ATEX DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC J+J

Product Marking

II 2 GD EEx d IIB T6

EU Explosive Equipment Equipment Gas / Dust Gas Groups Temp Max

atmosphere group category Code Surface
symbol Gas Sample Temp
Group gas Deg C
I Mining: M1= Energised I Methane T1 450
M2 = De-energised Zones: (mining T2 300
only) T3 200
Gas Dust T4 135
T5 100
II Non-Mining: 1 = Very high protection 0 20 IIA Propane T6 85
2 = High protection 1 21 IIB Ethylene
3 = Normal protection 2 22 IIC Hydrogen

Type of protection Cenelec Code

Intrinsic safety EEx ia / ib
Increased safety EEx e
Zone 2  Flameproof EEx d
Pressurisation EEx p
Powder filing EEx q
Zone 1  Encapsulation EEx m
Oil immersion EEx o
Type ‘n’ EEx n

Gas zones ‐ visual 
Zone 0 
   representation 

Zone Definitions Categories

Zones ATEX Typical Zone

Definitions Category Suitability
Gas Dust

0 20 A place in which an explosive atmosphere 1G Equipment suitable for Zone 0

is continuously present 1D Equipment suitable for Zone 20

1 21 A place in which an explosive atmosphere

is likely to occur in normal operation occa- 2G Equipment suitable for Zone 1
sionally 2D Equipment suitable for Zone 21

2 22 A place in which an explosive atmosphere

is not likely to occur in normal operation 3G Equipment suitable for Zone 2
but if it does, only occurs for short periods 3D Equipment suitable for Zone 22