• DocumentCode
    3122513
  • Title

    Ensure product safety with hazardous locations and solid-state lighting certification

  • Author

    Bombardier, Brad

  • Author_Institution
    Intertek, Boxborough, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    18-20 Oct. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    This paper will give an overview of how hazardous locations are defined and discuss protection methods to mitigate explosion risks in hazardous locations. This paper will also identify requirements applicable to each protection concept in North America, European Union and the rest of the world. Additionally, the paper will discuss the safety requirements and standards landscape for LED lighting.
  • Keywords
    certification; explosions; hazardous areas; light emitting diodes; lighting; risk management; European Union; LED lighting; North America; explosion risk; hazardous location; product safety; solid state lighting certification; Atmosphere; Explosives; Light emitting diodes; Lighting; Standards; LED; SSL; atmosphere; explosive; hazardous; lighting; location; solid; state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Product Compliance Engineering (ISPCE), 2010 IEEE Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7498-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PSES.2010.5637646
  • Filename
    5637646