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Maintaining certification compliance of equipment used in hazardous (classified) locations
Cheryl A Gagliardi1, Bob Baker
1FM Approvals, Electrical Systems, 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062, USA. cheryl.gagliardi@fmapprovals.com
Abstract:
In order to understand how to maintain certification compliance of equipment used in hazardous (classified) locations, one must first have an understanding of what a hazardous (classified) location is and what the requirements are for the equipment certification. These will be explained in Part I by Cheryl Gagliardi, a senior engineer with FM Approvals. Part II will cover recommendations for end-user actions for maintaining the certification compliance and will be provided by Bob Baker, an industry consultant to Emerson Process Management.
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