During the period that this was in transition, and for the 2 years after it came fully into force, Alan provided regular technical input to the Department of Trade and Industry as interpretation issues were unravelled. Specifically Alan provided specialist support to the DTI at meetings of the EU commission ATEX standing committee, and provided the UK input in the committee which drafted the 2005 edition of the ATEX guidelines. He continues to be active in this field through standards work.
Go to the guidelines and other related documents on the UK government BERR (DTI) website