[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR183.530]

[Page 296-297]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 183_ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart E_Miscellaneous Systems and Requirements
 
Sec. 183.530  Hazardous areas.

    (a) Electrical equipment in spaces containing machinery powered by, 
or fuel tanks for, gasoline or other fuels having a flashpoint of 
43.3[deg] C (110[deg] F) or lower must be explosion-proof or ignition-
protected, or be part of an intrinsically safe system.
    (b) Electrical equipment in lockers used to store paint, oil, 
turpentine, or other flammable liquids must be explosion-proof or be 
part of an intrinsically safe system.
    (c) Explosion-proof equipment and intrinsically safe systems must 
meet the

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requirements of Sec. 111.105 in subchapter J of this chapter.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 997, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 24465, May 15, 1996]