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Intrinsically Safe Equipment

Intrinsically safe equipment is equipment that has been designed so that its electronic elements (e.g., circuits, switches, connectors) are incapable of igniting the surrounding atmosphere. Electronics are designed to be low energy and spark free. Intrinsically Safe Equipment also incorporates circuit design which aims to control device level temperature from reaching unsafe levels which could lead to atmosphere ignition.