Selection of Apparatus According to Gas grouping

Standards
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  1. European standards or IEC

    Group 1:	For coal mining (methane)
Group II:	For gases and vapors encountered in the surface industries.

Sub groups:	II A (Propane)
		II B (Ethylene)
		II C (Hydrogen)

  2. NEC groups

    D (Propane), C (ethylene), B (Hydrogen), A (Acetylene)

The danger of gas increases from explosion group IIA to IIC according to IEC and from Group D to Group A to the NEC classifications. The requirements for electrical apparatus for these groups increase accordingly. Electrical apparatus certified for IIC for example is suitable for all other explosion group.