Intrinsic Safety

Intrinsic safety (IS) is a protection technique for safe operation of electrical equipment in hazardous areas by limiting the energy, electrical and thermal, available for ignition. from wikipedia

In simpler terms, Its to what degree will the equipment cause the ignition of something in the environment, ie can this equipment cause a fire/explotion?

Zone 0

According to the specifications our equipment can be used in Zone 0 environments This means that even if there is a state of emergency on the mine our equipment can be used.

 

For more information on our Intrisic safty certification see the below documentation