 5th – 9th February, 9th – 13th April, 4th – 8th June, 6th – 10th August, 8th – 12th October and 3rd – 7th December

Course Cost & Booking: The Course is a full 5-day course with lunch and refreshments provided, it costs £975 +VAT

CompEx Dust Ex05 & Ex06 Course

The Ex05-Ex06 is designed for underpinning knowledge and practical assessment of personnel who undertake the physical installation and assembly of new ‘Ex’ equipment and, who perform preventive maintenance and inspections on previously installed equipment in dust potentially explosive atmospheres.

2018 Course dates: 5th – 7th March, 9th – 11th July and 5th – 7th November

Course Cost & Booking: The Course is a full 3-day course with lunch and refreshments provided, it costs £700 +VAT

CompEx Refresher Course

CompEx EX01-04 Certification is only valid for five years from issue. To re-validate your certification for another five years, you must undertake the CompEx Refresher.

2018 Course dates: 16th – 18th April and 29th – 31st October

Course Cost & Booking: The Course is a full 2-day course with lunch and refreshments provided, it costs £675 +VAT

CompEx Ex11 Mechanical Competence Certification course

ATEX (DSEAR) requires users to identify all possible ignition includes non-electrical (mechanical) items of equipment. The safety measures for non-electrical equipment used in hazardous areas not only include the design (and possible certification) of equipment but also the aspects required for safe selection, installation, maintenance, inspection and repair.

2018 Course dates: 29th – 31st January, 26th – 28th March, 21st – 23rd May, 30th July – 1st August, 24th – 26th September and 26th – 28th November

Course Cost & Booking: The Course is a full 3-day course with lunch and refreshments provided, it costs £700 +VAT

CompEx Design Ex12 Course

Design Engineers Core Competence Certification

The CompEx Ex12 course is aimed Engineers at graduate or equivalent level with a design or specification function covers the application design and selection of electrical equipment, along with the requirements of IEC 60079-14. The course fully addresses the designer’s requirements to the new 2014 Installation and Inspection Standards.

2018 Course dates: 22nd – 26th January, 19th – 23rd March, 14th – 18th May, 23rd – 27th July, 17th – 21st September and 19th – 23rd November

Course Cost & Booking: The Course is a 5-day course with lunch and refreshments provided, it costs £1750 +VAT

CompEx Ex14 Responsible Person

Internationally Recognised Certificate of Core Competence

The course has been designed specifically for people who have the responsibility for scheduling inspections, determining inspection frequencies and types of inspection, checking inspection team competence, reviewing inspection results and taking appropriate actions based on the inspection results.

2018 Course dates: 15th – 18th January, 23rd – 26th April, 20th – 23rd August and 10th – 13th December

Course Cost & Booking: The CompEx Ex14 Course is a full 4-day course with lunch and refreshments provided, it costs £1600 +VAT

Open Specialist Courses (non-CompEx)

Intrinsic Safety for Product Designers

Circuit design (to component and circuit board level) with design exercises and practical examples and exercises, with free intrinsic safety analysis software.

2018 Course dates: 3rd – 5th September

Cost: £2200 + VAT

Intrinsic Safety for Systems Designers

System design with barriers, apparatus and simple apparatus, installation and creation of DSD’s, with free intrinsic safety DSD software.

2018 Course dates: On request

Cost: £1800 + VAT

Non Electrical for Designers

Covering the design, test and assessment requirements for ‘Ex h’ Certification under ATEX and IECEx, with free Ex h mechanical design software.