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Intrinsic Safety

Intrinsic safety barrierA guide to intrinsic safety measurement instrumentation including explanations, applications and choice of products for installing in hazardous areas.

Intrinsically safe certification is a standard used to limit the amount of energy, heat or ignition sources entering a hazardous zone which may contain a potentially flammable or explosive atmosphere.

Typically a sensor installed in a hazardous area is connected to measurement instrumentation via a zener diode or galvanic (transformer) isolated barrier system located  in a safe area.

The sensor is matched with the barrier system so that the barrier will prevent any voltage and current levels exceeding limits defined in the sensor intrinsic safety approval parameters.

Any electrical energy exceeding the barrier limits will be redirected to ground/earth in the case of the zener barrier or blocked in the case of the galvanic (transformer) isolated barrier.

Intrinsically safe certification is controlled and regulated by a government’s health and safety department in the country where the measurement instrumentation is to be installed and used. Commercial organisations are appointed to provide assessment and approval services to industry.

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  • Questions & Answers
    • USA version of ATEX II 2 G
  • Related Guides

Products

Browse intrinsically safe measurement instrumentation by product type for use in hazardous areas with an intrinsic safety barrier.

  • Intrinsically safe version of LEO Record Intrinsically Safe Pressure Data Loggers
  • Hazardous Area Externally Fitted Hydrostatic Liquid Level Sensors
  • Hazardous Area Submersible Hydrostatic Liquid Level Sensors
  • Intrinsically safe version of LEO Record Hydraulic Testing Intrinsic Safety Approved Pressure Data Loggers
  • Intrinsically Safe DP Sensors
  • Intrinsically Safe Liquid Level Sensors
  • Intrinsically Safe Pressure Switches
  • Intrinsically Safe Pressure Gauges
  • Intrinsically Safe Submersible Sensor and Instrument Probes
  • Intrinsically Safe Pressure Transmitters
  • Low Pressure Range Intrinsically Safe Pressure Transmitters
  • Landfill Site Intrinsically Safe Pressure Transmitters
  • Underground Mining Intrinsically Safe Pressure Transmitters

Questions & Answers

USA version of ATEX II 2 G

What is ATEX II 2 G classification and what is the USA equivalent?

This refers to the ATEX Ex coding which is the European regulatory directive for using equipment in hazardous areas.

  • II = Non-Mining
  • 2 = Non-Mining: High Protection – Equipment must be safe during regular functioning and likely failures, required for Gas zone 1 and/or Dust zone 21
  • G = Explosive Gas environment

Hazard area equipment is approved by FM Approvals (Factory Mutual) in the USA, and this chart shows a comparison between FM (top) and ATEX (bottom) markings, according to this chart the equivalent FM marking for ATEX II 2 G is:

  • 2 = Division 1, Zone 1
  • G = Class 1 (Gases, Vapours or Liquids)

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  • Considerations for monitoring Landfill Water Level

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