CompEx Electrical Services for Waste & Recycling Facilities
CompEx-certified electrical work in hazardous areas for recycling plants, MRFs, transfer stations and waste processing sites. ATEX gas and dust zones, Ex inspection and remedials, intrinsically safe circuits, Ex equipment installs, earthing and bonding, plus documentation that supports DSEAR compliance. DSEAR places duties on employers to assess and control fire and explosion risks from dangerous substances.
Hazardous area installations and alterations in ATEX zones
CompEx installations and modifications in zoned areas, with correct equipment selection, glands and terminations, and practical isolation for maintenance. HSE defines hazardous gas zones as Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2.
Dust hazard support for shredding, baling and processing lines
Waste processing often creates fine dust. Where dust explosion risk exists, zoning may be required. HSE explains dust zones use 20, 21 and 22, corresponding to the gas zone approach.
Explosion-protected equipment installation and upgrades
Installation and replacement of Ex-rated equipment and supporting accessories, including junction boxes, isolators, enclosures and lighting, set up for long-term maintainability. HSE notes that equipment and installations in potentially explosive atmospheres must be specially designed and constructed so ignition risks are eliminated or reduced.
Intrinsically safe circuits and interfaces for monitoring and control
Intrinsically safe (Ex i) circuits for instrumentation and control signals, including interfaces linked to monitoring, detection, or process control, with correct segregation and clear labelling for future fault-finding.
Earthing and bonding checks, including static risk focus
Bonding continuity checks and upgrades in zoned areas, plus practical reporting for ongoing inspection and maintenance. Static control is a common theme in hazardous area management, and HSE highlights static earthing as part of inspection and maintenance activity.
Hazardous area inspection, verification and remedial programmes
Structured Ex inspections, tagging, defect reporting and prioritised remedials. Inspection and maintenance practice for Ex electrical installations is covered by BS EN IEC 60079-17.
Waste and recycling environments
Hazardous area electrical work that supports safe operation, uptime, and compliance
Waste and recycling sites are hard on electrical systems. You have vibration, impacts, weather exposure, dust build-up, and tight maintenance windows. When explosive atmospheres are possible, the stakes are higher. HSE explains explosive atmospheres can be caused by flammable gases, mists or vapours, or combustible dusts, and that an ignition source can trigger an explosion.
DSEAR is the framework that requires employers to assess and control the risks of fire and explosion from dangerous substances in the workplace. That is why CompEx work on waste sites needs competent installation, disciplined inspection, and documentation that stands up to audit.
WB Electrical provide CompEx-certified support across Scotland, from planned installations and upgrades through to inspections, defect remediation and ongoing maintenance support.
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How we deliver CompEx work on waste and recycling sites
Scope and constraints: zoned areas, permits, shutdown windows, access and safety rules
Survey and plan: equipment selection, routing, isolation strategy, method and sequencing
Deliver safely on live sites: phased work, out-of-hours, shutdown coordination
Verify and hand over: inspection records, tagging, test results, and updated documentation, aligned to recognised Ex inspection and maintenance practice
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Dust and vapour risk, controlled downtime, audit-ready reporting
Common waste and recycling hazardous area triggers
- New lines or equipment, shredders, balers, conveyors, screens, compactors, dust extraction interfaces
- Dust build-up, dust handling points, or powdery material streams prompting zoning review (Zones 20, 21, 22)
- Ageing Ex kit, damaged seals, incorrect glands, compromised enclosures, impact and corrosion damage
- Missing tags, unclear identification, incomplete Ex registers, weak traceability for dutyholders
- Inspection findings needing remedials before sign-off, restart, or audit (60079-17 inspection and maintenance)
- Earthing and bonding concerns, or poor continuity at metallic interfaces
- Short shutdown windows, work needs planned and delivered cleanly, first time
- Dutyholder needs clearer evidence of risk control, DSEAR requires assessing and controlling risks of fire and explosion
If any of these are familiar, we can survey the area, agree a practical scope, then deliver with controlled downtime and clear reporting that supports your compliance trail.
Ready to get your hazardous area scope under control
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