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Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.35.30–30 Portable electric equipment—TB/ALL

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Portable electric equipment must not be used in a hazardous location described in subpart 111.105 of this chapter except:

(a) Self-contained, battery-fed, explosion-proof lamps approved by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Factory Mutual Research Corporation, or other independent laboratory recognized by the Commandant, for use in a Class I, Division 1 location for the electrical group classification of the cargo;

(b) Intrinsically safe equipment approved by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Factory Mutual Research Corporation, or other independent laboratory recognized by the Commandant, for use in a Class I, Division 1 location for the electrical group classification of the cargo;  and

(c) Any electrical equipment, if:

(1) The hazardous location is:

(i) Enclosed;  and

(ii) Gas free;

(2) The adjacent compartments are:

(i) Gas free;

(ii) Inerted;

(iii) Filled with water;

(iv) Filled with Grade E liquid;  or

(v) Spaces where flammable gases are not expected to accumulate;  and:

(3) Each compartment where flammable gas is expected to accumulate is:

(i) Closed;  and

(ii) Secured.

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