Full Description

Luminaires for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations

UL 844

1 Scope

1.1 These requirements cover fixed and portable luminaires for installation and use in hazardous (classified) locations, Class I, Divisions 1 and 2, Groups A, B, C, and D; Class II, Division 1, Groups E, F, and G; Class II, Division 2, Groups F and G; and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2, in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

1.2 These requirements also cover luminaires for installation and use in Class I, Zones 1 and 2, Groups IIA, IIB, IIB plus Hydrogen, and IIC, and Zone 20, 21 and 22 hazardous (classified) locations in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

1.2 revised effective September 26, 2011

1.3 These requirements cover luminaires for use only under the following atmospheric conditions:

a) A minimum ambient temperature of minus 25C (minus 13F),

b) An oxygen concentration not greater than 21 percent by volume, and

c) A nominal barometric pressure of one atmosphere.

Product Details

Edition: 12th Published: 01/11/2006 Number of Pages: 124