Practical safety measures include using certified fiber-optic interfaces, housing connectors in explosion-proof enclosures, and routing fibers in conduit or armored cable to protect them and contain any escape light. The Star-Line EX® series is certified for use in a Zone 1/2/21/22 hazardous environment. Classified facilities such as petrochemical refineries and land/offshore drilling systems are but a few of the applications for this broad product series. Today, fiber-optic connectivity has emerged as a powerful solution to safely integrate computers and human-machine interfaces (HMIs) into hazardous locations. Abstract – This paper explores the various standards and requirements for the certification, selection, use, and installation of cables and cable glands used in explosive gas atmospheres throughout the world. In other parts of the world, ATEX and IEC are used – see table 1, and hazardous locations are dealt with using a “Zone System”. location exists, different standards and regulations may apply. Google has not performed a legal analysis and.
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