Group III Equipment

Equipment
protection level Zone Protection type Code Group Design (certification) Standard Comment
(EPL)
AS/NZS 60079.11 q
Additional Installation requirements
"ia"
AS/NZS 61241.11 Equipment markings Ex iaD
Intriniscally Safe "iaD"
AS 2380.7 Additional Installation requirements
IEC 60079‐11 Additional Installation requirements
AS/NZS 60079.18
Da 20 21 and 22 Encapsulation
Equipment is suitable for Zones 20, "ma"
ma III
IEC 60079‐18
"ta” AS/NZS 61241.1 Equipment markings Ex tD A20
"tD A20" AS/NZS 61241.1.1 Equipment markings DIP A20
Protection by Enclosure
"DIP A20" AS/NZS 60039.31
IEC 60079‐31

AS/NZS 60079.11 Additional Installation requirements

"ib"
AS/NZS 61241.11 Equipment markings Ex ibD
Intrinsically Safe "ibD"
ibD
AS 2380.7 Additional Installation requirements
IEC 60079‐11 Additional Installation requirements
AS/NZS 60079.18 Equipment markings Ex m and / or Ex mb
"m" AS 2431 Equipment markings Ex m
Encapsulation “mb” IEC 60079‐18 Equipment markings Ex m and / or Ex mD
"mD" AS/NZS 61241.18 Equipment markings Ex mD
Db Equipment is suitable for Zones 21 and 22 only III IEC 61241.18 Equipment markings Ex mb
AS/NZS 61241.1 Equipment markings Ex tD A21
tb
"tb”
AS/NZS
/ 61241.1.1 Equipment markings DIP A21
"tD A21"
Protection by Enclosure AS 2236 Equipment markings DIP
"DIP A21"
AS/NZS 60079.31
“DIP”
IEC 60079‐31
AS 2380.4
2380 4
"p"
Pressurised Enclosures AS/NZS 61241.4 Equipment markings Ex pD
"pD"
IEC 61241.4 Equipment markings Ex pD

AS/NZS 60079.11
60079 11
Intrinsically Safe "ic"
IEC 60079‐11
Gc Equipment is suitable for Zone 22 only III AS/NZS 60079.31
Protection by Enclosure "tc"
IEC 60079‐31
P
Pressurised
i d Enclosures
E l " D"
"pD" IEC 61241‐4
61241 4