Hazardous Areas Protection Techniques

Instrinsically safe systems, purged and pressurized systems, explosion-proof equipment, nonicendive circuits and components, oil immersed equipment, hermetically sealed equipment, dust-ignitionproof equipment

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Hazardous Areas Classification

Hazardous areas are classified (North America)

More about Hazardous classification in North America here! and Hazardous classification in Europe here!

Protection Techniques in Hazardous Areas

Common protection techniques in hazardous areas are:

Appropriate Protection Techniques

Protection Technique Hazardous Area
Class I Class II Class II
Division 1 Division 2
Dust-ignitionproof equipment 2) 2) 1) 1)
Explosionproof equipment 1) 1) 1) 1)
Hermetically sealed equipment 2) 1) 1) 1)
Intrinsically safe systems 1) 1) 1) 1)
Nonicendive circuits and components 2) 1) 1) 1)
Oil immersed equipment 2) 1) 1) 1)
Purged and pressurized systems 1) 1) 1) 1)

1) The protection technique is appropriate to the classification

2) The protection technique is not acceptable for the classification

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