Eng.

Saber Mohamed Abdelaal

Electrical Engineering Instructor
E-mail : sabmr@hotmail.com , saber_mohamed@oxy.com
Tel. : Egypt 00201123717453, UAE 00971562124921 & Oman 0096891360565

Course name
NEC Hazardous (Classifieds) Locations
Course outlines
1.0 Definition of Hazardous Areas
1.1 Hazard area definition
1.2 Historical Background
1.3 Fire triangle
1.4 Fire Triangle Elements Details
2.0 Properties of flammable materials
2.1 flammable materials (Gas, vapor, Dust )
2.2 Flammable limits
2.3 Vapor density
2.4 Flash point
2.5 Auto ignition temperature
2.6 Minimum ignition energy
3.0 Ignition sources
3.1 Ignition energy
3.2 Apparatus groups
3.3 Auto ignition temperature
3.4 Temperature classification
3.5 Temperature Rating
4.0 Area Classification
4.1 Grades of release
4.2 Hazardous Area Equipment
4.3 Zonal classification
4.4 Gas & Dust classification
4.5 classification procedures
4.6 classification drawing
5.0 Comparison between hazard area classification standards
5.1 IEC/CENELC classification
5.2 NEC /CEC classification
5.3 standard comparison and cross references
5.4 ATEX and standards harmonization
6.0 Electrical equipment types of protection
6.1 Oil immersion
 Eng. Saber Mohamed Abdelaal
Electrical Engineering Instructor
E-mail : sabmr@hotmail.com , saber_mohamed@oxy.com
Tel. : Egypt 00201123717453, UAE 00971562124921 & Oman 0096891360565

6.2 Powder filling

6.3 Capsulation
6.4 Special protection
6.5 Increased safety
6.6 Intrinsic safeties
6.7 Flameproof enclosures
6.8 Pressurization

7.0 proper selection of electrical equipment installed in hazardous area.

7.1 Name plate and performance
7.2 Equipment marking
7.3 Temperature class
7.4 Gas group and zone
7.5 ingress protection (IP index)

8.0 Electrical equip. Maintenance in hazardous area

8.1 preventive maintenance
8.2 corrective maintenance
8.3 troubleshooting