EX INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES CONVERSIONS

GALI, with more than 30 years of experience in the field, is specialist in the conversion of forklift trucks and other industrial vehicles, enabling them to operate in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX). Many industrial processes involve the possibility of generating gases and dust that, when mixed with air, can create an explosive atmosphere.

In such situations, any ignition source—such as an electrical arc, mechanical sparks, hot exhaust gases, static electricity, or high surface temperatures—can trigger an explosion.

Since 1994, the European Directive ATEX 94/92/EC has required companies to define these Zones and to protect all devices, installations, and mobile equipment that operate within them. The responsibility for this protection lies with the owners, managers, and health and safety officers. The ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, known as ATEX, specifies the requirements for equipment used in Zones identified as potentially explosive atmospheres.

GALI, as a specialist in the protection of industrial vehicles, has developed a range of explosion-proof conversions, ensuring full compliance with the ATEX 2014/34/EU directive. We provide all necessary legal documentation with the vehicle, ensuring that all potential ignition sources are protected, and that the vehicle is safe to operate in a potentially explosive atmosphere.

Vehicles may include forklifts, aerial work platforms, cranes, scrubbers, tractors, side loaders, etc., and will be protected while ensuring minimal impact on their functionality. Only the minimum necessary modifications will be made.

To ensure adequate vehicle protection, we have a questionnaire that clearly indicates the different types of hazardous areas where the vehicle will operate.