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Intrinsic Safety: The Application. If an electrical device is intrinsically safe, it is designed to be certified by an independent approving body, so that if it fails during normal use and operation it will not generate enough energy to ignite a flammable mixture of the hazard classes specified.
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1. PA30IS Intrinsically Safe PAPR Intrinsically Safe Tutorial
September 2006
2. Intrinsic Safety: The Application If an electrical device is intrinsically safe, it is designed to be certified by an independent approving body, so that if it fails during normal use and operation it will not generate enough energy to ignite a flammable mixture of the hazard classes specified.
Independent approving bodies include: Factory Mutual (FM), Underwriters Laboratory (UL), Canadian Underwriters Laboratory (cUL), and MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration)
References:
NFPA 325 Guide to Fire Hazard Properties of Flammable Liquids, Gases and Volatile Solids
NFPA 497M
NFPA 70 National Electric Code (NEC)
3. Intrinsic Safety: Hazardous Locations