ATEX & Functional Safety Webinar Series
Explosion safety standards are evolving to address new technologies, real-world incidents, and increasing regulatory expectations. For manufacturers, the challenge is not just understanding these changes — but translating them into practical actions across product design, testing, and certification.
To support this, NMi is hosting a focused webinar series covering two critical areas: the latest updates to intrinsic safety under IEC 60079-11, and the application of functional safety principles under IEC 61508 / 61511.
Each session addresses a distinct topic and can be attended individually based on your organisation’s current needs.
What to expect
✔ Two expert-led technical webinars
✔ 45-minute session + 15-minute live Q&A
✔ Practical guidance grounded in real assessment and certification work
✔ Clear view of what has changed — and what needs to be done
✔ Actionable next steps to support compliance and certification
Session 1 — June 30
IEC 60079-11:2023 – What Changed and What It Means for Your Products
Understand the key updates introduced in IEC 60079-11 Edition 7 and their practical impact on intrinsic safety design, assessment, and certification.
✔ Key technical changes in Edition 7 explained
✔ Impact on batteries, semiconductors, PCBs, and existing certificate
✔ Practical actions for compliance and re-assessment
Session 2 — September 8
Functional Safety in Hazardous Areas
IEC 61508 / IEC 61511 & Explosion Protection in Practice
Explore how functional safety and explosion protection work together, and what manufacturers and operators need to demonstrate when both apply to the same equipment or safety function.
✔ SIF, SIS and SIL explained in the context of hazardous area applications
✔ Why Ex certification and SIL capability are different, and why both may be needed
✔ How EN 50495 links safety devices with explosion-risk reduction
✔ Practical FMEDA and certification examples from real Ex equipment scenarios