Hazardous Locations
Interface Hazard Locations Standards
North America
ETL approvals cover equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres and installed in North America. An ETL Authorization to Mark is given to equipment certified to CSA standards (Canada) and which conform to UL standards (United States). These standards define design requirements for the equipment by protection concept, atmospheres, zone / class and zone / or class and division, temperatures, and more.
ATEX
The European Union has mandated that ATEX conformance is necessary wherever a potentially explosive atmosphere exists to keep workers safe. An ATEX (atmosphere explosive) certification is given to equipment which conforms to requirements of the European Union harmonized standards for equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres. These standards define design requirements for the equipment by protection concept, atmospheres, zone, temperatures, and more.
IECEx
An International approval scheme intended for equipment used in a potentially explosive atmosphere. An IECEx certification of conformity is given to equipment which conforms to the requirements of the International Electrotechnical Commission harmonized standards for equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres. As with ATEX, these standards define design requirements for the equipment by protection concept, atmospheres, zone, temperatures, and more.