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And2S Warning Signals publishes a new ‘Guide for Dangerous Zones'

03/02/2014

3 February 2014

The guide, that finds available in the web page of And2S Warning Signals to download of free form, has elaborated thinking in technicians of hygiene and engineers of dangerous zones, with tables of matrices that allow the fast reference crossed of information between the main systems of homologation: ATEX, IECEx, American and Canadian rules. They enumerate , in a format of easy reading, concepts of protection together with his corresponding zone, class or division, and the usual level of equipment of protection.

‘Guide for Dangerous Zones'.

Besides, the guide contains big quantity of information of reference in relation to environingingments with gases and dust, and to surroundings potentially explosive. For example:

Groups of gases and dust, and usual substances according to the main systems of homologation.
Temperature of maximum surface of the equipment, classifications of temperature and limits of temperature of ignición of gases/dust.
Groups of devices and temperatures of ignición usual for gases, sequipment and common dust.
Type of protection and basic concepts of protection enumerated in function of the zone, according to ATEX and IECEx, and of the class and the division according to the American and Canadian rules.
Classifications of protection IP and types of cabinets according to NEMA.
Labels for usual equipment of the products of signaling of dangerous zones of the catalogue of And2S.