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AREA
CLASSIFICAT
ION
Applicable standards
Group - I Group - II
Applicable Applicable
in mining for
industry flammable
where gases found
methane at
gas is installations
handled other than
mining
industry
GROUP OF GASES UNDER
CLASS - II
T4 – 1350C
T5 – 1000C
T6 – 850C
SOURCE OF RELEASE
Refineries
Drilling rigs & Production facilities
Mobile Offshore drilling rigs
Floating production storage &
offloading units.
Pipelines carrying petroleum
products.
Loading / unloading areas, etc…
For other plant extent of
classification is defined as shown
in the following slides.
INSTALLATION OF
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN
CLASSIFIED AREAS
Except for instrument switches /
transmitters no electrical
equipment is installed in ZONE-0
area.
In addition to equipment
indicated above small power, local
DBs could be installed in ZONE-2