BS EN ISO 80079-36:2016 specifies the basic method and requirements for design,
construction, testing and marking of non-electrical Ex equipment, Ex Components, protective
systems, devices and assemblies of these products that have their own potential ignition
sources and are intended for use in explosive atmospheres.Hand tools and manually operated equipment without energy storage are excluded from the
scope of this standard. This standard does not address the safety of static autonomous
process equipment when it is not part of equipment referred to in this standard.NOTE 1 Static autonomous process equipment includes items such as tanks, vessels, fixed pipework and hand
operated valves which do not have their own source of energy that could create a potential ignition source during
operation.This standard does not specify requirements for safety, other than those directly related to the
risk of ignition which may then lead to an explosion. The standard atmospheric conditions
(relating to the explosion characteristics of the atmosphere) under which it may be assumed
that equipment can be operated are:temperature -20 °C to +60 °C;pressure 80 kPa (0,8 bar) to 110 kPa (1,1 bar); andair with normal oxygen content, typically 21 % v/v.Such atmospheres can also exist inside the equipment. In addition, the external atmosphere
can be drawn inside the equipment by natural breathing produced as a result of fluctuations in
the equipment's internal operating pressure, and/or temperature.NOTE 2 Although the standard atmospheric conditions above give a temperature range for the atmosphere of -
20 °C to +60 °C, the normal ambient temperature range for the equipment is -20 °C to +40 °C, unless otherwise
specified and marked. It is considered that -20 °C to +40 °C is appropriate for most equipment and that to
manufacture all equipment to be suitable for a standard atmosphere upper ambient temperature of +60 °C would
place unnecessary design constraints.NOTE 3 The requirements of this standard can also be helpful for the design, construction, testing and marking of equipment intended for use in atmospheres outside the validity range stated above. In this case however, the
ignition hazard assessment, ignition protection provided, additional testing (if necessary), manufacturer's technical documentation and instructions to the user, clearly demonstrate and indicate the equipment's suitability for the conditions it may encounter. It is also recognized that changes in temperature and pressure can have a significant influence on characteristics of the explosive atmosphere, such as ignitability.This part of ISO/IEC 80079 specifies the requirements for the design and construction of
equipment, intended for explosive atmospheres in conformity with all Equipment Protection
Levels (EPLs) of Group I, II and III.NOTE 4 It is not unusual for equipment designed and constructed in accordance with this standard for a particular EPL to be used in areas requiring an EPL with a higher level of safety by including the application of additional measures. Such measures include for example inerting, suppression, venting or containment or for example by dilution, drainage, monitoring and shut-down. Such measures are outside the scope of this standard.This standard supplements and modifies the general requirements of IEC 60079-0, as shown
in Table 1. Where a requirement of this standard conflicts with a requirement of IEC 60079-0,
as far as applicable for non-electrical equipment, the requirement of this standard takes
precedence.Cross References:IEC 60079-0IEC 60079-1IEC 60079-2IEC 60079-28IEC 60079-31ISO 80079-37ISO/IEC 80079-38ANSI/UL 746B2014/34/EUEN 13463-1:2009IEC 60079-14IEC 60079-10-1IEC 60079-10-2IEC 60079-20-1IEC 60079-26IEC TS 60079-32-1IEC 60079-32-2IEC 60812IEC 61025IEC 62305ISO 281ISO 6507-1ISO 6507-4ISO 12100ISO 16852EN 13237EN 1127-1EN 1755EN 15198CLC/TR 50404All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.