Intrinsically Safe Two Way Radios
Cel-Com Systems Ltd offers two-way radio products that are Intrinsically Safe for use in hazardous classified locations. Customers using a portable Two-Way Radio in these environments should consider Intrinsically Safe equipment.
The Two Way Radio products are Approved and Certified by Factory Mutual Research Corporation, (FM), and the Canadian Standards Association, (CSA).
The Intrinsically Safe portable radio unit consists of the Approved radio, Approved battery, and Approved accessories and or options. The certifying Agency Approval label will be affixed to the Approved portable radio models.
The Approval label specifies the classification consisting of - Class/Division/Group and battery part number(s) that must be used for that Approved Portable radio.
Using a battery that is not listed on the intrinsic safe Agency Approval label will void the Approval rating of that portable radio unit.
Applications for Intrinsically Safe equipment include: Commercial and Industrial, Mining, Manufacturing, Petrochemical, Oil Rigs and Refineries, Gas Mains, Engine Rooms of Seafaring Vessels, Chemical Plants, Factories, Emergency Scenes Involving First Responders, and other environments where there are potentially explosive or hazardous materials..
Cel-Com Systems is able to assist in determining whether your business or market should consider Intrinsically Safe portable radio equipment.
Cel-Com Systems is also able to advise on which Approved battery, Approved accessory or Approved option is applicable to use with your Approved portable Two Way Radio equipment.
Intrinsically Safe means the device is safe to use in hazardous environments where the presence of a potential spark, heat or flame could potentially create a safety hazard. In the case of two way radios, this is especially important. Since radios are electrical, they do have the potential to generate sparks and heat, and there are many situations in which a radio may need to be used in potentially hazardous or explosive environments.
In such environments, two way radio communication can be very important and even critical to operations, yet standard two way radios should not be used because they can make a potentially hazardous situation even more dangerous.
These situations require the use of Intrinsically Safe radios.
In order to be designated Intrinsically Safe, radios must be designed and housed in such a way as to prevent or eliminate the possibility of generating even the tiniest little spark. They must also limit the amount of heat produced by the radio. The batteries used in the radios must also be specially designed to prevent sparks and eliminate short circuiting. Even the radio housing itself must be designed and constructed of materials to prevent or eliminate friction, which can create static electricity and generate sparks.
In addition to the radios, any accessories used, such as microphones and headsets, need to be intrinsically safe.
Intrinsically safe two way radios are manufactured according to strict codes and regulations set by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).