E.S.M. provides independent Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) services to identify and define areas where flammable gases, vapours, liquids or combustible dusts may be present, in accordance with Australian Standards and relevant legislative requirements.
HAC is a critical safety activity that informs equipment selection, inspection regimes and ongoing risk management. A sound HAC provides a defensible basis for managing ignition sources and demonstrating compliance with WHS obligations.
E.S.M.’s HAC services include:
HAC is undertaken in accordance with relevant Australian and international standards, including the AS/NZS IEC 60079.10 series and applicable industry codes of practice.
E.S.M.’s HAC service is independent of detailed electrical or mechanical design, allowing us to provide objective, defensible classifications that support safe design, procurement and operation.
E.S.M. undertook a safety assessment of unauthorised and unintended public use of waterfront assets, applying a hazard-based methodology aligned with WHS principles and balanced site-security objectives.
Following a near-miss incident during plant sanitisation activities, a specialist sanitisation contractor engaged E.S.M. to undertake a comprehensive engineering study into the electrical safety risks associated with high-pressure jet washing of electrical equipment.
E.S.M. supported a supplier of overseas designed and manufactured mining machinery to demonstrate machine compliance with Australian WHS requirements and standards.
E.S.M. provided independent electrical design verification and functional safety assessment to support the design registration of a Mine Winder in New South Wales.
E.S.M. conducted a Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) study, along with supporting safety assessments, for a 7.5 MW stand-by diesel generator system designed by a specialist power systems and equipment supplier.
E.S.M. recently completed an independent Confirmation Review of Concept Phase activities for an electrified vehicle system for heavy vehicles.
