Chitsimikizo cha ATEX chimanena za “Equipment and Protection Systems for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres” (94/9/EC) malangizo otengedwa ndi European Commission pa Marichi 23, 1994.
Lamuloli likukhudza zida za mgodi komanso zomwe si za mgodi.Mosiyana ndi malangizo am'mbuyomu, amaphatikiza zida zamakina ndi zida zamagetsi, ndikukulitsa mlengalenga womwe ungathe kuphulika kukhala fumbi ndi mpweya woyaka moto, nthunzi yoyaka ndi nkhungu mumlengalenga.Lamuloli ndi "njira yatsopano" yomwe nthawi zambiri imatchedwa ATEX 100A, malangizo apano a ATEX oteteza kuphulika.Imatchula zofunikira zaukadaulo pakugwiritsa ntchito zida zomwe zingagwiritsidwe ntchito m'malo omwe amatha kuphulika - zofunikira paumoyo ndi chitetezo komanso njira zowunikira zomwe ziyenera kutsatiridwa zidazo zisanayikidwe pamsika waku Europe momwe zimagwiritsidwira ntchito.
ATEX idachokera ku mawu akuti 'ATmosphere EXplosibles' ndipo ndi chiphaso chovomerezeka kuti zinthu zonse zizigulitsidwa ku Europe konse.ATEX ili ndi Directives ziwiri zaku Europe zomwe zimalamula mtundu wa zida ndi malo ogwirira ntchito omwe amaloledwa m'malo owopsa.
ATEX 2014/34/EC Directive, yomwe imadziwikanso kuti ATEX 95, imagwira ntchito popanga zida zonse ndi zinthu zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pamalo omwe atha kuphulika.Lamulo la ATEX 95 limafotokoza zofunikira pazaumoyo ndi chitetezo zomwe zida zonse zoteteza kuphulika (tili nazo).Kuphulika kwa Damper Actuator) ndi zinthu zachitetezo ziyenera kukumana kuti zigulitsidwe ku Europe.
ATEX 99/92/EC Directive, yomwe imadziwikanso kuti ATEX 137, cholinga chake ndi kuteteza thanzi ndi chitetezo cha ogwira ntchito omwe amayang'aniridwa nthawi zonse ndi malo omwe amatha kuphulika.Dongosololi limati:
1. Zofunikira zofunika kuteteza chitetezo ndi thanzi la ogwira ntchito
2. Gulu la madera omwe angakhale ndi mpweya wophulika
3. Madera omwe ali ndi mpweya wophulika ayenera kukhala ndi chizindikiro chochenjeza