ISA12.12, Apparatus for Division 2 Hazardous Locations

Scope

The committee shall survey, monitor, and participate in the development of national and international standards, practices, and codes addressing Division 2/Zone 2 apparatus and systems for the use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations.

Purpose

To summarize current practices and publish standards and practices related to electrical equipment intended for use in Class I, Zone 2 and Zone 22, Class I, II and III, Division 2 and Class III, Division 1 Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
To submit proposals, as needed, for revisions to standards and practices addressing non-incendive equipment and Type "n" apparatus and systems.
To enhance these protection concepts and ISA's continued leadership in this area.
To promote the proper installation, use, and maintenance of apparatus and systems to enhance safety in hazardous (classified) locations.

Activity

The subcommittee met Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington.

The following ISA12.12 membership changes were requested.

Dalia El Tawy – add as information member
Wesley Van Hill – add as information member
Rich Holub – add as voting member
Owen Murphy – add as information member

The ISA adoption of IEC 60079-15 Edition 4, Explosive atmospheres – Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection "n" (Edition 4), is ready for public review.

The Technical Harmonization Committee (THC) will continue work on creating a bi-national standard of ISA-12.12.01 and CSA C22.2 No. 213.

ISA12.12 will meet 26 February 2013 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel San Diego Downtown in San Diego, California. The subcommittee will review UL proposals for updating ISA-12.12.01, Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, and create a draft for ISA12.12 comment. In addition, the THC will review proposed changes to the bi-national standard, continuing work on the standard and creating a draft for THC comment.

ISA Meetings

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Contacts:

Nicholas Abbatiello Voting Member Speer Equipment Inc	Timothy Adam Alternate Member FM Approvals Phone: (781) 255-4754 Fax: (781) 762-9375
Richard Allen Information Member Honeywell Inc Phone: (215) 641-3189 Fax: (215) 641-3850	Donald Ankele Alternate Member
Steven Arnold Voting Member AMETEK Drexelbrook Phone: (215) 293-4138 Fax: (215) 674-2731	Paul Austen Information Member Ecd Inc Phone: (503) 659-6100 Fax: (503) 659-4422
William Bedore Information Member Rockwell Automation Phone: (440) 646-3949 Fax: (440) 646-3149	Warren Bennett Voting Member Mine Safety Appliances Co Phone: (724) 776-8839 Fax: (724) 776-8737
Michael Bergmeier Information Member I Safe MOBILE GmbH Phone: +49 9343 60148 22	Wolfgang Berner Information Member R Stahl Inc Phone: (713) 792-9300 Fax: (713) 792-9301
Sheryl Bihler Information Member	Sheryl Bihler Alternate Member
Steve Blais Voting Member EGS Electrical Group Phone: (847) 268-6205	Susan Blanco Information Member CMA Phone: (703) 741-5227 Fax: (703) 741-6227
Kurt Boegli Voting Member Phoenix Contact	Chris Bombria Information Member Fax: (303) 920-1077
Robert Boring Alternate Member MSHA Approval & Certification Center Phone: (304) 547-2089 Fax: (304) 547-2044	John Bossert Information Member
Ben Botros Information Member Panasonic Corp SA Phone: (201) 348-7760	Eliana Brazda Staff Contact ISA Phone: (919) 990-9228 Fax: (919) 549-8288
Edward Briesch Alternate Member UL LLC Phone: (847) 664-3174 Fax: (847) 313-3174	William Calder Information Member Calder Enterprises Phone: (352) 751-4583
Mark Coppler Alternate Member Managing Director Det Norske Veritas Certification Inc Phone: (412) 916-0941	Steve Czaniecki Voting Member Endress + Hauser Canada Phone: (905) 681-4354 Fax: (905) 681-9444
Hunain Dattu Information Member Solar Turbines Inc Phone: (858) 694-6237	Daniel Delaney Information Member GE Energy Phone: (260) 439-4513 Fax: (260) 439-4415
Adam Devaul Information Member Intertek	Paul Dobrowsky Information Member Innovative Technology Services Phone: (585) 797-4462
Jim Dolphin Information Member PSC Solutions Phone: (512) 382-0201	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	Dalia El Tawy Information Member Solar Turbines, Incorporated Phone: (858) 694-6774
Al Engler Voting Member Det Norske Veritas DNV Phone: (847) 736-3998	Craig Fabbo Information Member FM Approvals Phone: (781) 255-4865
William Fiske Alternate Member Intertek Phone: (607) 758-6286 Fax: (607) 758-6637	Sandy Florence Information Member Motorola Solutions Phone: (561) 718-1519
Gurinder Garcha Voting Member GE Energy Phone: (518) 385-4101	Javier Garza Information Member R Stahl Inc Phone: (832) 476-1868
David Genender Voting Member Pepperl + Fuchs Inc Phone: (330) 486-0203 Fax: (330) 486-0203	Ingrid Gilstrap Information Member GE Energy Phone: (775) 215-1961
Lawrence Goettsche Information Member	John Greenwald Information Member Huntsman Corp Phone: (915) 640-8523
Paul Hamer Information Member Chevron Energy Tech Pty Ltd Phone: 61 8 9485 5277 Fax: 61 8 9485 5088	Allan Hawley Information Member CSA Group Phone: (416) 747-2463
David Hohenstein Alternate Member Pepperl+Fuchs Inc Phone: (330) 425-3555 Fax: (330) 425-4607	Richard Holub Voting Member The DuPont Company Inc Phone: (302) 999-5910 Fax: (302) 999-6273
Stephen Kancel Information Member Mine Safety Appliances Phone: (724) 776-8707 Fax: (724) 776-8997	Chaitanya Katekar Information Member Intertek Phone: (972) 202-8800 Fax: (972) 202-2005
Paul Kelly Voting Member UL LLC Phone: (847) 664-2326 Fax: (847) 664-2326	David Kendall Information Member Thomas & Betts Corp Phone: (901) 252-8879 Fax: (901) 252-1333
Frederick Kiddle Voting Member	Gerald Kopstein Information Member
Gary Kozinski Voting Member GE Infrastructure Sensing Phone: (978) 437-1835 Fax: (978) 437-1011	Joseph Kuczka Voting Member Killark Phone: (314) 531-0460 Fax: (314) 531-7164
Chuck Kurtzman Voting Member Rosemount Inc Phone: (952) 949-5171 Fax: (952) 949-5147	Bradley Larson Voting Member Turck Inc Phone: (763) 553-7347 Fax: (763) 553-0708
William Lawrence Voting Member FM Approvals LLC Phone: (781) 255-4822 Fax: (781) 762-9375	Edward Legenski Information Member PPL Electric Utilities Phone: (610) 855-2931
Edmund Leubner Voting Member Cooper Crouse-Hinds Phone: (315) 477-5169	Larry Lewis Information Member Weidmuller Ltd Phone: (519) 312-5253 Fax: (519) 882-2892
Nicholas Ludlam Voting Member FM Approvals Ltd Phone: + 44 1753 750471 Fax: +44 1753 868 700	Michael Magargee Information Member Toptech Systems Inc Phone: (407) 332-1774
Richard Masek Voting Member Chair CSA Group Phone: (216) 524-4990 x88228 Fax: (216) 328-8101	Evans Massey Voting Member Baldor Electric Co Phone: (864) 281-2399 Fax: (864) 382-2718
Jon McCormick Voting Member Siemens Process Analytics Phone: (918) 662-7320	Russell McNeal Information Member
Jon Miller Voting Member Detector Electronics Corp Phone: (952) 946-6488 Fax: (952) 944-1714	William Mostia Information Member SIS-Tech Solutions Phone: (281) 334-3169
Owen Murphy Information Member Honeywell Inc Phone: (215) 641-3532 Fax: (215) 641-3359	Jeremy Neagle Information Member
Heather Nelson Alternate Member Bentley Nevada LLC	Markus Nied Information Member ECOM Instruments GmbH Phone: +49 (0) 6294- 42 24 88
Phil O'Connor Information Member	David Pace Information Member Olin Corp Phone: (334) 944-3327
Ryan Parks Voting Member Intertek Phone: (972) 202-8778 Fax: (972) 202-8801	John Propst Information Member Equilon Enterprises Phone: (281) 544-7870 Fax: (281) 544-7705
Jim Scheller Alternate Member Baldor Electric Co	Peter Schimmoeller Alternate Member Csa International Phone: (216) 524-4990 Fax: (216) 520-8972
Ted Schnaare Alternate Member	Arnold Schnuelle Information Member Canrig Phone: (281) 539-1676
Chandra Sekhar Seethepalli Information Member Kuwait Oil Co Phone: +965 238 23370 Fax: +965 2398 7651	Rodolfo Sierra Information Member USCG Phone: (202) 372-1381
Larry Soroka Information Member Magnetrol Intl Inc Phone: (630) 969-4000 x279	Michael Spencer Voting Member Columbia Gas Transmission Phone: (304) 541-1509
Gregory Steinman Information Member Thomas & Betts Corp Phone: (901) 252-5719	Jim Stowe Information Member Scott Safety Phone: (704) 291-8389
John Stratman Information Member Honeywell Analytics Inc Phone: (305) 929-9891 Fax: (305) 929-9804	Bruce Temple Information Member Dynisco Phone: (716) 629-3872 Fax: (716) 693-9162
John Thomas Information Member Schlumberger Phone: (281) 285-8255	Ken Thompson Alternate Member MSA Co Phone: (724) 776-8916 Fax: (724) 776-8940
Wesley Van Hill Information Member Intertek Phone: (780) 720-4347	Laurentiu Vlagea Information Member General Monitors Phone: (949) 581-4464
Rebecca Weber Alternate Member GE Energy Phone: (864) 254-3827	David Wechsler Voting Member American Chemistry Council
Craig Wellman Information Member DuPont Engineering Phone: (302) 695-0088	Ralph Wigg Voting Member E-x Solutions International Pty Ltd Phone: +61 (8) 8270-2177 Fax: +61 (8) 8270-2188
Tonya Woods Voting Member GE Oil & Gas Phone: (775) 215-1938	Brad Zimmermann Information Member R Stahl Phone: (713) 792-9300