ISA12.2, Intrinsic Safety

Scope

The committee shall survey, monitor, and participate in the development of national and international standards, practices, and codes addressing intrinsically safe apparatus and systems for the use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations. Provide support for ISA as the TAG Administrator for the IEC TC31 SC31G USTAG (Intrinsic Safety).

Purpose

To summarize current practices and publish standards and practices related to intrinsic safety for electrical equipment intended for the use in Class I, Zone 0, 1 and 2, Zone 20, 21, and 22 Hazardous (Classified) Locations and Class I, II and III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
To submit proposals, as needed, for revisions to standards and practices addressing intrinsically safe apparatus and systems.
To enhance the protection concept of intrinsic safety and ISA's continued leadership in this area.
To promote the proper installation, use, and maintenance of intrinsically safe apparatus and systems to enhance safety in hazardous (classified) locations.

A Word from the Chairman

ISA12.02 covers the design and use of intrinsically safe equipment in hazardous atmospheres. We welcome participation from all interested manufacturers, users, and regulators of intrinsically safe equipment; however, the subcommittee is in particular need of user involvement.

ISA-60079-11 (12.02.01), Explosive Atmospheres – Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i" is out for public review. In addition, ISA12.02 has taken over the updating of ISA-12.06.01 for wiring practices as ISA12.06 is now inactive.

ISA Meetings

For more information about upcoming ISA12.02 meetings, please visit the ISA12 web page under ISA Meetings, or contact Eliana Beattie for additional information.

Related Files

Fall 2006 SP12 Meeting Schedule (Adobe PDF File)
Spring 2006 SP12 Meeting Schedule (Adobe PDF File)
SP12 September 2005 Meeting Schedule (Adobe PDF File)

List of Standards for Committee

Contacts:

Nicholas Abbatiello Voting Member Optimation Technology	Richard Allen Voting Member Honeywell Inc Phone: (215) 641-3189 Fax: (215) 641-3850
Ramesh Amin Information Member Black and Veadch Phone: (509) 376-0328 Fax: (509) 373-4115	Steven Arnold Voting Member AMETEK Drexelbrook Phone: (215) 293-4138 Fax: (215) 674-2731
Paul Austen Information Member ECD Inc Phone: (503) 659-6100 X244 Fax: (503) 659-4422	Paul Babiarz Information Member Rexroth Indramat Phone: (847) 645-3776 Fax: (847) 645-1201
Eliana Beattie Staff Contact ISA Phone: (919) 990-9228 Fax: (919) 549-8288	Warren Bennett Alternate Member Mine Safety Appliances Co Phone: (724) 776-8839 Fax: (724) 776-8737
David Bishop Information Member David N Bishop Consultant Phone: (985) 764-9902 Fax: (985) 764-4042	Chris Bombria Information Member Fax: (303) 920-1077
Edward Briesch Alternate Member Underwriters Laboratories Inc Phone: (847) 664-3174 Fax: (847) 313-3174	James Cawley Information Member
Aaron Coleman Information Member	Mark Coppler Voting Member Managing Director Ametek Inc Phone: (412) 826-2431 Fax: (412) 826-0686
Steve Czaniecki Voting Member Intrinsic Safety Concepts Inc Phone: (519) 651-2074 Fax: (519) 651-2518	Paul Dobrowsky Information Member Innovative Technology Services Phone: (585) 797-4462
Jim Dolphin Voting Member PSC Solutions Phone: (512) 382-0201	Thomas Dubaniewicz Information Member NIOSH Phone: (412) 386-6596 Fax: (412) 386-6764
Thomas Dubaniewicz Information Member NIOSH Phone: (412) 386-6596 Fax: (412) 386-6764	Umed Dugar Information Member Mobil Chem Co Phone: (409) 839-1275 Fax: (409) 839-1249
James Edmiston Information Member Dominion Transmission Phone: (724) 387-0553 Fax: (724) 387-0578	Al Engler Voting Member Det Norske Veritas DNV Phone: (847) 736-3998 Fax: (815) 675-1363
Craig Fabbo Voting Member FM Approvals Phone: (781) 255-4865	Sandy Florence Information Member Motorola Phone: (954) 723-5707 Fax: (954) 723-5143
Gurinder Garcha Voting Member GE Energy Phone: (678) 844-6371	Joseph Genre Voting Member Industrial Scientific Corp Phone: (412) 788-4353 Fax: (412) 788-8353
Hartmut Guethner Information Member Endress+Hauser Flowtech AG Phone: +41-6 17-15-64-33 Fax: +41-6 17-11-06-26	Stanislas Halama Information Member INERIS
David Hohenstein Information Member Pepperl+Fuchs Inc Phone: (330) 425-3555 Fax: (330) 425-4607	Bruce Holcom Information Member RKI Instruments Phone: 800-754-5165 ext. 45 Fax: (510) 441-5650
Chad Huntley Voting Member MSHA A&CC Phone: (304) 547-2076	Steven Jackson Information Member Endress + Hauser Phone: (770) 477-9202 Fax: (770) 662-8939
John Jonscher Information Member Adalet PLM Phone: (216) 267-9000 Fax: (216) 267-1681	Stephen Kancel Information Member Mine Safety Appliances Phone: (724) 776-8707 Fax: (724) 776-8997
Douglas Kaplan Information Member Phoenix Mecano Phone: (301) 696-9800 X64 Fax: (301) 696-9494	Frederick Kent Alternate Member Honeywell Inc Phone: (215) 641-3533 Fax: (215) 641-3786
Gerold Klotz-Engmann Information Member Endress+Hauser GmbH & CO KG Phone: +49 7622/28 1378 Fax: +49 7622/28 1604	Paul Kovscek Alternate Member Industrial Scientific Corp Phone: (412) 490-1857 Fax: (412) 788-8353
Gary Kozinski Voting Member GE Infrastructure Sensing Phone: (978) 437-1835 Fax: (978) 437-1011	Bradley Larson Information Member Turck Inc Phone: (763) 553-7347 Fax: (763) 553-0708
Sheryl Leverington Information Member	Nicholas Ludlam Voting Member Chair FM Approvals Ltd Phone: + 44 (0) 1753 750471 Fax: +44 (0) 1753 868 700
Michael Magargee Information Member Toptech Systems Inc Phone: (407) 332-1774	Richard Masek Voting Member CSA International Phone: (216) 524-4990 x8228 Fax: (216) 328-8101
Mark Mathews Information Member Foth & Van Dyke Phone: (651) 288-8544 Fax: (651) 288-8551	Jon McCormick Voting Member Bently Nevada LLC Phone: (775) 215-1462 Fax: (775) 215-2870
Jon Miller Voting Member Detector Electronics Corp Phone: (952) 946-6488 Fax: (952) 944-1714	Andy Mobley Voting Member Phone: (651) 778-5394 Fax: (651) 778-5529
William Monaghan Information Member NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Laboratory Phone: (412) 386-6656 Fax: (412) 386-6764	William Mostia Information Member SIS-Tech Solutions Phone: (281) 334-3169
Wolfgang Mueller Information Member Pepperl + Fuchs Inc Phone: (330) 425-3555 Fax: (330) 425-4607	Owen Murphy Voting Member Brooks Instrument LLC Phone: (215) 362-3742 Fax: (215) 362-3745
Jeremy Neagle Voting Member Intertek ETL SEMKO Phone: (607) 758-6297 Fax: (607) 753-6761	Heather Nelson Alternate Member Bentley Nevada LLC
Son Nguyen Information Member Siemens Milltronics Ltd Phone: (705) 745-2431 Fax: (705) 741-0466	Hans Nikesch Information Member PICO
Stephen Norako Information Member Crouse Hinds ECM Phone: (908) 359-1615 Fax: (908) 359-4082	C. Oudar Information Member
Arthur Page Voting Member	Michael Rains Information Member Phone: (508) 549-2966 Fax: (508) 549-4820
Kevin Riley Information Member Weidmuller Inc Phone: (804) 379-6036 Fax: (804) 379-6037	Benjamin Schaefer Voting Member Underwriters Laboratories Inc Phone: (847) 664-3380 Fax: (847) 313-3380
Ted Schnaare Voting Member	Robert Seitz Information Member Artech Engineering Phone: (907) 688-6040 Fax: (907) 688-9484
Arthur Shvartsman Voting Member Pepperl+Fuchs Phone: (330) 425-3555 Fax: (330) 963-5827	Rodolfo Sierra Information Member USCG Phone: (202) 372-1381
John Thomas Voting Member Schlumberger Phone: (281) 285-8255	Ken Thompson Voting Member MSA Co Phone: (724) 776-8916 Fax: (724) 776-8940
Ian Verhappen Information Member MTL Instrument Group Phone: (780) 485-3132 Fax: (780) 485-3122	David Wechsler Voting Member Dow Chemical Co Phone: (979) 238-3535 Fax: (979) 238-0597