"Explosion Protection in Europe" is a revised version of a book that previously appeared in the JUMO series of publications with the title "Explosion protection - Practical Fundamentals".New directives from the European Union made a revision necessary, since the basic legislation and the standards have been changed. These changes are binding for all member states of the European Union.However, the underlying reasons for explosions, and so the important fundamentals for explosion protection, remain unchanged.This book is intended to be a helpful introduction to explosion protection. It provides advice about guidelines, regulations and standards that specify details on explosion protection.