One day of expert insight into explosion safety and compliance
Date: Tuesday 10th November 2026
Time: 9.00am – 4.30pm
Venue: Hilton Double Tree, Festival Way, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 5BQ
Delegate Fee: £275 + VAT*. Fee includes attendance on the course, workshop materials, lunch and refreshments.
ONE DAY. MULTIPLE EXPERTS. PRACTICAL ATEX KNOWLEDGE.
Join SHAPA for a focused day of expert presentations, real-world experience and practical guidance on managing explosion risks in solids handling and processing environments.
- Understand your responsibilities. What you need to know, what you need to do, and how to discharge your ATEX responsibilities effectively.
- Where does ATEX get difficult? Explore the practical challenges of turning regulation into safe, compliant decisions about equipment, zoning, maintenance and day-to-day operations.
- Learn from real-world experience. Hear directly from industry specialists about the challenges, decisions and lessons that matter in everyday operations.
- Take practical knowledge back to your workplace. Strengthen your understanding, ask questions and gain insights that can support safer, more effective decision-making.
EXPERT SPEAKERS & INDUSTRY INSIGHTS:
ATEX Explosion Hazards
Installation & Maintenance Lessons
John Pethullis – Southdowne Solutions
ATEX – Areas of Contention
Fike
Flameless Explosion Venting & Dust Retention
Wolfson Centre for Bulk Handling Technology
Dust Management & Plant Hygiene
StuvEx
ATEX Essentials: Understanding Dust Explosion Hazards & Regulatory Compliance
Plus presentations from Gexcon and Orthos (Firefly) as well as practical break out sessions
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Engineers, equipment and plant designers, maintenance and operations teams, health & safety professionals, compliance specialists and anyone responsible for explosion protection.
*Delegates will be invoiced immediately after the course. Cancellations can be accepted up to six weeks before the course date – after that you will be invoiced for your place.