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
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 Production Solutions LLC 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	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 Phone: (704) 248-8784
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 Industrial Automation Networks Inc Phone: (780) 842-4722 Fax: (780) 628-7352
Laurentiu Vlagea Information Member General Monitors Phone: (949) 581-4464	David Wechsler Voting Member Dow Chemical Co Phone: (979) 238-3535 Fax: (979) 238-0597