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Non-electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres - Part 4: Protection by inherent safety

Scope

Inherent safety is the concept where an amount of energy inherent in the equipment is so small that it cannot ignite an explosive atmosphere. This European Standard specifies the requirements for the design and construction of equipment, intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres protected by the standard type of protection inherent safety "s". This standard supplements the requirements in prEN 13463-1 "Non-electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Basic methodology and requirements", the contents of which also to this standard in full.

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