Hazardous Location Lighting and Power:
Safe and reliable lighting and power is critical when it comes 
to hazardous location environments. K&H Industries EP300 Series hazardous location work lights are the industry standard for hazardous location lighting.
Designed and manufactured to Boeing specifications, the EP300 Series has served the aerospace industry for 30 years. Now, K&H’s new ORS hazardous location cord reels come in custom lengths and attached to any of the EP300 series hazardous location work lights.
Both the EP300 hazardous location work lights and the ORS hazardous location cord reels are certified and listed for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations.
The EP300 Series Hazardous Location Work Light features:
- Class I, Division 1 Certified and Listed for Hazardous Locations, including Groups C & D
- Non-sparking aluminum housing, molded bumper guards and lamp shock absorbers for durability in high impact situations
- Annealed glass tubeshield prevents shattering
- Integrated aluminum pivoting hook for positioning versatility
- Conforms to NEMA 4 Standards
Additional features of K&H’s ORS Hazardous Location Cord Reel Series are:
- Class I, Division 1 Certified and Listed for Hazardous
Locations, including Groups C & D
- Factory Assembled SOOW cable, spring activated ratchet, adjustable cable guide, ball stop and 6’ feeder cable
- Advanced 30-amp 600-volt slip ring assembly
- Steel and cast aluminum body
- Custom cord lengths from 20’ to 100’
- Conforms to NEMA 4 Standards
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What are the classes and divisions for hazardous location lighting?
This explains what is meant by the class, division, and group ratings given to products that are certified for use in hazardous locations. Each class and division is defined. When purchasing or using electrical products that have been certified for use in specified hazardous locations it is important to know what those locations are.
Class I, II, AND III
As defined by the National Electrical Code (NEC), Hazardous Locations are those in which fire or explosions may occur due to the presence of:
Class I - flammable gases, vapors, or liquids
Class II - combustible dusts
Class III - ignitable fibers or flyings
Division 1 and 2
Division ratings are defined by Article 500 of the NEC:
Division 1 - Locations where a flammable or combustible atmosphere is present under normal operating conditions
Division 2 - Locations where a flammable or combustible atmosphere is present only under abnormal conditions
EXAMPLE: This would mean that a "Class 1 Division 1, Class 2 Division 2" rated piece of equipment could be used in a location where combustible gases are present regularly, but not in areas of a coal mine or grain processing silo, for example, where combustible dusts would be present under normal conditions.
NOTE: By definition, if a certification lists "Division 1" [or has no division listing] for a specific class then that product is suitable for use in Division 1, Division 2, and non-hazardous locations of that class.
Class I Groups A, B, C, and D
The flammable and combustible gases, vapors, and liquids Class is further divided into Groups as follows:
Group A - Atmospheres containing acetylene
Group B - Atmospheres containing acrolein, butadiene, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, hydrogen, or fuel and combustible process gases containing more than 30% hydrogen by volume
Group C - Atmospheres containing ethyl ether, ethylene, or gases or vapors of equivalent hazard
Group D - Atmospheres containing acetone, ammonia, benzene, butane, cyclopropane, ethanol, gasoline, hexane, methane, methanol, naphtha, propane, or gases or vapors of equivalent hazard.
EXAMPLE: a flashlight rated for "Class I, Division 1, Groups C and D; Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D" can be used in a location where there is an atmosphere that normally contains gasoline [Cl I, Div 1 Grp D] but only in a place where explosive mixtures of acetylene would occur outside of normal operations [Cls 1, Div 2, Grp A].
Note: If there is no Group rating on information provided by a manufacturer, investigate further and ensure that the product meets your needs. You can not assume that the lack of a Group rating means a product is appropriate for use in all group locations.
Class II Groups E, F, and G
Dust-ignition-proof equipment is also further divided into groups based on the different types of combustible dust that may be present.
Group E - Atmospheres containing combustible metal dusts
Group F - Atmospheres containing carbon black, charcoal, coal or coke dusts with more than 8% total volatile material, or atmospheres containing these dusts sensitized by other materials so that they present an explosion hazard.
Group G - Atmospheres containing combustible dusts not included in Group E or F, including flour, grain, wood, plastic and chemicals.