What is intrinsic safety?
Intrinsic safety is a design technique applied to electrical equipment and wiring in hazardous locations. The technique is primarily concerned with limiting energy (electrical or thermal) below the level required to ignite a hazardous atmospheric mixture.
How is intrinsic safety defined?
Intrinsically safe equipment and wiring should not release sufficient electrical or thermal energy under normal or abnormal conditions to cause ignition of flammable or combustible atmospheric mixtures at the most ignitable concentrations.
Intrinsic safety is verified by what organization?
The intrinsic safety of the equipment is tested and certified by independent third-party organizations, such as: Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Manufacturers Mutual Research (FM) and the US Mineral Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) . Independent testing ensures that your gas monitoring equipment is not only intrinsically safe, but also complies with all relevant intrinsically safe requirements and standards.
