Isiqinisekiso se-ATEX sibhekisela kumyalelo othi “Izixhobo kunye noKhuseleko lweeNdawo ezinokuthi ziqhume” (94/9/EC) owamkelwa yiKomishoni yaseYurophu ngoMatshi 23, 1994.
Lo myalelo ubandakanya izixhobo zemigodi nezingezizo ezemigodi.Ngokwahlukileyo kumyalelo wangaphambili, ubandakanya izixhobo zoomatshini kunye nezixhobo zombane, kwaye wandise umoya onokuthi uqhume ube luthuli kunye neegesi ezinokutsha, umphunga ovuthayo kunye nenkungu emoyeni.Lo myalelo “ngumyalelo omtsha” oqhele ukubizwa ngokuba yi-ATEX 100A, umgaqo okhoyo wokukhusela uqhushumbo we-ATEX.Ichaza iimfuno zobugcisa zokusetyenziswa kwezixhobo ezilungiselelwe ukusetyenziswa kwiindawo ezinoqhushumbo-iimfuno ezisisiseko zempilo kunye nokhuseleko kunye neenkqubo zovavanyo lokuthobela ekufuneka zilandelwe phambi kokuba isixhobo sibekwe kwimarike yaseYurophu ngaphakathi kwendawo yokusetyenziswa kwaso.
I-ATEX ithathwe kwigama elithi 'Atmosphere EXplosibles' kwaye sisiqinisekiso esisisinyanzelo kuzo zonke iimveliso ezithengiswayo kulo lonke elaseYurophu.I-ATEX inezikhokelo ezimbini zaseYurophu ezigunyazisa uhlobo lwezixhobo kunye neemeko zokusebenza ezivunyelwe kwindawo enobungozi.
I-ATEX 2014/34/EC Directive, ekwabizwa ngokuba yi-ATEX 95, iyasebenza ekwenziweni kwazo zonke izixhobo kunye neemveliso ezisetyenziswa kwiindawo ezinoqhushumbo.I-ATEX 95 Directive ichaza iimfuno ezisisiseko zempilo kunye nokhuseleko kuzo zonke izixhobo zokuthintela uqhushumbo (ezinazoIsiXhobo sokuBonelela kwisiXhobo seDamper) kunye neemveliso zokhuseleko kufuneka zihlangane ukuze kurhwetywe ngazo eYurophu.
I-ATEX 99/92/EC Directive, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-ATEX 137, ijolise ekukhuseleni impilo kunye nokhuseleko lwabasebenzi abahlala bevezwe kwiindawo ezinokuthi zibe noqhushumbo.Lo myalelo uthi:
1. Iimfuno ezisisiseko zokukhusela ukhuseleko nempilo yabasebenzi
2. Ukuhlelwa kwemimandla enokuthi iqulathe umoya onokuthi ube neziqhushumbisi
3. Iindawo ezinokuthi zibe neziqhushumbisi kufuneka zikhatshwe luphawu olulumkisayo