Dialight’s LED luminaire secures ATEX approval

The ATEX directive is two EU directives describing what equipment and work environment is allowed in an environment with an explosive atmosphere.

Any equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres such as refineries, petrochemical plants or hazardous areas must comply with the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC and the CE Marking Directive in the European Union.

SafeSite 250 outperforms 250W HPS lighting sources using only 100W per fixture to offer power savings of 60%. In addition, whereas HPS lamps emit light almost exclusively in the orange area of the color spectrum, SafeSite delivers pure ‘full spectrum’ white light.

Using the latest 100 lumen/W Rebel LEDs from Lumileds the SafeSite 250 Series provides 50% more light than the 150 Series, lighting a larger area, so stanchion mounts can be placed at 12 inches or higher, instead of 8 inches, and fewer are needed.

With ATEX approval of SafeSite LED luminaire for Zones 2 and 22, Dialight is now entitled to display the distinctive ‘CE’ mark on this product. CE marking gives companies easier access into the European market to sell their products without adaptation or rechecking. So this approval opens up an important market for SafeSite, which will be on show at the major exhibition Offshore Europe in September 2009.

SafeSite 250 Series is available through Dialight’s global network of distributors.