Hazardous Location Guide

North American Markings (Divisions) ATEX Markings

Class I Div 1 Groups A, B, C, D T4 II (1) GD

Hazardous Atmosphere
Gas/Dust Group Temperature Class Equipment G = Gas
TYPICAL GAS Group D = Dust
A = Acetylene I = Mining
B = Hydrogen industry Equipment Category
C = Ethylene II = Surface
D = Propane industry
Permitted Class III = Surface
TYPICAL DUST dust
Class II = Dust E = Metal Dust
F = Coal Dust (..) = Mounted in safe area
(No group designation) G = Grain Dust No Parentheses = Mounted in hazardous area

North American Markings (Zones) ATEX / IECEx

Class I Zone 0 A Ex ia IIC T4 Ga [Ex ia] IIC T4 Ga

Permitted Class Conformity to US Equipment Protection Level
Requirements Temperature Class
Brackets
Class II = Dust °C
°C Method of Temperature
Explosion Protection of Protection Class
°C Equipment Gas/Dust Group
°C Protection Level apparatus m = Encapsulation (Zone 0) °C
Method of Protection going into °C
°C IIA = Lowest requirements
m = Encapsulation (Zone 0) °C hazardous °C
gases or vapors (dust cloud) are IIB = Average requirements Ma = Mining “very high”
ia = Intrinsic safety (Zone 0) °C
present continuously or for IIC = Highest requirements
°C
long periods of time ia = Intrinsic safety (Zone 0) Gas/Dust Group apparatus °C
IIIB = Nonconductive dust
mounted in
gases or vapors (dust cloud) are IIA = Lowest requirements IIIC = Conductive dust
hazardous
IIB = Average requirements Ma = Mining “very high”
area.
operating conditions IIC = Highest requirements

gases or vapors (dust cloud) IIIB = Nonconductive dust

IIIC = Conductive dust
normal conditions and if they
do, only for short periods

Zone Method Division Method

Enclosure Protection IP Rating Protection Concept Symbol Zones European Std International Std Canadian Std United States Std Division Canadian Std United States Std
Installation Authority — — CENELEC IEC —
Protection Against Ingress of Solids Protection Against Ingress of Liquids
General — — Relevant Safety Std Relevant Safety Std Basic Electrical
0 No protection against live or moving parts 0 No protection
1 1 Protection against drops of condensed Pressurization
Keep the gas away from
(i.e., the hand) — —
2 2 Protection against liquid drops at
° from vertical Encapsulation — — —
3 3 Protection against rain up to
60° from vertical
Powder Filled — — —
4 4 Protection against splashing from any
direction Increased Safety — — —
5 Complete protection against contact 5 Protection against water jets from any
Ingress of dust not in harmful quantities direction under stated conditions
Intrinsic Safety

6 Complete protection against contact 6 Protection against heavy sea water under Nonincendive Techniques
limit the temperature
Protection against ingress of dust stated conditions (C,A,R)
7 Protection against water immersion under
stated conditions of pressure and time — — — Keep dust away from hot surfaces
8 op — — —
dust from optical radiation

NEMA Type Rating and Comparison SAFETY INTREGRITY LEVEL (SIL)

Rating Type IP Code Protection Description

1
2
3
3R SIS SAFETY LIFE-CYCLE PHASES RESIDUAL RISK VS TOLERABLE RISK
3S
4
low medium high
4X
6 IP 67
6P IP 67
RISK ANALYSIS

7 —
8 —
9 —
10 —
12/12K Indoor use, protects against entry of dust, dirt, and dripping water. Protects against noncorrosive liquids.
RISK: NECESSARY RISK REDUCTION:
13 Indoor use, protects against entry of dust, dirt, dripping water, and oil. Protects against noncorrosive liquids.
of harm and the severity of that harm.
Comparison based on tests per IEC 60 529. Cannot be used to convert IP code to type rating
PROCESS RISK: RESIDUAL RISK:

associated with a process.

Typical IS Circuit
TOLERABLE RISK:

Hazardous Area Associated Apparatus Standard Control Equipment Entity Comparison Key Parts to SIL Explanation
SFF The share of the safe faults or safe failures
RISK REDUCTION

V oc
HFT
PFD
Connecting
Cables
C L I sc Tproof The test interval for the entire safety system
Ci + C a SFF=safe failure fraction HFT=hardware fault tolerance PFD=probability of failure on demand Tproof=test interval
Field Instrument Li + L a
Voc
V
Isc
I SAFETY LIFE CYCLE:
Ca
Ci = Internal unprotected capacitance Necessary activities involved in the implementation of
La
Li = Internal unprotected inductance safety instrumented function(s) occurring during a
period of time that starts at the concept phase of a

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