ISA12.10, Electrical Equipment and Area Classification for Combustible Dust Atmospheres

Scope

To formulate standards and practices for the design, installation, use, and maintenance of electrical equipment in combustible dust atmospheres, as defined in national and international codes and standards.

To promote the proper design, installation, use, and maintenance of electrical equipment to enhance safety in combustible dust atmospheres.

Purpose

1. To summarize current practices for the classification of combustible dust atmospheres.

2. To publish standards and practices for the design, installation, maintenance, and use of electrical equipment in combustible dust atmospheres.

3. To publish guidelines, conduct symposia, and otherwise extend knowledge for the use of electrical equipment in combustible dust atmospheres.

4. To provide guidance on national and international codes and standards for electrical equipment for use in combustible dust atmospheres.

Activity

ISA12.10 met on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington. Comments from draft 4 of ISA-60079-10-2, Explosive Atmospheres – Part 10-2: Classification of areas – Combustible dust atmospheres, were reviewed. Pending resolution of the one remaining negative vote, the document will be sent for review and publication. The section ballot for adding the test requirement back into ISA-60079-31, Explosive atmospheres - Part 31: Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure “t", will proceed with the one outstanding negative.

ISA12.10 is not scheduled to meet at the spring 2013 ISA12 meetings in San Diego, California.

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Contacts:

Donald Ankele Alternate Member	Steven Arnold Voting Member AMETEK Drexelbrook Phone: (215) 293-4138 Fax: (215) 674-2731
Steve Blais Voting Member EGS Electrical Group Phone: (847) 268-6205	Eliana Brazda Staff Contact ISA Phone: (919) 990-9228 Fax: (919) 549-8288
Edward Briesch Voting Member UL LLC Phone: (847) 664-3174 Fax: (847) 313-3174	Mark Coppler Alternate Member Managing Director Det Norske Veritas Certification Inc Phone: (412) 916-0941
Thomas Crawford Voting Member Intertek Testing Services Phone: (403) 516-8350	Steve Czaniecki Information Member Endress + Hauser Canada Phone: (905) 681-4354 Fax: (905) 681-9444
Paul Dobrowsky Information Member Innovative Technology Services Phone: (585) 797-4462	Al Engler Voting Member Chair Det Norske Veritas DNV Phone: (847) 736-3998
Richard Fontaine Voting Member FM Approvals Phone: (401) 567-5007 Fax: (401) 568-6241	Gurinder Garcha Voting Member GE Energy Phone: (518) 385-4101
Richard Holub Voting Member The DuPont Company Inc Phone: (302) 999-5910 Fax: (302) 999-6273	John Jonscher Information Member Adalet PLM Phone: (216) 267-9000 Fax: (216) 267-1681
David Kendall Information Member Thomas & Betts Corp Phone: (901) 252-8879 Fax: (901) 252-1333	Joseph Kuczka Voting Member Killark Phone: (314) 531-0460 Fax: (314) 531-7164
William Lawrence Alternate Member FM Approvals LLC Phone: (781) 255-4822 Fax: (781) 762-9375	Edmund Leubner Voting Member Cooper Crouse-Hinds Phone: (315) 477-5169
Richard Masek Voting Member 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
William Mostia Information Member SIS-Tech Solutions Phone: (281) 334-3169	Son Nguyen Information Member Siemens Milltronics Ltd Phone: (705) 740-7546 Fax: (705) 741-0466
Arthur Page Information Member Phone: (704) 248-8784	Ted Schnaare Voting Member
Gregory Steinman Information Member Thomas & Betts Corp Phone: (901) 252-5719	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
Gary Weisenburger Voting Member Adalet PLM Phone: (216) 267-9000 X204 Fax: (216) 267-1681	Ralph Wigg Voting Member E-x Solutions International Pty Ltd Phone: +61 (8) 8270-2177 Fax: +61 (8) 8270-2188
Brad Zimmermann Information Member R Stahl Phone: (713) 792-9300