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ESS USA ExSafe Electrical Devices
Explosive atmospheres; Ex components; Fire code; IECEx certificates; major hazard installations; Hazloc; Hazardous location; Intrinsic safety; Fire damp; Combustible dust; Ex mark

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Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials

This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements for equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres as defined in: - OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards (Hazardous Locations) - NFPA 70 (NEC), Articles 500 - 506 It does not cover specific Hazardous (Classified) Locations acc. to NFPA 70 (NEC) Art. 511 and following (e.g. Commercial Garages, Aircraft Hangars, Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities etc.)

Stakeholder:

Manufacturer, Importer, B2B products

Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:

OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards § 1910.307 Hazardous (classified) locations: SCOPE: This section covers the requirements for electric equipment and wiring in locations that are classified depending on the properties of the flammable vapors, liquids or gases, or combustible dusts or fibers that may be present therein and the likelihood that a flammable or combustible concentration or quantity is present. Hazardous (classified) locations may be found in occupancies such as, but not limited to, the following: aircraft hangars, gasoline dispensing and service stations, bulk storage plants for gasoline or other volatile flammable liquids, paint-finishing process plants, health care facilities, agricultural or other facilities where excessive combustible dusts may be present, marinas, boat yards, and petroleum and chemical processing plants. Each room, section or area shall be considered individually in determining its classification. OSHA 29 CFR 1926 - Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - Subpart K - Electrical: § 1926.407 Hazardous (classified) locations. (a) Scope. This section sets forth requirements for electric equipment and wiring in locations which are classified depending on the properties of the flammable vapors, liquids or gases, or combustible dusts or fibers which may be present therein and the likelihood that a flammable or combustible concentration or quantity is present. Each room, section or area shall be considered individually in determining its classification. For definitions of these locations see § 1926.449. All applicable requirements in this subpart apply to all hazardous (classified) locations, unless modified by provisions of this section. The official note of §1926.407 refers to: The National Electrical Code, NFPA 70

Nationale Anwendungsebene:

USA, electrical equipment in hazardous locations, NRTL certification, hazlocs

Länder:

 

USA - United States of America

Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:

Not comparable to the EU ATEX legislation....

Status:

Published 2021-01-31 by Stefan Brügger and Benjamin Kerger
Last change 2026-07-02 by Stefan Brügger: Regulatory e-labelling allowed?, Explosion protection

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Inhalt des Regulatory Essentials

Responsible actors
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation
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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Exemption clauses
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Market surveillance authority
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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation
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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
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[Yes/No]

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Zone/ Equipment Group/ Category Model
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Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Is the IECEx system accepted by the authority/approval body?
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"[Yes/ No / no information available] [Text] Information (website)"

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Conformance document validity and renewal
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Which documents are required by an approval body?
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e .g. formal application

Is a factory inspection legally required
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Hint to voluntary certification scheme
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given. Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

National Standardisation Organisation
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Link to organisation

Source for standards for conformity assessment
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Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?
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Undetailed information

Is in-country testing legally required?
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Acceptance of foreign test reports
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Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
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e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?
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e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

Example of Type Plate
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Required information on the product and/or packaging
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

Required information on the product and/or packaging
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
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Regulated by the legal provisions

Digital user documentation allowed?
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
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Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Warnings, symbols
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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes


Allgemeine Informationen

   
USA - United States of America

Code, Kontinent, Wirtschaftsraum

USA, North America

Wirtschaftsraum

Offizielle Amtssprache

The United States of America doesn’t have an official language on the federal level. They do use English as the primary language for official documents and publications, legislation, orders, regulations and rulings. The states with English as the only official language are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. Puerto Rico has declared Spanish the principal language, but both English and Spanish are official languages. In the US Virgin Islands, only English is official, while American Samoa has English and Samoan. Guam has English and Chamorro has official languages and in the Northern Mariana Islands, English, Chamorro and Carolinian are official.

Normen Institut

American National Standards Institute - ANSI | https://ansi.org/

HS Codemitglied

Yes, since 1970

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