23/03/2026
Here are some before and after photos of some recent remedial works we did. Following a periodic hazardous area inspection these fuel dispenser cable glands were found to be incorrectly installed thereby negating the ATEX protection of the electrical enclosure. The armour of the cable was insufficiently clamped by the gland and outer serving stripped back too far. This lead to armour dropping out of the gland creating a potential ignition source of sparking between extraneous conductive parts at different potentials. The outer serving being stripped back too far has lead to an imperfect seal negating the ingress protection rating. Both of these issues have also provided a potential flame path from the enclosure to the surrounding atmosphere. This is potentially very dangerous and required immediate attention to rectify. We resolved this issue by re-terminating the cables with Hawke Universal glands. Whilst these are quite expensive they are the industry leader for ensuring perfect integrity of EX (bd) (be) enclosures.
Zenlec Ltd
