Isitifiketi se-ATEX sibhekisela kumyalelo othi “Izisetshenziswa Nezinhlelo Zokuvikela Zemikhathi Engase Eqhume” (94/9/EC) eyamukelwa yi-European Commission ngo-March 23, 1994.
Lo myalelo ufaka impahla yezimayini nezingezona ezemayini.Ngokungafani nomyalelo wangaphambilini, uhlanganisa okokusebenza kwemishini nezinto zikagesi, futhi inweba umkhathi okungenzeka ube neziqhumane ube uthuli namagesi avuthayo, umhwamuko ovuthayo nezinkungu ezisemoyeni.Lo myalelo uyisiqondiso "indlela entsha" evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-ATEX 100A, isiyalelo samanje sokuvikela ukuqhuma kwe-ATEX.Icacisa izidingo zobuchwepheshe zokusetshenziswa kwezinto ezihloselwe ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni ezingase zibe neziqhumane - izimfuneko eziyisisekelo zempilo nokuphepha kanye nezinqubo zokuhlola ukuhambisana okufanele zilandelwe ngaphambi kokuba okokusebenza kubekwe emakethe yaseYurophu ngaphakathi kobubanzi bokusetshenziswa kwazo.
I-ATEX isuselwa egameni elithi 'ATmosphere EXplosibles' futhi iyisitifiketi esiyisibopho sayo yonke imikhiqizo ezothengiswa kulo lonke elaseYurophu.I-ATEX iqukethe Iziqondiso ezimbili zase-Europe ezigunyaza uhlobo lwemishini nezimo zokusebenza ezivunyelwe endaweni eyingozi.
I-ATEX 2014/34/EC Directive, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-ATEX 95, isebenza ekukhiqizeni zonke izinto zokusebenza nemikhiqizo esetshenziswa ezindaweni ezingase zibe neziqhumane.I-ATEX 95 Directive isho izimfuneko eziyisisekelo zezempilo nokuphepha kuzo zonke izinto ezivikela ukuqhuma (ezinazoI-Actuator Yokufakazela Ukuqhuma) kanye nemikhiqizo yezokuphepha kufanele ihlangane ukuze idayiswe e-Europe.
I-ATEX 99/92/EC Directive, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-ATEX 137, ihloselwe ukuvikela impilo nokuphepha kwezisebenzi ezihlale zichayeke ezindaweni zokusebenza ezingase zibe neziqhumane.Umyalelo uthi:
1. Izidingo eziyisisekelo zokuvikela ukuphepha nempilo yabasebenzi
2. Ukuhlelwa kwezindawo ezingase ziqukathe isimo esingase sibe neziqhumane
3. Izindawo eziqukethe okungase kube neziqhumane kufanele zihambisane nophawu oluyisixwayiso