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Electrical Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and Regulations
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Electrical Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and Regulations

by Robert J. Alonzo
January 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
512 pages
18h 35m
English
William Andrew
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CHAPTER 9
Electrical Hazardous (Classified) Area
Design and Safe Work Practices
The National Electrical Code
(NEC
), NFPA 70
establishes the requirements for electrical
installations in areas that are ‘‘classified as hazardous locations due to materials handled,
processed, or stored’’ [1]. It does not classify any areas involved with the manufacture,
handling, storage, transportation, or use of explosive materials. Explosive materials would
consist of blasting powder, dynamite, ammunition, etc. Standards involving those materials
can be found in NFPA 495, Explosive Materials Code.
Hazardous (classified) locations are defined by two separate methods: Division ...
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