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What is ul698?

What is ul698?

UL 698. June 22, 1995. UL Standard for Safety Industrial Control Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations. These requirements cover industrial control equipment for installation and use in hazardous (classified) locations, Class I, Division 1, Groups A, B, C, and D, and Class II, Division 1, Groups E, F,.. …

What is UL 508A certification?

UL 508A certification is a directive for the industrial control panel. Electrical inspectors look for this mark as evidence of third-party certification. This is important to the municipal inspection authority and the panel purchaser. It’s a mark that shows the panel’s compliance with the acceptable safety standards.

What is the difference between Class 1 Division 1 and Class 1 Division 2?

Class 1 Hazardous Locations refer to facilities which deal with flammable gases, vapors, and liquids. Division 2 specifies that these flammable materials are handled, processed, or used in the defined hazardous location, but are not normally present in concentrations high enough to be ignitable.

What is a Division 2 environment?

Class I, Division 2 or Zone 2 classified locations. An area where ignitable concentrations of flammable gases, vapors or liquids are not likely to exist under normal operating conditions. In this area the gas, vapor or liquids would only be present under abnormal conditions (most often leaks under abnormal conditions).

What is the difference between UL 508 and UL 508A?

Both UL 508 and UL 508A are certifications designed to ensure industrial electrical equipment standards are met. UL 508 is the standard for industrial control equipment, whereas UL 508A is for industrial control panels. Harmonic filters are available as both UL 508 and UL 508A as they fall into both categories.

How can I become UL inspector?

Follow the steps below to get UL certified:

  1. Visit the UL website: First, visit the UL website and navigate to the “Contact Us” page.
  2. Submit a sample product: Next, you will submit a sample product for UL to test.
  3. Pay testing fee: When UL receives your sample product, they will begin safety evaluation.

Is Class I Div 2 explosion proof?

A Class I Division 2 light are not held to as high of a standard as Division 1 products. To meet the requirements for Division 2, a light does not have to be able to contain an explosion. Instead, they must be found to be unable to cause an explosion in environments for which they are approved to be used.

What class is explosion proof?

Explosion-Proof Enclosure: An enclosure which can withstand the pressures resulting from an internal explosion of specified gases, and contain such an explosion sufficiently to prevent the ignition of the explosive atmosphere surrounding the enclosure (for Class I, II and III).

What is the difference between Zone 1 and Zone 2?

Zone 1: An area in which an explosive gas atmosphere is likely to occur in normal operation; Zone 2: An area in which an explosive gas atmosphere is not likely to occur in normal operation and, if it occurs, will only exist for a short time.

How long is a UL certification good for?

A Certificate bearing a UL Mark, along with a Test Report, is issued to the client. Certification is valid for three (3) years.

How do you become UL certified?

Do you need UL certification to sell USA?

Having a UL listed certified unit is not legally required. It is, however, a common practice because many large companies will only buy equipment that has passed the UL safety tests. Having a tested product shows that the equipment meets a nationally recognized safety standard.

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Ruth Doyle