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  2. Electrical equipment in hazardous areas - Wikipedia

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    Industrial electrical equipment for hazardous area has to conform to appropriate parts of standard: IEC-60079 for gas hazards, and IEC-61241 for dust hazards. In some cases, it must be certified as meeting that standard.

  3. Intrinsic safety - Wikipedia

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    Intrinsic safety (IS) is a protection technique for safe operation of electrical equipment in hazardous areas by limiting the energy, electrical and thermal, available for ignition. In signal and control circuits that can operate with low currents and voltages, the intrinsic safety approach simplifies circuits and reduces installation cost over ...

  4. Maximum experimental safe gap - Wikipedia

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    Maximum experimental safe gap (MESG) is a standardized measurement of how easily a gas flame will pass through a narrow gap bordered by heat-absorbing metal. MESG is used to classify flammable gases for the design and/or selection of electrical equipment in hazardous areas, and flame arrestor devices. [1]

  5. Hazardous energy - Wikipedia

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    OSHA Publication 3120, (Revised 2002). This booklet presents OSHA's general requirements for controlling hazardous energy during service or maintenance of machines or equipment. It is not intended to replace or to supplement OSHA standards regarding the control of hazardous energy. Health and Safety Executive, Electrical safety and you, a brief ...

  6. Lockout–tagout - Wikipedia

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    The standard does not cover electrical hazards from work on, near, or with conductors or equipment in electric utilization (premise wiring) installations, which are outlined by 29 CFR Part 1910 Subpart S. [10] The specific lockout and tagout provisions for electrical shock and burn hazards can be found in 29 CFR Part 1910.333. Controlling ...

  7. List of IEC standards - Wikipedia

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    IEC 61010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use; IEC 61012 Filters for the measurement of audible sound in the presence of ultrasound; IEC 61014 Programmes for reliability growth; IEC TR 61015 Brush-holders for electrical machines. Guide to the measurement of the static thrust applied to brushes

  8. Household hazards like gas stoves and cleaning products ...

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    A 2023 study also linked gas stoves with nearly 13% of childhood asthma cases, while a meta-analysis of 41 scientific papers found that owning a gas stove could increase the risk of childhood ...

  9. Polychlorinated biphenyl - Wikipedia

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    Different Aroclors were used at different times and for different applications. In electrical equipment manufacturing in the US, Aroclor 1260 and Aroclor 1254 were the main mixtures used before 1950; Aroclor 1242 was the main mixture used in the 1950s and 1960s until it was phased out in 1971 and replaced by Aroclor 1016. [11] [page needed]