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Hazardous Classified Locations
Hazardous Classified Locations
Class II Locations:
An area where presence of combustible dust present a fire or explosion
hazard.
Some typical Class II locations are:
1Grain elevators.
2Flour and feed mills.
3Plants that manufacture, use or store magnesium or aluminum
powders.
4Producers of plastics, medicines and fireworks.
5Producers of starch or candies.
OSHA
The gases and vapors of Class I locations are broken into four
groups by the Code: A, B, C and D. These materials are
grouped according to the ignition temperature of the
substance, its explosion pressure, and other flammable
characteristics.
OSHA
Group A:
Group A is an atmosphere containing acetylene. Equipment with a rating
up to 536 F (280 C) can be utilized.
Group B:
Group B is an atmosphere containing hydrogen, or gases or vapors with a
hazard equal to hydrogen. Butadiene, and ethylene and propyleneoxides
are included in this group. Equipment with a rating to 536 F (280 C) can
be utilized.
Group C:
Group C is an atmosphere containing cyclopropane, ethyl ether, or
ethylene or gases or vapors with a hazard equal to these gases. Equipment
with a rating to 356 F (180 C) can be utilized.
Group D:
Group D is an atmosphere containing acetone, alcohol, benzine, butane,
gasoline, propane, natural gases or gases with vapors with a hazard equal
to these gases. Equipment with a rating to 536 F (280 C) can be utilized.
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Group E:
Group E is an atmosphere containing combustible metalic dust or other
dust with a similar hazard that is equivalent., such as Aluminium and
Magnesium dusts.
Group F:
Group F is an atmosphere containing Carbon Black, charcoal coal, or
coke dusts with 8% or less total volatile material.
Group G:
Group G is an atmosphere containing grain dusts, flour, starch, cocoa, and
similar types of materials.
OSHA
OSHA
OSHA
make sure they do not overheat when totally covered with dust,
lint, or flyings.
Only electrical equipment in enclosures that are both ignition
resistant and impervious to dust are suitable for locations
containing a combustible dust hazard.
Apparatus and equipment for Class II hazardous locations are
subjected to specific dust-air mixtures in the joints in the enclosure,
clearances at shafts, etc., to make sure they are dust-tight.
1- To prevent combustible dust from entering an enclosure,
pressurization can be used. Pressurization is similar to purging,
where an inert gas or clean air is supplied to an enclosure at a
sufficient pressure, to keep dust from entering. Unlike purging,
however, pressurization cannot bring an enclosure to a safe
level once dust is inside. When this occurs, the enclosure must
be opened and the dust removed.
2- Purging uses positive pressure to exclude dust and prevent
build-up of insulating dust layers on contacts.
3- Oil immersion is suitable against dust hazards, but the process
must also be dust-tight.
C.
International Comparison
HAZARDOUS
NEC U.S.
MATERIALS
STANDARDS
Gas or Vapor
Class I Division 1
Class I Division 2
Dust
Class II Division 2
Class II Division 2
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IEC STANDARDS
Zone 0
Zone 1
Zone 10
Zone 11
OSHA
Fibers or Flyings
Zone 10
Zone 11
OSHA